Hey all I was wondering if any one new a good sight or book that explains in depth how to create an automatic installer for windows on a program(Such as installing a new game, or new program).
Hey all I was wondering if any one new a good sight or book that explains in depth how to create an automatic installer for windows on a program(Such as installing a new game, or new program).
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Until later in your programs life when you have more things like registry/per user data, I would recommend just archiving all of the runtime files and distributing that.
There are free installers. I don't understand what you would get out of making your own, except a possible waste of time.
Wraithan's idea is good for small games or programs. Just put everything in a zip file. Since, installers are usually much bigger in filesize and not needed unless it's a large program.
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Theres a tutorial/article on codeproject.com if I remember correctly.
Sounds good, thanks I'll look at it.Originally Posted by l2u
I am handling large game files and plan to distribute them to my friends so a zip file will not be efficient.
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Two free programs that can be used to create installers are InnoSetup and nsis. A google search will find them.
Both are pretty reasonable, in my experience. Of the two nsis is more powerful (more configurable) but somewhat more difficult to use.
If you have MSVC standard edition you can create a setup and deployment project which makes this task a snap. That is so long as you don't want any flashy custom dialogs.
Can you expand on that statement? I've always considered .zip a good format for distributing files.
Yes, it's good for distributing, but not for installing. Someone would have to manually drag the files into a separate folder for installation.
Inno uses scripts in which you can plan how your installation functions and displays. The best free one, IMO. Usually these types of installation programs are very expensive, like those by Wise Installation.
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I prefer InnoSetup over NSIS though.
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