Missing: SUFWI Big Picture

[crewsr]

I'm interested in SUFWI, but the documentation is lacking in procedural instruction. The helpfile describes the tools in a very granular fashion, but doesn't do a very good job at painting the Big Picture.

After the 'New Project' wizard runs, and my source files are imported into the project... uhhh... what am I supposed to do next? What is the workflow?

Is there any additional documentation with more cohesive direction? Any sample tutorials?

[Brett]

We are still working on developing some tutorial videos and on beefing up the documentation.

In general, after you run through the project wizard and add your files what you do next is really up to you. In general, next steps might be:

1. Make sure that shortcuts are turned on for files that need shortcuts. You can do this by double-clicking on a file and looking at the Shortcuts tab.

2. Make any necessary system changes (Registry, etc.) in the actions section.

3. Go over the user interface (Project > Dialogs) to make sure that your dialogs are satisfactory.

4. Go into Build > Settings and turn on and configure the Bootstrapper is you want to make a setup.exe file that can check for dependency technologies, etc.

5. Do a test build of your installer. Run it on a test system. Refine as needed.

If your setup is simple and just installs files and shortcuts there may be very little more that you need to do after the project wizard is finished.

[desertkoala]

That helped. I spent an hour looking for the place to add a dependency. It was far far far from obvious. When I saw your note about making sure Bootstrapper was 'checked', the light bulb went on.

Please improve your videos and documentation. I have been a long time IndigoRose user but that was using Setup Factory for over 8 years. Jumping to MSI has been painful but necessary.

I'm rooting for you guys but you need to improve MSI.