Question : Run program after install -- VB.net (2005) Compact Framework

Hey All,

I've written an app in vb.net (2005) for a CE 5.0 device. The app works fine and the installer works fine. I'm packaging another small .exe with the CAB file, though, and I want that file to execute upon completion of the setup.

I read about the CESetupDLL but it looks like you can only use C++ to make that dll. I only use VB.NET. Can someone tell me how to run an executable right after an installation completes without using C++?

Thanks,
Bret

Answer : Run program after install -- VB.net (2005) Compact Framework

I never could get code to make this happen. I ended up writing a very small exe that sits in memory and waits for a hotkey, then runs the larger program. I just put the smaller exe in the startup folder. It doesn't kick in until the user has rebooted the device.