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[hsmok]

Could I build application into one file setup.exe ??
So, when people download my application just download one file and then if clicked, running the installation

[CodeSkunk]

You must purchase a tool like package for the web for this.
The MSI package can be "stand alone", but you need a way to ensure that the user gets the MSI runtimes when needed and this is done by setup.exe.

You "could" build your own by including the files as resouce items in a CPP application and then using FindResource and LoadResource, but if your file was big this wouldn't be good in addition to the fact that if you aren't an experienced C++ developer, you will have difficulty with all of the API calls.

PFTW will wrap all of this up into one executable.

[Dejan]

>>Could I build application into one file setup.exe ??
>>So, when people download my application just download >>one file and then if clicked, running the installation

Have you tried Media type: web, Web type: One Executable, Generate one click install (checkbox on the next dialog in Release Wizard)? That's what we are doing and it works. And user doesn't have to download file just click on the link and it is installed on his (her) machine.

Hope this helps

regards,
dejan

[Stefan Krueger]

Using the Release wizard you can also generate a "classic" single file, self extracting setup.exe install, quite similar to PackageForTheWeb.

BTW PackageForTheWeb is a free download from http://www.installshield.com