I need help with inno setup subfolder game.exe!!!

[Ivanlakersss2016]

Hi guys, I need your help with the inno setup program. My problem is with the shortcut to the desktop of my game. I'm making a repack and my .exe file is in a subfolder and the inno setup program only works well if the .exe file is in the main root folder of the game. I need to edit my script correctly so that the address of my desktop shortcut works correctly. Could you share my script in case you can correct it for me? I hope for your help. Thanks.

[ivanlakersss666]

Hi guys, I need your help with the inno setup program. My problem is with the shortcut to the desktop of my game. I'm making a repack and my .exe file is in a subfolder and the inno setup program only works well if the .exe file is in the main root folder of the game. I need to edit my script correctly so that the address of my desktop shortcut works correctly. Could you share my script in case you can correct it for me? I hope for your help. Thanks.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/p1ioxubmbxr16ai/1+-+copia.iss/file

[KaktoR]

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[Ivanlakersss2016]

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Could you tell me which lines you fixed or deleted exactly so I could solve it, thank you!

[KaktoR]

[Files]
Source: "C:\GAMES\Advent Rising\*"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files

[Icons]
Name: "{group}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\System\{#MyAppExeName}"
Name: "{group}\{cm:UninstallProgram,{#MyAppName}}"; Filename: "{uninstallexe}"
Name: "{commondesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\System\{#MyAppExeName}"; Tasks: desktopicon

[KaktoR]

You could add something like this if you want to change subfolder name in just one line of script instead of several lines

#define Subfolder "System\"

[Setup]
.........


[Icons]
Name: "{group}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#Subfolder}{#MyAppExeName}"
Name: "{group}\{cm:UninstallProgram,{#MyAppName}}"; Filename: "{uninstallexe}"
Name: "{commondesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#Subfolder}{#MyAppExeName}"; Tasks: desktopicon

[Ivanlakersss2016]

I need to fix 3 shortcuts for 3 games, I can't fix it, I'm sharing the file with you in case you can fix it for me, thanks

https://www.mediafire.com/file/iydywh4um0i6f23/Resident+Evil+Collection.iss/file

[KaktoR]

What you mean you need to remove shortcuts?

[Ivanlakersss2016]

What you mean you need to remove shortcuts?

I need to install the 3 shortcuts to my Windows desktop correctly so that the games run properly

[Ivanlakersss2016]

????

[KaktoR]

The problem here is that you use the same {#MyAppName} ISPP code for all 3 games. This just means that the installer actually creates all 3, but overwrites the previous because of the same shortcut name.

Change it like this
Name: "{commondesktop}\Resident Evil"; Filename: "{app}\Resident Evil\ResidentEvil.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon
Name: "{commondesktop}\Resident Evil 2 Leon"; Filename: "{app}\Resident Evil 2\LeonS.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon
Name: "{commondesktop}\Resident Evil 2 Clair"; Filename: "{app}\Resident Evil 2\ClaireS.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon

Do the same for {group} constant in [Icons] section.

PS: {group} are startmenu icons. If you don't want them you can delete them and just keep desktop shortcuts.

[Ivanlakersss2016]

Thank you very much my friend, in the end it worked with your advice, I suppose that if I want to create more shortcuts to the desktop it is to add more lines respecting the parameters of never placing the same name so that it never gives me another error, I will make a video tutorial for YouTube so that my wisdom reaches more people who need to create repacks :D

[Ivanlakersss2016]

The problem here is that you use the same {#MyAppName} ISPP code for all 3 games. This just means that the installer actually creates all 3, but overwrites the previous because of the same shortcut name.

Change it like this
Name: "{commondesktop}\Resident Evil"; Filename: "{app}\Resident Evil\ResidentEvil.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon
Name: "{commondesktop}\Resident Evil 2 Leon"; Filename: "{app}\Resident Evil 2\LeonS.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon
Name: "{commondesktop}\Resident Evil 2 Clair"; Filename: "{app}\Resident Evil 2\ClaireS.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon

Do the same for {group} constant in [Icons] section.

PS: {group} are startmenu icons. If you don't want them you can delete them and just keep desktop shortcuts.

Excuse me, I have 2 questions for you, I would like to know what I should edit in my script so that when I create my desktop shortcut inno setup I check the box directly activated. My second question is, how can I create my accesses from inno setup directs go directly to a folder when I install my game. I hope your help, thank you!

[Dario06]

internal (no isdone)
#define MyAppName "Games"
#define GameExe1 "RS3.exe"
#define GameExe2 "RS4.exe"
#define GameExe3 "RS7.exe"

[Setup]
AppName={#MyAppName}
AppVersion=3.4.7
DefaultDirName={sd}\{#MyAppName}
DisableProgramGroupPage=yes
OutputBaseFilename=setup
Compression=lzma2/Ultra64
SolidCompression=no
DiskSpanning=yes
Uninstallable=no

[Tasks]
Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}";
;Flags: unchecked

[Files]
Source: "Resident Evil 3\*"; DestDir: "{app}\Resident Evil 3"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: "Resident Evil 4\*"; DestDir: "{app}\Resident Evil 4"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: "Resident Evil 7\*"; DestDir: "{app}\Resident Evil 7"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files

[Icons]
Name: "{commondesktop}\{cm:rs3}"; Filename: "{app}\Resident Evil 3\{#GameExe1}"; Tasks: desktopicon
Name: "{commondesktop}\{cm:rs4}"; Filename: "{app}\Resident Evil 4\{#GameExe2}"; Tasks: desktopicon
Name: "{commondesktop}\{cm:rs7}"; Filename: "{app}\Resident Evil 7\{#GameExe3}"; Tasks: desktopicon

[Languages]
Name: "en"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"

[CustomMessages]
en.rs3=Run Resident Evil 3
en.rs4=Run Resident Evil 4
en.rs7=Run Resident Evil 7

[Ivanlakersss2016]

If I wanted to edit the .ico files of the desktop shortcuts with others that I like, what should I edit from my script? They would be 4 icons.

[Dario06]

If I wanted to edit the .ico files of the desktop shortcuts with others that I like, what should I edit from my script? They would be 4 icons.

[Files]
Source: "CustomIcon.ico "; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
[Icons]
Name: "{commondesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; IconFilename:{app}\CustomIcon.ico; Tasks: desktopicon