Anyone have input to a basic, inexpensive installer? I have used Indigo Rose in the past. I don't need any fancy features...just copy over a few files and add some shortcuts. I do prefer that it has the option to do a self-extracting EXE installer.

Thanks for any input.

Inno Setup (http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php) is free, flexible, small, and very easy to use.

I also highly recommend Inno Setup. I've been using it for a few years now, and it's wonderful, especially since it's freeware.

I use Inno Setup as well. Love it. :)

Nullsoft has a free scriptable installer called SuperPiMP: http://www.nullsoft.com/free/nsis/
It handles copying/renaming/deleting of files and directories, creating desktop shortcuts, etc and etc. Haven't used it personally (yet) but I've heard good things about it.

Thanks for the recommendation guys! I grabbed the Inno Setup package and 5 minutes later my installer was finished and seems to be working great! :)
-Scorpio

Try the Free version of install maker at www.clickteam.com

Its very easy to use and wizard driven. I personally prefer the Pro version, but you get what you pay for. Though i have to admit the free version is very good and just provides a link at the end of the install to clickteams website.

Jason

I just tried Inno Setup and it installed the files and put them in the correct directories. My game runs fine if I click on its exe directly. But if I click on the short cut Inno Setup creates, my game exits. I suspect it's using the same current working directory as the short cut is in so it is unable to find my data files. Has anyone had similar problems?

Originally posted by Davaris
... But if I click on the short cut Inno Setup creates, my game exits. ...

Try this (put it in [icons] and replace clickenzee with your file/folder name):
Name: "{group}\Clickenzee"; Filename: "{app}\clickenzee.exe" ; WorkingDir: "{app}";
Name: "{userdesktop}\Clickenzee"; Filename: "{app}\clickenzee.exe"; MinVersion: 4,4; Tasks: desktopicon ; WorkingDir: "{app}";

Nedzad
http://www.yupgames.com

Hey thanks for the help Nedzad :). It works fine now.

Yes. And if you want to add an icon to a shortcut you need to set the IconFilename property, like this:

Name: "{group}\RedBlue Classics"; Filename: "{app}\RedBlue.exe"; IconFilename: "{app}\icon.ico"; WorkingDir: "{app}"


These are the only two changes I needed to make on the wizard-generated script.

Now its perfect. Thanks Diodor.

I also use "ISTool" with Innosetup, it makes it a real GUI based installer :-) It works great!