Easy Installer

Question

Installer

Is there a Windows installer in nature that doesn't pack all one file and run it, but just moves the files from point A to point B?

The xcopy command is suitable, but terribly not informative.

Answer 1

NSIS ?
Examples here: nsis.sourceforge.net/Simple_tutorials

outfile "simple installer.exe"
installDir $DESKTOP
section
setOutPath $INSTDIR
file test.txt
sectionEnd

Answer 2

All Windows installers have custom actions where various operations can be performed, including file copying.
At the same time, no one bothers not to add copied files to this package.

Answer 3

I have worked with Inno Setup. Maybe I missed something, but everything falls into a heap there ... And it is removed from the package. But thanks a lot for the tip.

Answer 4

You can use the Setup Project in Visual Studio. There is a wizard, you can add any files you want and then configure what and where to throw through the gui.