Hi SysAdmin
Ever wanted to build your own executable software? or protect your credentials included in a script?
There are some tools on the market like ‘wise installation system’ that can do the job.
But there is also a nice and free solution from Microsoft, embedded in your OS.
IExpress is a wizard based tool that builds a simple setup program for software you’ve developed yourself.
You have to provide one or more files that make up your application,
and a configuration file that describes where these files are to be copied on the target
computer. Additionally you can define Registry entries that are to be made, and you
can designate a program or script that is to be run after the files are copied onto a target
computer to complete the installation.
IExpress then compresses all of this into a single executable (.EXE) file that you can distribute and run on other computers.
continue with the wizard…
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Select what program or script you want to run.
Choose the file you want to run.
Save your .exe program file.