Thanks but no thanks because I love the free GP-Install at http://www.qsc.co.uk Just kidding. The real reason is that I really want to control everything within my program

Very kind of you, Chris. I wonder, if you don't mind: 1. as the site is in Australia, how come the dates and times posted are in my local (Montreal). I suppose localized dynamic conversion takes place prior to display? 2. You're doing Ph.D. in math/physics, how is it possible to find time to manage this site? 3. I may visit Australia next summer. Would you allow me to visit your Office/Institution

Sorry. I didn't think that that was a programming question. I was just thinking aloud in the lazy lounge

I've searched and found no code on software update by Internet. Some gurus out there may be interested in writing a class CURLFileUpdate (MFC-MDI framework): (a) to read a list of {FileName, nVersion } from a given "Versions.ini" file. (b) to acess a file at a given URL to check for info (e.g. {FileName, nLatestVersion, bCritical} on files that are new or have later version, and to allow downloading these files and store them in a specified path. (c) to update the "Versions.ini" file (d) to allow the app to exit and then re-execute itself if any of the updated files is critical. Such a class would be very useful to a lot of programmers. I could cook up one for items (a,b,c), but I'll be stuck at (d) and the result will be pretty pathetic!!

My math background made me very comfortable in main frame's batch-mode with Algol, FORTRAN, Pascal, or C, C++ where I knew the exact outcome of what I wrote. This same precision/attitude became a source of frustration when I started with MFC which does a million things behind my back (and I didn't have time to dig into MFC source code). Now, I can churn out MFC-code, but I still don't feel in control. Take away my VC++ visual stuff and wizards, I would freeze. I no longer program, I assemble code. I don't force myself to know everything I use. Nothing wrong with your linguistic skills, it's your expectation and attitude wrt programming

Sure you can. I started learning MFC 2 yrs ago when I was 52. What you need most is a strong desire & motivation. This is how I would proceed: - Know what to be achieved in your project - Get a sample code that has the most important features/framework that you want. Play with it within debug and read help info/books on the stuff used in the program. - Read books, additional sample codes and adapt their code into your project. In my case, I started with the sample MDIDevStudio in CodeJock.com's CJLibrary and build it up from there. If you only read and don't use/test the stuff, it's a waste of time

Thanks for the tip. I've just tried it, and it's infinitely easier than InstallShield. I finished setting up the installallation in 10 minutes and no help info required. It's a beauty!