How do I make .exe files?

[donald 0]

Hi I am hoping someone here can help me, I am planning on distributing a large amount of files to users via the web, not all of these users will know where to put the files (new missions for a game) so i thought of making exe files, however I don't know of any programes that will do this for me, so I was wondering does anyone here use a good installer program and also does anyone know if it is possible to make *.msi files and if so how?

 

Thanks

[clutch 1]

Could you just use a self extractor from WinZip, WinRAR, or WinACE? I think that will do what you are asking.

[Uykucu 0]

Sorry buddy not with your level of knowledge. No offense intended.

Do as Clutch says, your life will be easier. on a self extractor you can define default path but user can modify it if needed.

[Ali 0]

if you know turbo pascal i may be able to help you with that. but i don't garantee anthing though!!

[donald 0]

yes i know turbo pascal

[Ali 0]

If you can write a program and use parameters where user can enter the path (not GUI though!) of the file that he wants to install and th path of the directory that the game is installed you may be able to do something. but first i have to check with one of my friends who is a professional programmer. he may be able to find a better way.

[CUViper 0]

You'd really have a lot easier time using something like WinZip's self-extractor, as was mentioned before...

[Ali 0]

OK i just talked to my friend, it is like 5000 lines of programming!!! if i were you i whouldn't go trough that. well sorry it wasn't as easy as i thought, but it is possible(if it is very important for you) and perhaps not the best way of doing it.

 

sorry!! :p

[donald 0]

Thanks guess I will just need to use winzip

[trasher 0]

If I understand you correctly wouldn't someting like Package For The Web do? http://www.installshield.com/product/freepftw.asp

[Toby 0]

Try WinInstallerLE in your Win2k-CD.

(X:\VALUEADD\3RDPARTY\MGMT\WINSTLE)

 

Since this is the LE-version I don't think it will let you check the registry for what direciory the user has installed a certain app to.

 

It sucks to install a package/patch that just installs, assuming that the user had installed the original application to the default path...

 

/Toby

[donald 0]

Thanks ill have a look at both of them