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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T17:32:47+00:00 2026-05-12T17:32:47+00:00

I cannot create .msi files cause I don’t have VS professional, and I want

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I cannot create .msi files cause I don’t have VS professional, and I want to have much more control over the installer than NSIS or Inno Setup give me.

Things I don’t know how to do:

  • Compress the file(s) into the installation file
  • Extract the file(s)
  • Remove the file(s) on uninstallation

Any help would be much appreciated.

I’ll stress this point though: I do not want to use an existing tool.

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    2026-05-12T17:32:48+00:00Added an answer on May 12, 2026 at 5:32 pm

    If you really don’t want to use something sane like WiX, then you’re left with the direct MSFT installer APIs. They’re on MSDN starting here : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372860%28VS.85%29.aspx, and that’s what Microsoft used to use before developing WiX.

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