How to make an installer?

[ruckfules99]

Hey, I posted a problem for a game i was making in visual basic 6.0 but i found a way to fix it, so if someone could delete it that would be nice.
http://bytes.com/topic/visual-basic/...lp#post3461820

Now i have a new problem.... I would like to let other people have my game on their pc's but the problem is....if i play the game on another pc the music files needed for the game to function properly do not work and it makes random noises while playing. So i thought i would make it into an install file, so it installs on the person computer and you could also delete it as well but i have no clue on how to do it.

Can someone explain how to make an installer file, and if theres a program that does it, how do i use the program? and where do i get it from? and are there any problems that could occur while doing this?

[vdraceil]

Try using inno setup compiler.You can download it for free from google.
All you have to do is include the files necessary for running your game along with the exe and specify the destination folders for the dll,font files etc.
Then compile it to make a single setup file.
Another option is using the package and deployment wizard of vb6.. the procedure is much similar.

[ruckfules99]

@vdraceil
THANK YOU! Great answer really helped me alot! One problem though....When i open the program and go through it, theres one thing i needed to ask....

Theres this thing that says "information file shown before installation" what is that? and how can i make my own?

And "information file shown after installation" what is that and how can i make my own?

If you can help me with that, thats all i need Thank you so much

[ruckfules99]

never mind i understand everything! thank you so much for your help!