easy icon...

jschoenberger · 6th January 2002, 19:12

Hi, I really like the Nullsoft Installer, (it is the only installer I tried which could handle some thousands of files without ANY problems, Thanks a lot!!!) but I was somehow unhappy about the restriction of the icon to some colors and small size.
Having no knowlegde at all in programming C++, changes in the source were not appreciate for me :-(
But I found a probably much easier way to integrate my colorful icon in the installer, that is with the help of the free Resource-Hacker program. (see http://www.rpi.net.au/~ajohnson/resourcehacker/ for information).
With this program, You can load your just generated installer-executable and change the icon to whatever icon. (.ico file). I used NSIS 1.67 and this procedure worked fine, :-) of course I agree its not a very straightforward way...

Again thanks for developing such a robust installer!
Joachim.

9th January 2002, 07:34

I'm not sure this would work if CRC Check has been enabled when compiling the installer.

Might be wrong, but I'll check it out later.

Cheers,

Kris

petersa · 11th January 2002, 10:53

CRCCheck must be off if you plan to modify the icons or the dialogs.

code:
  CRCCheck Off

11th January 2002, 13:50

Thought so.

6th January 2002, 19:12	#1
jschoenberger Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1	easy icon... Hi, I really like the Nullsoft Installer, (it is the only installer I tried which could handle some thousands of files without ANY problems, Thanks a lot!!!) but I was somehow unhappy about the restriction of the icon to some colors and small size. Having no knowlegde at all in programming C++, changes in the source were not appreciate for me :-( But I found a probably much easier way to integrate my colorful icon in the installer, that is with the help of the free Resource-Hacker program. (see http://www.rpi.net.au/~ajohnson/resourcehacker/ for information). With this program, You can load your just generated installer-executable and change the icon to whatever icon. (.ico file). I used NSIS 1.67 and this procedure worked fine, :-) of course I agree its not a very straightforward way... Again thanks for developing such a robust installer! Joachim.

11th January 2002, 10:53	#3
petersa Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 207	CRCCheck must be off if you plan to modify the icons or the dialogs. code: CRCCheck Off

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9th January 2002, 07:34	#2
Kris Owens Guest Posts: n/a	I'm not sure this would work if CRC Check has been enabled when compiling the installer. Might be wrong, but I'll check it out later. Cheers, Kris

11th January 2002, 13:50	#4
Kris Owens Guest Posts: n/a	Thought so.