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1. Download and install “Microsoft Windows Installer 1.1″
2. Compile ("make") the output of your VB project, and close VB 6.
3. Run the installer program (Visual Studio 6 -> Enterprise Tools)
4. Create a new project ("VB Installer Project")
5. In the “File System” section, create a folder in the “User’s Start Menu” called “Programs", another inside with your company name, then move the existing shortcut in there.
6. Set the target for where the MSI file will be created (Project -> Properties -> Output)
7. Select Build -> Build configuration -> Release
8. Build the project