Without using any third party program to do this (i.e. without VMware ThinApp, U3 or MojoPac etc.) How to move MSVC++ 6.0 from from its install on C: over to a USB drive? So that it can be used on different PCs with no admin rights and without installing anything on the host PC? Even if it's only usable as a console application would be fine, although to have the GUI including Visual Assist etc. would be even better.
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I am not sure exactly how one would do that.
Here are a few ideas.
The installation procedure creates at least two sets of directories, so you could direct both of them onto the usb drive.
The installation procedure creates a bat file, that sets up the environment variables correctly for command line execution. Modifying it to point to the correct drive letter when your memory stick loads on the other machine may be important.
There are also registry entries for vc 6. Extracting them, and having a script of some sort to load them onto your target machine when needed, might be useful.
Is there a specific reason why vc 6 is required? Would another compiler do?
EvilTeach
2008-12-09 14:59:06
MSVC++ 6.0 (aka 2005) to suit following Programming Windows 95 (4th edition) by Charles Petzold, it's easier than to try this with VC++ 2008 and Petzold's 5th edition leaves out a couple of useful chapters that are in the 4th edition.
Rob Kam
2008-12-09 16:43:32
humm... I was not aware that 6.0 was also called 2005. You might also consider looking at code::blocks as an alternative. It supports the ability to compile windows apps in the petzold style.
EvilTeach
2008-12-09 17:20:03
erm, I've got MSVC++ 6.0 (1998 not 2005). I'm already using Codelite, without problems on a USB drive and it would support VC very well ...
Rob Kam
2008-12-09 22:52:38
I'm also using GCC but that's easy to install and run on the USB drive.
Rob Kam
2008-12-28 16:02:29
VC++6.0 came out in 1998
anon
2009-05-06 09:48:49
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I haven't done this, but it should "just" be a matter of:
- Copying all the application files to a USB drive. Remember there will be shared files and stuff that may need to go into the Windows directory.
- Identifying and copying all of the registry entries, although you may need to be admin to create some of these on the target machine.
That's a heck of a lot of work, for little gain in my opinion. I think there may be a command line only version of the Visual C++ tool chain that may better suit your requirements. IIRC it was released to help people create build bots for open source projects, like the Mozilla Tinderbox, and includes the VC++ 7.0 compiler.
BrianLy
2008-12-09 15:25:56
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Move the two folders that install created under c:\program files\ to the USB drive (e.g. to e:\progs\msvc\msvc6 and e:\progs\msvc\vc98), and append to the file e:\progs\msvc\vc98\bin\vcvars32.bat to suit e.g.
prompt $g
set path=e:\progs\uedit;e:\progs\utl;%PATH%
e:
cd e:\work
start e:\progs\uedit\uedit32.exe /i=e:\progs\uedit\uedit32.ini
cmd /k
Using a shortcut to vcvars32.bat then works fine for doing any simple console programming, which is all I’m using it for so far. I don’t know how well any of the GUI type programs in the tools folder will function.
Rob Kam
2008-12-28 15:54:56