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Coeluh:
I was wondering, can I create a installation file which:

Puts some files in a user specified folder
Puts some files in a my documents sub folder

Is that hard to create?

argv:
I suggest you to take a look to InnoSetup: http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

MilesAhead:
I suggest you to take a look to InnoSetup: http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
-argv (May 21, 2009, 08:40 AM)
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I second that.  You can even skin the resulting Setup file for free using ISSkin.

mouser:
Inno Setup is a great setup tool, and very flexible..

BUT.. it is not very easy for novices to use, even with the essential ISTool helper utility (which makes it a lot easier):
http://files.jrsoftware.org/ispack/ispack-5.2.4.exe

If you try Inno/ISTool and find it frustrating, don't give up on your journey -- it just means you need to find an easier to use free tool.  Hopefully someone else will recommend one in subsequent post.

MilesAhead:
Try Softpedia.com for simple free setup creators.

Usually there will be some macro for the Documents folder or you can get it using the %personal% environment variable.

edit: also if you go to AutoIt3 forum I'm sure there are installers with source code.  You can probably use one as-is to do this job or just add a few lines to the source.  This task is so simple you could really do it with batch scripting.

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