DOCUMENT:Q141022 11-JAN-2001 [vbwin] TITLE :How to Change the Setup Application Name PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER:4.00 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The Setup Wizard in Visual Basic version 4.0 creates SETUP1.EXE that when executed displays a blue background with white letters that say, " Setup," where is the name of your application. This article explains how to change that message to something other than the default. MORE INFORMATION ================ To change the display of , follow these steps: 1. Run the Setup Wizard as you normally would to create installation disks. 2. Insert the first installation disk into drive A. 3. Run Notepad. 4. Open the file "SETUP.LST" from the disk. 5. Change the item "Title" in the "[Setup]" group as shown below: [Setup] Title=YourNewTitle 6. Save the file. 7. Close Notepad. If you have saved your Setup Wizard installation you can make the modification permanent the next time you build a set of installation disks. Follow these steps: 1. Run Notepad. 2. Open the .VBZ file that pertains to your application. 3. Change the item "AppTitle" in the "[Flags]" group as shown below: [Flags] AppTitle=YourNewTitle 4. Save the file. 5. Close Notepad. This will automatcally be added to you "SETUP.LST" file the next time you build installation disks from the Setup Wizard. Additional query words: 4.00 setup wizard setupwizard vb4win vb4all ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVB400Search kbVB400 kbVB16bitSearch Version : 4.00 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.