How to make setup exe file run on its own ?

Question

Hi everyone,

When i click a exe file it gets extracted well in a folder on specifying the folder path. i have another exe file which comes in the folder with other DLL files on extracting my 1st exe file.

Now the problem is exe setup file given in a extracted folder does not start on its own i have to manually go inside the folder to start that exe file. then my software gets installed.

How can i make that 2nd setup exe to start on its own, whenever the user clicks the parent set up exe file? Any help please...

Thanks...

Answer 1

I recommend using a well-known and supported product to generate your setup program, for instance NSIS (Free) which can do what you want, and has plugins for just about every setup task imaginable - running programs, downloading additional files etc.

Answer 2

You can create a self-extracting installer using iexpress.exe (a standard Windows tools). This tool allows you to specify a startup command that is executed after unpacking the contents of the file.