How to create vc++ program which can be install

Thanks in advance... I have a soluti开发者_JAVA百科on in vc++ and it is working fine. I need to create this as a program that can be installed. Also need to create a start menu folder and a desktop icon. What are the steps to create this?

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Use an install builder. There's several (free) ones around on the web that you can search for.

Personally, I recommend InnoSetup by Jordan Russel. It's free, nice, easy to use, and very rich in features : (quoting from website)

• Support for all versions of Windows in use today: 7, 2008 R2, Vista,
• XP, 2008, 2003, 2000, Me, 98, 95, and NT 4.0. (No service packs are required.) Extensive support for installation of 64-bit applications on the 64-bit editions of Windows. Both the x64 and Itanium architectures are supported. (On the Itanium architecture, Service Pack 1 or later is required on Windows Server 2003 to install in 64-bit mode.)
• Supports creation of a single EXE to install your program for easy online distribution. Disk spanning is also supported.
• Standard Windows 2000/XP-style wizard interface.
• Customizable setup types, e.g. Full, Minimal, Custom.
• Complete uninstall capabilities.
• Installation of files: Includes integrated support for "deflate", bzip2, and 7-Zip LZMA/LZMA2 file compression. The installer has the ability to compare file version info, replace in-use files, use shared file counting, register DLL/OCX's and type libraries, and install fonts.
• Creation of shortcuts anywhere, including in the Start Menu and on the desktop.
• Creation of registry and .INI entries. Running other programs before, during or after install.
• Support for multilingual installs, including right-to-left language support.
• Support for passworded and encrypted installs.
• Support for digitally signed installs and uninstalls.
• Silent install and uninstall.
• Unicode installs. (Windows 2000/XP or later)
• Integrated preprocessor option for advanced compile-time customization.
• Integrated Pascal scripting engine option for advanced run-time install and uninstall customization.
• Full source code is available (Borland Delphi 2.0-5.0 and 2009).

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I would learn Wix if I were you. The current tutorial at http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/ will help you quickly implement the setup for your application. Also, this will be a good investment in knowledge and it will allow you to implement more complex setup applications in the future.