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- InstallShield for Microsoft Visual C++ 6 Readme
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- (c) Copyright 1997 InstallShield Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
- http://www.installshield.com
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- ---- Contents ----
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- Introduction
- Installing InstallShield
- Registering InstallShield
- Contacting InstallShield
- Online Support
- Documentation
- InstallShield Visual C++ Wizard
- Known Problems and Limitations
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- ---- Introduction ----
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- Thank you for using InstallShield for Microsoft Visual C++ 6, a graphical
- setup creation tool using world-renowned InstallShield technology in an easy-to-use
- Integrated Development Environment (IDE). InstallShield for Microsoft Visual C++ 6
- gives you the features and functionality to author, lay out, build and test
- bulletproof, professional setups with point-and-click ease.
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- InstallShield for Microsoft Visual C++ 6 is a powerful 32-bit setup creation
- application, but it is a subset of the full features and power available in
- InstallShield5.1 Professional Edition.
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- ---- Installing InstallShield ----
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- Optimum System Requirements
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- To install and run InstallShield, you should have the following:
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- Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 (Intel) operating system
- Pentium-class PC
- 32 megabytes of RAM
- 50 megabytes of free disk space
- Super VGA monitor
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- ---- Registering InstallShield ----
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- In order to ensure you get the best support, you should register your copy
- of InstallShield as soon as possible after installing it.
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- To register InstallShield, do one of the following:
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- Complete the registration form displayed during the InstallShield setup
- Select Register InstallShield from the InstallShield Help menu
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- ---- Contacting InstallShield ----
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- InstallShield provides quick access to our Web site from the Help
- menu. You can access the following important Web pages from
- InstallShield:
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- Product News http://www.installshield.com/IS5/News.htm
- Frequently Asked Questions http://www.installshield.com/IS5/IS5FAQS.htm
- Online Support http://www.installshield.com/IS5/IS5SUPP.htm
- Send Feedback http://www.installshield.com/IS5/IS5TALK.htm
- Register InstallShield http://www.installshield.com/IS5/IS5REG.htm
- InstallShield Home Page http://www.installshield.com
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- To contact an InstallShield Sales Representative, send email
- to sales@installshield.com, or call us at (847) 240-9111 or (800) 374-4353.
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- ---- Online Support ----
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- Before seeking technical support at the InstallShield Web site, try to find
- the answers you need in the InstallShield Help Library, accessible from
- the Help menu. This could save you time and money.
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- InstallShield provides 30 days of free technical support, starting from the date
- of your first request for technical support. To get technical support, select
- Online Support (http://www.installshield.com/IS5/IS5SUPP.htm) from the Help
- menu in the IDE.
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- ---- Documentation ----
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- InstallShield includes a Help Library covering all aspects of InstallShield
- and its use. The entire Help Library and its books are accessible from the
- Help menu in the InstallShield IDE.
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- Help Library topics are also accessible from the IDE by pressing F1 or
- clicking Help, when available. You can instantly access InstallScript
- help from the Script Editor by placing your cursor in an InstallScript
- keyword, function name, or other identifier and pressing F1.
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- Help Library
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- To open the entire Help Library, select Help Library from the Help
- menu. Opening the Help Library in this manner provides standard WinHelp
- Contents, Index, and Find tabs covering all help books in the library.
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- The InstallShield Help Library is composed of three top-level books,
- described below. To open an individual book, select the book name from
- the Help menu in InstallShield. When you open a Help Library book
- in this manner, you get Contents, Index, and Find tabs covering that book
- only. You still have access to the entire Help Library via hypertext links,
- of course.
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- Getting Started
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- Shows you how to start producing real setups now. Getting Started explains
- the building blocks of setups and provides tutorials in setup creation.
- It also contains information on migrating from InstallShield3 to InstallShield5.1.
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- Getting Results
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- Covers all aspects of setups and their creation by telling you about and
- telling you how. Getting Results also includes reference guides to the
- InstallShield IDE, the InstallShield Visual Debugger, and the Script Editor.
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- InstallScript Language Reference
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- Documents the structure, elements, syntax, and functions of the
- InstallScript language. Includes example scripts you can copy and paste
- into the Script Editor for easy implementation into your setups.
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- Function Wizard
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- The InstallShield Function Wizard is a unique blend of functionality and
- documentation. The Function Wizard lets you choose any of the nearly
- 300 functions provided with InstallShield, helps you enter the parameters,
- and then inserts your function call into your script. The Function Wizard's
- Help button provides instant access to detailed function descriptions in the
- Language Reference. You can launch the Function Wizard from the right click
- menu in the Script Editor window, or from the toolbar (the third button from
- the right).
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- InstallShield Visual C++ Wizard
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- InstallShield for Microsoft Visual C++ 6 includes the InstallShield
- Visual C++ Wizard. With this wizard you can quickly create a runnable
- InstallShield setup project that installs your application and properly handles
- any file dependencies.
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- If you installed InstallShield before installing Microsoft Visual C++ 6,
- you will see a warning message about the InstallShield Visual C++ Wizard
- not being placed on Visual C++'s Tools menu. If you proceed with the installation,
- you can manually add the InstallShield Visual C++ Wizard to Visual C++'s Tools menu
- later by doing the following:
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- 1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Tools tab.
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- 2. In the Menu Contents box, scroll to the bottom of the list, double-click
- the blank line (indicated by an empty rectangle), type "InstallShield
- Wizard", and press Enter.
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- 3. In the Menu Contents box, highlight the name you just entered.
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- 4. In the Command box browse or type the path and name of the wizard
- executable file ISVCwiz.exe. The file is in the Program subfolder
- of the InstallShield for Microsoft Visual C++ 6 folder.
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- Known Problems and Limitations
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- Please make sure you are running the M3 Alpha release of Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0.
- The version of MFC42.DLL shipped with M2 Alpha version of Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
- has a problem while trying to bring up property sheets on systems. This has been
- tested on both Win 95 and Win NT 4.0. The M3 Alpha version of Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
- fixes this problem.
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- Last Updated: Wednesday, November 19, 1997