Creating an executable installer on Windows

Larry Bates larry.bates at websafe.com
Fri Aug 25 11:47:31 EDT 2006


Bernard Lebel wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to know how one can create a Windows installer executable. I
> have this bunch modules, html files, pictures and directories that I'd
> like to install in various places on a disk drive. When the executable
> is run, it's like pretty much any standard installation: user answers
> a few questions, click OK, and then everything is there.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Bernard

I use combination of py2exe (http://www.py2exe.org) to create
distributable python application and Inno Setup
(http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php) to create the actual
Windows installer (e.g. setup.exe).  This does what you want
and was very easy to set up.

-Larry Bates



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