NSIS Installer

basic help 

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page
http://www.kippler.com/doc/nsis/

tutorial

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Category:Tutorials

sample

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Category:Code_Examples
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/A_simple_installer_with_start_menu_shortcut_and_uninstaller

download

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Download

useful links

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basic usage

sample.nsi

; sample.nsi

;

; This script is based on example1.nsi, but it remember the directory, 

; has uninstall support and (optionally) installs start menu shortcuts.

;

; It will install Sample.nsi into a directory that the user selects,

;--------------------------------

; define includes

!include "WinMessages.nsh"

!include "FileFunc.nsh"

!include "LogicLib.nsh"

; The version of the installer

!define VERSION "1.2.1"

; The name of the installer

Name "Sample ${VERSION}"

; The file to write

OutFile "Sample.${VERSION}.exe"

; The default installation directory

InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\Sample"

; define reserved files

ReserveFile "Sample.exe"

ReserveFile "Sample.dll"

ReserveFile "Sample.sys"

ReserveFile "Sample.txt"

; Registry key to check for directory (so if you install again, it will 

; overwrite the old one automatically)

InstallDirRegKey HKLM "Software\Sample" "C:\Program Files\Sample\"

; Request application privileges for Windows Vista

RequestExecutionLevel admin

; Define Interval variable

Var /GLOBAL DefaultInterval

;--------------------------------

; Pages

; describe license

PageEx license

   LicenseData license.txt

PageExEnd

Page components

Page instfiles

UninstPage uninstConfirm

UninstPage instfiles

;--------------------------------

; Functions

Function .onInit

FunctionEnd

Function .onInstSuccess

FunctionEnd

Function un.onInit

FunctionEnd

Function un.onUninstSuccess

FunctionEnd

;--------------------------------

; The stuff to install

Section "Sample ${VERSION}"

SectionIn RO

; Set output path to the installation directory.

SetOutPath $INSTDIR

; Write the installation path into the registry

WriteRegStr HKLM SOFTWARE\Sample "Install_Dir" "$INSTDIR"

 

; Write the uninstall keys for Windows

WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Sample" "DisplayName" "Sample"

WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Sample" "Publisher" "Sample Co., Ltd."

WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Sample" "UninstallString" '"$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"'

WriteUninstaller "uninstall.exe"

; Copy Sample.sys

SetOutPath "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\"

File Sample.sys

; Copy Sample files

;SetOutPath "C:\Program Files\Sample\"

SetOutPath $INSTDIR

File Sample.exe

File Sample.dll

File Sample.txt

SectionEnd

; Optional section (can be disabled by the user)

Section "Start Menu Shortcuts"

CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Sample"

CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Sample\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe" 0

SectionEnd

;--------------------------------

; Uninstaller

Section "Uninstall"

; Stop and remove Services

ExecWait '"Cmd.exe" /c net stop Sample'

ExecWait '"Cmd.exe" /c $INSTDIR\Sample.exe -remove'

; Remove registry keys

DeleteRegKey HKLM "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sample"

DeleteRegKey HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Sample"

DeleteRegKey HKLM "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sample"

DeleteRegKey HKLM "Software\Sample"

; Remove files and uninstaller

Delete "$INSTDIR\Sample.nsi"

Delete "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"

Delete "$INSTDIR\*.*"

Delete "C:\windows\system32\drivers\Sample.sys"

; Remove shortcuts, if any

Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\Sample\*.*"

; Remove directories used

RMDir "$SMPROGRAMS\Sample"

RMDir "$INSTDIR"

SectionEnd