Create Uninstaller for copied files

[davidangell]

I use AMS to install a program by creating the folder in Program Files and then copying 4 files into this folder and making a shortcut on the desktop. No registry keys are created.

The question is, can I create an uninstall routine that could be added to Control Panel or in a program group on the Start Menu?

[antjedi]

Re: Create Uninstaller for copied files

You can just make a new project that on open asks to remove the files, and then moves the files to the trash, or some such event. You don't need the autoplay part, but you can just leave out the .inf file, or uncheck the 'make autorun' in the project settings.

You can use a project for pretty much anything. In my project I needed a bunch of text files that had the same names as a bunch of pictures. Sine I knew of no easy way to do it, I wrote my own, using an AMS project to get a list of all the files in a directory, and then create a corresponding text file based upon a template in another directory, for each item. It worked great!

[Adam]

Re: Create Uninstaller for copied files

Or you could use Setup Factory 6.0 and create a silent install. This will take care of all of your uninstall problems.

AutoPlay was not designed to be an installer (although you can replicate some elements of one) This is really Setup Factory's forte.

[Derek]

Re: Create Uninstaller for copied files

"This is really Setup Factory's forte" - hence the name! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Bruce]

Re: Create Uninstaller for copied files

couldn't you use WinZip's self-extractor to do the same thing?