Create a Self-Extracting EXE, just like Microsoft!
NEW WAY OF CREATING A SELF-EXTRACTING EXE!
NOTE: I'm not sure wether this works on other versions of Windows besides Windows XP Professional. Try it anyway, and let me know what you think! And tell me if it works on other versions of Windows!
If you're lucky, you will have a file called "iexpress.exe" somewhere in your system folder (On mine it is on my "C:WINDOWSsystem32" folder).
Open it, and follow the steps. I'll give you an example of how to do it below.
Original Author: Adam Kachwalla
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1. On the Welcome dialog, click on the option that says "Create new Self Extraction Directive file.", then click the "Next" button.
2. Click on the "Extract files only" option, then click the "Next" button again.
3. Type the title of the package. This will appear in the title of nearly ALL the dialogs. Click "Next".
4. Click on the "Prompt user with:" option, then type what you want the confirmation dialog to say before installation, then click "Next".
5. Select the "Display a license:" option, then input the path of the License-Agreement file (must have text), then (you guessed it!) click the "Next" button.
6. Add all the files that you want to package, then click "Next".
7. Select the option you want for the main screen, then click "Next".
8. Click on the "Display message:" option, then type anything you want to display when the setup is done, then click "Next" (Let me know when you get sick of me saying to click the "Next" button).
9. Input the path of your self-extracting executable file. Make sure that only the "Store files using Long File Name inside Package" option is checked, then click "Next".
10. If you want to save the info for the package, click on the "Save Self Extraction Directive (SED) file:" option, and input the path to which you want to save the file. If you don't want to save, then click the "Don't save." option. Click "Next", then, when you are ready to create your package, click "Next" again. Enjoy!
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