Need some help with Installing a Truevision Program on a Computer.

[Magnum357jhp]

I'm hoping someone can help me out here.  I've been testing a few Truevision programs (6.1 and 6.3) on a computer that does not have Truevision installed.  First, I would use an install program (like InstallSheild) but I can't afford some of the prices of some that I have seen so I decided just to test out the concept of "manually" placing the required Truevision files on the computer I installed the program on.  I think I have all the following files installed in the C:Windows\System Directory...

truevision3d.dll
Dx7vb.dll
Dx8vb.dll
TVutil32.dll

But when I run the program, I get the following Error message...

"Runtime Error 429: ActiveX (problem can't remember the exact words)"

I have seen this Runtime Error before, but the MSDN library indicates it has something do do with regestries and Microsoft Access not being installed on the computer.  This makes no sense to me, as the programs I have been trying to run with Truevsion have no functions that deal with Databases.  I have actually used a Installation program once to install a compiled Truevision program, and it ran fine on the computer, but I can't afford the money to buy InstallSheild and I would just like to see if I can run the programs by manually placing the required files.

Am I doing something wrong here?  Do I have all the required files to make this work?  Anyone have any idea why I'm getting the Runtime 429 Error?

[Lordtek]

I hope this helps manually putting the files in the system directory is your first correct step. Your second step is with the database that windows uses to operate the files you need running. regsvr or a registry server program is the next step. programs such as these will register the files into its database. Windows usually comes with this program so do a hard drive search " *regsvr*.* " to see if you can find the program on your computer

[phether]

Make sure DirectX8 is installed (best way to do this is just run the redist. from MS)

Then you can copy truevision3d.dll and tvutil*.dll to the computer.
Register truevision3d.dll (as mentioned using regsvr32 or some variant)

the Tvutil*.dll needs to be either in the /system folder or in the same folder as your application. I keep mine in the same folder as my application.

There are also cheap (possibly free) options out there for generating setups if you google it.

[Magnum357jhp]

Sorry to replay back to this message for so long.  Thank you for the input about manually adding the required .dll files to make a Truevision Project work.  What I can't beleive in all this is that VB6 has a tool called "Package and Development" program that creates a self extracting .exe file that can install all the required files for my Truevision Project.  I feel like such an idiot, why didn't I think of this before.   

But I do have one question about the VB6 "Package and Development" program.  In my Truevision project, I have several Directories that hold required files (mostly Textures and models for my Truevision project) that I wasn to included in the "Package and Development" program aswell so that when a user installs the Truevision Program it will also install the required Art Directories aswell.  Unfortunetly, I can't figure out if the "Package and Development" Program allows you to do this.  I guess I could easilly just include the Art Texture Directory files along with the final setup.exe for distribution, but I was hoping the Directories could be included with in the setup.exe file aswell.

Does anyone here know what I'm talking about and how to solve my problem?

[nateslunaXX]

You can add files on Package and Deployment Wizard. you have to ass them one by one. OR you can use other package wizards like Setup Factory or Installer Creator.