How to make an Installer exe?

G80FTW

G80FTW

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I have tried the windows iexpress and Advanced Installer, but neither will do what I need them to which is to install files into multiple locations.

Does anyone know how I can do this? I need to basically take a bunch of files and extract them into their own destinations not all into a single destination and Id prefer to make an exe that will do this automatically.

I havent tried InstallShield yet, does anyone know if that will do it?
 
G80FTW said:
I have tried the windows iexpress and Advanced Installer, but neither will do what I need them to which is to install files into multiple locations.

Does anyone know how I can do this? I need to basically take a bunch of files and extract them into their own destinations not all into a single destination and Id prefer to make an exe that will do this automatically.

I havent tried InstallShield yet, does anyone know if that will do it?
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An exe wouldn't be appropriate. You want a script.
 
Troncoso said:
An exe wouldn't be appropriate. You want a script.
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So...how do I go about that? Im trying to first make an installer to install a mod for GTA4 known as iCE Enhancer. And it has files that need to go into more than one folder under the GTA4 directory.
 
This is pretty easily done with any programming language. Writing a basic installer wouldn't be hard at all.
 
NyxCharon said:
This is pretty easily done with any programming language. Writing a basic installer wouldn't be hard at all.
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So could I do it in C++? I have little experience with C++, back in high school, but I wouldnt know how to make an installer in it.
 
G80FTW said:
So could I do it in C++? I have little experience with C++, back in high school, but I wouldnt know how to make an installer in it.
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If you want a gui for it, you're better off going with either java or something like visual studio. You have to find a library to make a gui in C++ such as gtk or use the native windows one.

Regardless, PM me the instructions of what the installer needs to do and if it's not that much I can just write a basic java installer for you.
 
NyxCharon said:
If you want a gui for it, you're better off going with either java or something like visual studio. You have to find a library to make a gui in C++ such as gtk or use the native windows one.

Regardless, PM me the instructions of what the installer needs to do and if it's not that much I can just write a basic java installer for you.
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Ok, well I think I found a program that may do exactly what I need it to called Actual Installer 4.2.

But here is a problem I am coming across, which happened in the other programs I tried but this one lets me select individual directories for each file which is what I need, there is a file in this folder that is unlike the rest of the files and I think it was a mistake:

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/5937/10692216.jpg

If you look at the highlighted item, the format is different as well as the font. Im afraid though that if I change the format of the filename though it would mess up the whole thing if thats actually what the file name needs to be or if in fact that file may be causing a problem with the mod as it may be a typo and the mod cannot find that file because of the format. But this file is causing an error and when it list the file name it says "???" in place of the weird font which leads me to believe the program cant read that font so I am going to try to leave that file out and see if this program at least installs everything else in the proper place and then worry about that file.


EDIT:

Got everything to work just the way I wanted with Actual Installer and it was really easy. I got rid of that odd looking file (which is an extra file, not in the original game files at all) and the file that was labeled with a (2) as it was also an extra file and everything is working just fine in game.
 
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