I've been using nsis for quite a while and it works very well, I highly recommend it. It has more options than you could ever dream of in an open windows install packager, a nice gui option, and many many plugins.
http://Nsis.sf.net -----Original Message----- From: Dean Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 6:49 PM To: Alan Stewart; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Slow startup: any way to open splash screen ? Dean Arnold wrote: > > FWIW: I'm also looking at an alternative of using Inno Setup to do a > startup of the app after install that just starts up and exits, > causing everything to get unpacked while there's an installer splash > screen. Still haven't figured out how to do that yet, tho. > (Slightly OT, but useful as an interim solution) Figured out how to do that; just add the following in the [Run] section of the Inno Setup .iss file: [Run] Filename: "{app}\your_apps_name.exe"; Parameters: "something_to_make_your_app_start_and exit" After install with that, firing up my app is PDQ. Regards, Dean Arnold Presicient Corp.
