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What is the best program to make a installer with?

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I am planning on creating some programs and i have decided that I will need an installer, I am lazy so if you could suggest some install creators to me i would be appreciated.
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Whats the language your writing?
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Re: What is the best program to make a installer with?

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check your P.M. I sent you 2 links check out, hope it helps. :)
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Shaggy wrote:check your P.M. I sent you 2 links check out, hope it helps. :)
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Now that's called Selfishness! lool
"Selfishness is placing concern with oneself or one's own interests above the well-being or interests of others" :P
Ok, here are the 2 links, and description of each and the download links.

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NSIS 2.46
Nullsoft - 1.52MB (Open Source)
Description:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open source system to create Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible as possible and is therefore very suitable for internet distribution.
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Being a user's first experience with your product, a stable and reliable installer is an important component of successful software. With NSIS you can create such installers that are capable of doing everything that is needed to setup your software.

NSIS is script-based and allows you to create the logic to handle even the most complex installation tasks. Many plug-ins and scripts are already available: you can create web installers, communicate with Windows and other software components, install or update shared components and more.
click here for download:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_nsis/

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Inno 5.5.1
1.82MB (Open Source)
Description:
Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability.

Key features:
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Support for all versions of Windows in use today: Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000, Me, 98, 95, and NT 4.0. (No service packs are required.)
Extensive support for installation of 64-bit applications on the 64-bit editions of Windows. Both the x64 and Itanium architectures are supported. (On the Itanium architecture, Service Pack 1 or later is required on Windows Server 2003 to install in 64-bit mode.)
Supports creation of a single EXE to install your program for easy online distribution. Disk spanning is also supported.
Standard Windows 2000/XP-style wizard interface.
Customizable setup types, e.g. Full, Minimal, Custom.
Complete uninstall capabilities.
Installation of files: Includes integrated support for "deflate", bzip2, and 7-Zip LZMA file compression. The installer has the ability to compare file version info, replace in-use files, use shared file counting, register DLL/OCX's and type libraries, and install fonts.
Creation of shortcuts anywhere, including in the Start Menu and on the desktop.
Creation of registry and .INI entries.
Integrated Pascal scripting engine.
Support for multilingual installs.
Support for passworded and encrypted installs.
Silent install and uninstall.
Full source code is available (Borland Delphi 2.0-5.0).
click here for download:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_inno_setup/
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