HOW TO CREATE A SETUP.EXE FILES

How to create a setup.exe for my files?For this purpose so many software’s available, but this document is for Install Shield 7.0

Step 1For opening InstallShield click on Start->Programs->InstallShield->Professional7

Step 2For creating new project select Setup Project Wizard from the templets and enter project name (“SampleInstaller”) and click on Open.

Step 3As per your requriment Change the following details Product Name orProduct Version or Company Name or Product Executable click on Next.For sample application enter “SampleInstaller” as Product name “Trickszone” as Company name and Click on Next.

Step 4Select English as Language from the Languages and click on Next

Setp 5This is the components window

From the components window by using Add/Rename/Delete we can change the components.For our sample application from the Components window delect all the default Componts, for that select component and select Delete option

Step 6Creating a sample compon for that select option Add and entrecomponent name as sample application and click on Next

Step 7For the File Groups we can Add/Rename/Delete File Groups

Step 8Add a sample file group with the name “MyApp Executanles” and click onNext

Step 9For Adding files to “MyApp Executables” File Group select Add.. option

Step 10Select files for adding to installer and click on Open.

Step 11After Adding files to the Installer click on Next

Step 12Click on Next from the Setup Design

Step 13Simply click on Next

Step 14Click Next

Step 15From the Dialog Boxed Un Check “Setup Type” and click on Next

Step 16Un check the “Enable your product to…..” option and Click on Next

Step 17Click on Next

Step 18This is the Final Step in Project Wizard, Click on Finish

Step 19After Finishing Project Wizard it will automatically generate basic codeFor making sample installer no need of writing/changing code generated by wizardI will explain later in this how to write code, how to customize Installer

Step 20From the code window click on Wizard icon Tab

Step 21From the Properties window, Under Packaging properties click on Create Package

Step 22

From the following window click on Packaging tab, from that window Check the option “Package the setup into self-extracting executable[.exe] file” and click on OK


Step 23

For making Build From Build Menu select Build(New CD_ROM Media) Media option

Step 24Finally we got Build for our files, check in ..\SampleInstaller\Media\New CD_ROM Media\Package path for Build.