Installation file creation

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Sir, Can u please tell me what are the steps in creating an installable code after clicking will install the application in specified folder and create a desktop icon, registry key's will be stored in respective directory......if u know mail me to pradeep_somayajik@yahoo.com :( :doh: :sigh:

Posted 8-Dec-09 22:27pm

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Emilio Garavaglia · Answer 1 · 2009-12-08T23:13:00

Technically, installing a program requires ... a program that calls some specific API to properly update the system registry and copy the files as needed.

Since this task is common to all the installation, a number of configurable programs had been developed and many of them are free to use.

You can find many of them by googoling "Windows installing software".
Try for example "inno setup" (http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php)[^]
or "Spoon installer" (http://sourceforge.net/projects/spoon-installer/[^])

etc.