Probably you made many application or software for you are thinking how to make an .exe file(Executable) for installation. Here I'm telling hete most easier way to make .exe file without extra software or pro version software.
Well, on your Windows system all along.
This unassuming utility is called iExpress and is (probably) the easiest
utility you’ll ever find to make an EXE file for your software.
So, if you’ve ever wondered how those installation programs are
created, how the “magic” happens during the installation wizard and how a
simple single executable spits out hundreds of real useable program
files, we’ll answer that question for you today.
Since Microsoft doesn’t create an icon for iExpress in the Programs
menu, we’ll have to run it manually. If you’re using Windows XP, go to
the Start menu and click the Run button. In the dialogue box that pops up, type iexpress.exe and press Enter. If, like me, you use Windows Vista, just click the Start menu and start typing iexpress and you’ll see the icon popup in the search results.
iExpress runs as a simple wizard and will ask you a couple of
questions and based on your choices will generate the installer for you.
The first question that you have to answer is if you want to create a
new Installer or open an existing one. Since, this is (presumably) your
first time using iexpress, we’ll select the first option and click
Next.
The next screen will ask you the type of package you want it to create.
iExpress can create a package that runs a command after it unpacks
all files to a temporary location, or only extract the files to a
location that the user specifies. The first option is useful if you want
to, for example, run a script to make changes to the registry before
the user runs your program for the first time.
There is a third option to create compressed files only but that is
only applicable if you’re distributing Active-X controls. iExpress
displays a handy description below each option so you can read that if
you’re still not sure which about which option to select.
The next step is to give a name to the package that you’ll create. Enter the name in the text box and move to the next screen.
This step will let you display a confirmation message to the user
installing the application. If you want to display a message to your
user asking for confirmation if he/she wants to go ahead with the
installation, then type in a message in the text box provided and when
you’re done click Next.
Now, you will be able to select a license agreement which the
installer will ask the user to adhere to. If you have a license
agreement for your application, then type it in a text file and provide
that here or else select the “
Do not display a license“ option and move on.
This is where you actually select the files that will be installed by
the installer that you’re creating. You can select as many files as you
want here. Add files to the list by clicking on the
Add button.
Now, you can safely move forward a few steps and keep clicking on the next button till you come across the
Package name and options
screen. This is where you select a name for the actual EXE file that
gets generated and decide whether you want to hide the extraction
process from your users or let them see all the gory details. You can
also generate a log files for the installation process.
In the next step you can choose to create what iExpress calls a
Self Extraction Directive
file. This is needed if you want to later change some of the options
that you chose and create another modified installer. Since, we don’t
want that right now, we’ll choose not to create an SED file. Now go to the folder in which you created the application file and double click on it and see it working.. DONE !!
That’s it.
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