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kaiduan

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Posted 08 February 2004 - 09:46

Hi, all,

My quesiton is, how to package a windows program into an .exe file so that the end user can download from the website and run it to install on his own computer. I have read through the Windows Installer example and know how to write a .msi file. But I cannot find the information on how to package the executable binary file and the .msi file together into an .exe file for download and install.

I found the the information on http://msdn.microsof...ion_example.asp, but it is a little complicated. ( I need to put a lot of files to the webserver, e.g., Setup.exe, MySetup.msi, Cab1.cab,.. ) How to pack all the necessary information into a file, like http://brands.xten.n...FWD_Install.exe?

Thanks very much. Please donot laugh at this naive problem.

kaiduan

kellc

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Posted 09 February 2004 - 03:25

Hi kaiduan,

I too have the same question. I have been using Winzip Self extractor to release Install.exe packages on the web, but am very curious how other people package .msi into one installable exe file.

The Winzip Self extractor has the drawback that it leaves the install files in a temp folder on the users machine.

kellc