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Q289904: HOWTO: Create a CD-ROM Setup Disk with the VFP 6.0 Setup Wizard

Article: Q289904
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbAppSetup kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport
Last Modified: 10-MAR-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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Although a CD-ROM is not a media option in the Setup Wizard, you can create a
CD-ROM setup disk to install your Visual FoxPro application.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Visual FoxPro Setup Wizard does not support creating CDs. However, you can
create a Netsetup file and place this on a CD. Note that creating a CD using the
Visual FoxPro Setup Wizard is not supported by Microsoft.

To create a CD to install your application, follow these steps:

1. Create a new folder and name it Mysource. Create your executable file and
  place it along with any other files, such as data files, in the Mysource
  folder.

2. Create a destination folder and name it CDROM (this is used in step 3 of the
  Setup Wizard).

3. Start the Setup Wizard. In step 1 of the wizard, point to the distribution
  files.

4. In step 2, choose your options as needed.

5. In step 3, for Disks images folder, select CDROM, and for Disk images, select
  Netsetup (uncompressed).

6. Continue through the remaining steps. In step 7, click Finish.

7. Use your CD-ROM creation software to write the contents of the Netsetup
  folder to the CD that you are making.

After you have performed these steps, the users can insert the CD on their
computers, browse to the Setup.exe file, and double-click the file to begin the
setup process.

REFERENCES
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For additional information on how to make your CD start automatically, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q172078 HOWTO: Enable Autorun for Applications Distributed on CD-ROM

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbAppSetup kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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