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Hello
I want to call SendMessage(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_WININICHANGE, 0xF2, 0)
after installing my application (today screen plugin), so the today
screen would refresh without soft reset.
Using Visual Studio 2005 I have created a setup project and exported
Install_Exit

codeINSTALL_EXIT Install_Exit(
HWND hwndparent,LPCTSTR pszinstalldir,
WORD cfaileddirs,WORD cfailedfiles,WORD cfailedregkeys,
WORD cfailedregvals,
WORD cfailedshortcuts)
{
SendMessage(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_WININICHANGE, 0xF2, 0);
return codeINSTALL_EXIT_DONE;
}

, then added primary output from this project (named setup.dll) to my
deployment project - with no efect! The .inf file created by VS didn't
contain any reference to setup.dll, so cabwiz was unable to create a
proper CAB. What should I change in Visual Studio in order to make
proper changes in the .inf file? Or what should I place there manually?
Thanks.

IIRC in the setup project there is a specific property in the Priperties
pane for "Setup DLL". It can't simply be a referenced item - there is a
specific INF entry that needs to be generated for the file.

-Chris

On 2 Jan 2007 06:07:16 -0800, "wandering_in_the_woods" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >



In the
DefaultInstall
section, add a line like
CESetupDLL = yoursetup.dll
You'll also need to add a line to one of the
Files
sections, and a line in each of the
SourceDiskFiles
sections

Definitely a terse description, but I think any attempt I make to
clarify will muddy instead.

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Thanks - I hope this will be enough to find more detailed explanation
on the net.



Yes, I realize that it's not that simple. However, I don't see anything
about "setup dll" in properties of any project (or solution). Perhaps
it has something to do with the fact that my projects are C++ projects,
which I believe have slightly different properties.
Thanks anyway.