FIX: Setup Wizard Does Not Use Default Directory Specified

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

When running Setup.exe, which was created with the Visual FoxPro 3.0b Setup Wizard, the default destination drive letter is ignored.

RESOLUTION

This problem is fixed in the Visual FoxPro 5.0 Setup Wizard.

Additionally, an updated version of the Visual FoxPro 5.0 Setup Wizard is available. While the updated Setup Wizard offers no additional functionality regarding this issue, it does correct other potential problems. For more information about this topic, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q162004
   TITLE     : PATCH: Setwiz5.exe the Updated VFP 5.0 for Windows Setup
               Wizard

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Visual FoxPro version 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION

The Setup Wizard that ships with Visual FoxPro 5.0 does not allow you to choose a different drive letter in step 5.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create an .exe file in Visual FoxPro 5.0 and place it in a distribution directory.

2. Run the Setup Wizard selecting defaults until step 5.

3. Place a different drive letter for default destination directory; that is, if the distribution directory was "C:\Test," enter "D:\Test."

4. Run the resulting Setup.exe and note that the default destination still points to C:.