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I want to add a label displaying the full version-string in the welcome screen in the installer I am creating using NSIS with MUI2. I have searched for info on how to do this, but only found references to using MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS* which I found ws deprecated for MUI2. Another one referred to the newer versions using INSTALLOPTIONS* with the same options, but I could not get it working. I finally also found a reference to using nsDialogs for this - which is what I am using for my custom pages. However - I found no reference or samples on how to change any of the existing pages that comes with

I have a batch file that I need to run within my NSIS installer. It must run after all the files have been extracted, (I suppose this is obvious, otherwise the batch file wouldn't exist yet). I tried to use MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_PRE with the finish page in order to run it but when it gets to that portion of the script it appears that it skips right over it. Below is how I invoke it. ;;Finish Page !define MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_PRE Done !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH Function Done ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\BatchFile" "$INSTDIR" "$DATA_FOLDER"' FunctionEnd Thanks in advance for your help. UPDATE I

Is there any way to compile the Nullsoft Installer Script (NSI) setup as a MSI package instead of an EXE? Unfortunately, No. NSIS lets you create scriptable, procedural installation packages. It's simple, easy to use and has a number of features not present in Windows Installer. Windows Installer (MSI) creates database driven, transactional installation packages. When written properly a Windows Installer package is very robust, a file gets corrupted/deleted and it will be automatically reinstalled. Windows Installer is aware of UAC and only elevates when required, basically if you're creating

I'm need to choose a software package for installing software. NSIS and WiX seem promising. Which one would you recommend over the other and why? Feel free to offer something else if you think it's better than these two. If you want to get an installer done today , with the minimum amount of overhead, use NSIS. Simple scripting language, good documentation, fast. If you want to build MSI files, integrate with the Windows Installer transactional system, and have plenty of time to devote to learning the declarative model used by Windows Installer, then check out WiX. pilif Also, maybe give Inno

I tried the ButtonEvent plugin, but when I run compiled example, it fails with memory access error. Maybe it is able to do with System plugin via Windows API or something else? Can anyone show how it can be done? UPD: Error was appeared because I tried to use non-unicode ButtonEvent on Unicode NSIS. Now example compiles and executes OK, but when I click on TryMe button, callback function is not called and nothing happens. How to determine what is the problem? Can anyone compile ButtonEventMUI.nsi and click on TryMe button? I downloaded latest ButtonEvent version. Using NSIS 2.46 Unicode The