How to create installation CD (setup)?

hetman · Post by **hetman** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:58 am

Hello,

I have a stand-alone application created with Runtime Revolution Studio, how can I create an installaton CD?

I mean, people will install my stack on their computers with the icon on a desktop to run the application (setup.exe?).

Can I do it with Runtime Revolution Studio or do I need another application?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:26 am

Dear hetman,

There are several products available to help you create an installer, such as InnoSetup and InstallGadget. I used Revolution to create my own installer, an example of which you can find at www.twistaword.net .

Use a file in the root of your CD, called autorun.inf, to make your setup.exe start automatically. The contents of your CD should be:

[autorun]
label=Name of software
icon=path\to\icon.ico
open=path\to\setup.exe

Best,

Mark

hetman · Post by **hetman** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:16 pm

Thank You Mark,

I need an installer which will detect what OS is runing on the machine and will start installaton either Win or Mac.

Do you have any suggestions?

Regards,

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:28 pm

Dear hetman,

That's not how it works. If you want to make one CD for Mac and Windows, you need to create a hybrid CD. One partitiion will appear on the Windows desktop, the other partition will appear on the Mac desktop. This isn't really a Revolution problem. I'd get good CD-rom burning software and ask the seller or user community of that software how to proceed.

It is possible to create an autostart CD, which automatically starts the installation software. For this, see my previous post. It is very difficult, if not impossible, and not recommended to do this for Mac.

Best,

Mark