How to do Setup Package?

Goodday everybody...

How do I do a Setup Package for a VC++ program/exe?

Thanks.

You can use some proffesional installer like InstallShield or Wise.

;)

You could use InnoSetup from http://www.jrsoftware.org/ . It is a very nice, free, setup program that uses a script to produce the final product. Version 2 comes with a wizard to produce the script files.

But it's not MSI, dennis :(

Abdul - is that the MSI version?

But it's free.... MSI is good, but if something is free, don't complain(unless it really sucks and you can do better)....

MSI *is* free ;)

All the APIs are there, Orca (an editor) is free from MS. You have everything you need. In that way, MSI is more like a scripting -based installer.

I know it's free, but if you don't have VS legally, you can't get the VSI... plus it's like 17mb so it takes about 17x longer to DL than inno setup....

Yep, but you need MSI to be logo-certified. Plus, MSI has loads of features like rollback which rock :)

logo-certified?

Windows 2000 Logo Certification requires that you support certain things in your application, one of which is an installer that uses MSI.

Oh, but, what is logo certification for? :confused:

It means you guarantee to your users that they can expect your program to cooperate properly on the system.

Also, MSI gracefully handles things like COM registration of ActiveX controls, system file protection, and multiple versions at the same time.

Plus, you know that groovy "install on first use" thang? That's all in MSI.

install on first use? ***?

Ok. In Excel, you select "Solver". If you didn't install it, it says "This feature is not currently installed. Do you want to install it now?" (or something). Then, it installs it WITHOUT closing the program or restarting, and it's available for use within about a minute.

When you install you get the option to "advertise" certain features, so it looks like they're there (menu items, desktop items, etc.) but it asks you to select them when you use them.

Ahhh, Ok.... I don't use Office very much(except Outlook.. and Word, occaisionaly), so I've never run into that..

It's in all of the Office 2000 programs.

I know, but I'm just saying I don't use them enough to have encountered that install on first use thing....

Hmm ok :) I only actually use Outlook now, the rest of the stuff is there just in case someone sends me a file that I need it for :rolleyes:

I only use Outlook... If I need to type up a report or something, I use Word, or PowerPoint... but most of the other stuff is just taking up space... although I'd miss it if it were gone :p