NSIS Noob question!
 

I pieced this script together from examples I found in various locations. It now does just about everything I want to do with 2 exceptions:

- The publisher's name and file size do not appear in the control panel's "Programs and Features" list. How do I get these to show?

- I've seen a check box during install which allows me to uncheck the mail program's name, which of course I wouldn't do. But how to I get the desktop shortcut and the start menu shortcuts to also become optional?

Thanks, Bill

code:


; QuikWAS.nsi



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



; The name of the installer

Name "QuickWAS"



; The file to write

OutFile "QuickSetup.exe"



; The default installation directory

InstallDir $PROGRAMFILES\QuickWAS



; Request application privileges for Windows Vista

RequestExecutionLevel admin





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



; Pages



Page components

Page directory

Page instfiles

; Page license



UninstPage uninstConfirm

UninstPage instfiles



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



; The stuff to install

Section "QuickWAS"



; SectionIn RO



; Set output path to the installation directory.

SetOutPath $INSTDIR



; Put file there

File "QuickWAS.exe"



; Write the uninstall keys for Windows

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

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

WriteRegDWORD HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\QuickWAS" "NoModify" 1

WriteRegDWORD HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\QuickWAS" "NoRepair" 1

WriteUninstaller "uninstall.exe"

  

; SectionEnd



; Section "install" Installation info



;create desktop shortcut

  CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\QuickWAS.lnk" "$INSTDIR\QuickWAS.exe" ""

 

;create start-menu items

  CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\QuickWAS"

  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\QuickWAS\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe" 0

  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\QuickWAS\QuickWAS.lnk" "$INSTDIR\QuickWAS.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\QuickWAS.exe" 0



 

SectionEnd



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



Section "Uninstall"

  

; Remove registry keys

DeleteRegKey HKCU "Software\AA4M Software"

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



; Remove files and uninstaller

Delete $DESKTOP\QuickWAS.lnk

Delete $INSTDIR\QuickWAS.exe

Delete $INSTDIR\uninstall.exe

Delete $INSTDIR\*.was



; Remove shortcuts, if any

Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\QuickWAS\*.*"



; Remove directories used

RMDir "$SMPROGRAMS\QuickWAS"

RMDir "$INSTDIR"



SectionEnd

Please use http://nsis.pastebin.com to paste large amounts of code.

You can create a custom page to show checkboxes. See the nsDialogs readme.

Try searching for 'add remove programs' to get info on the registry keys you need to set to add publisher name.

I've just spend 3 days (on and off) digging into the documentation and now have everything doing exactly what I want with only one exception. This is that the desktop icon still doesn't appear as an option with a checkbox, but the start menu words as expected. So how do I get the desktop icon to be an optional install for the user?

Thanks, Bill

code:
Section "Start Menu Shortcuts"

  CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\QuickWAS"

  CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\QuickWAS.lnk" "$INSTDIR\QuickWAS.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\QuickWAS.exe" 0

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

  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\QuickWAS\QuickWAS.lnk" "$INSTDIR\QuickWAS.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\QuickWAS.exe" 0

SectionEnd

Section /o "Start Menu Shortcuts"

You use Section /o but you also need to put the desktop shortcut command in its own section.

All that did was remove the check mark from the item "Start Menu Shortcuts". What I'm trying to do is get the desktop icon offered as an option in the following screen capture:

http://aa4m.com/Clipboard.jpg

That worked, and I didn't even use the /o, which I guess is just a toggle for the check marks!

Thanks, Bill

You could have found that in the manual.
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html#4.6.1.2