RaggieSoft (formerly M. R. Software)

AR Installer 2.0

Thanks to Midtown Madness 2 Central for reminding me about the installer (I just so happened to notice an ancient version 1.0.10 in their download area)

• Features of the AR Installer
  • RaggieSoft Direct Editor: This will let you edit any RaggieSoft Script by hand.
  • RaggieSoft AR Installer IDK (Installer Developer's Kit): This is a visual tool which takes you through the process of packaging an installer. NOTE: It can't create self-extracting .EXEs or .ZIP files. To create Self-Extracting EXEs, I recommend InstallShield's PackageForTheWeb, which you can download for free at www.installshield.com
  • RaggieSoft AR Installer 2.0: This is the actual file which installs the .AR file(s). NEW: now, the multi .AR installation works as expected!

This weekend, I hope to post the AR Installer 2.0 demo.  This semi self-running demo shows all features of the nearly complete installer.

Screen Shots

• One old feature that I will be keeping with only two changes is the Readme part.  The changes are:
  • The author can control the length of the delay
  • The .RTF format is now supported, and .TXT is still supported
• New over version 1.5:
  • The AR Installer is now a Windows 2000 dialog style wizard
  • unAR: The AR File Uninstaller

How the installer currently works:

1. (optional w/ the prompt switch) You'll be asked if you want to install
2. The AR Installer gathers information from install.ini
3. You're forced to read the readme
4. If you want, an unAR file can be created.  I recommend that you do create one and you save it to your desktop.
5. You're asked where Midtown Madness is installed.  Based on what the mmType field is set to, the installer will give you an example of the folder.
6. Review the install settings
7. Installation is in progress
8. You can (optionally, and by default) launch Midtown Madness.  using the mmType field of install.ini, it'll launch MIDTOWN.exe or MIDTOWN2.exe

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