Patch an existing installer?!? Be aware of the fact that all resources are packed in a Resource1.zip file, checksummed, so even if you were able to add files, you would need to rechecksum the aforementioned fail, otherwise your patched installer would refuse to run, detecting modifications. AFAIK there is no API at all for modifying an existing installer. The only two things you could do are either to rebuild the installer or to have it inserted in a wrapping installer that would install the first installer in silent mode, and then the wrapping installer would add the missing files.
I want to add files in the install step of the existing installer. I don't want to run a patch that add files. Can I update existing install.exe i.e adding files to copy in the install step.
When I am creating the installer I dont know which files to copy, when user selects the package in the installer then I have to copy the files from that package. Thus after creating the installer I have to add files in it to copy.
seemeena wrote: I want to add files in the install step of the existing installer. I don't want to run a patch that add files. Can I update existing install.exe i.e adding files to copy in the install step.
When I am creating the installer I dont know which files to copy, when user selects the package in the installer then I have to copy the files from that package. Thus after creating the installer I have to add files in it to copy.
Please help
I'm afraid that the proper way to do is to bundle all possible choices for the end-user and depending on what they've chosen in the Pre-Install you install only the necessary files OR you can do as many setups as necessary if the whole bundle is too big.
