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[russian777]

So yeah i would first like to thank all those who have previously helped me out on this forum especially WingedPanther and other moderators and high positioned web members.
I have recently almost completed a software which manages a stores inventory using a list for my ADT. Now if the following information could be besotwed onto or some form of reference link i would be gratefull as my websearching has been futile.

language : C

1. Changing size and font of text
2. autorun
3. how or which programme to use to create an installer or extractor to install my program onto a machine

Thanks.

[WingedPanther]

Changing size of the font of text depends on the API/library you are using.
Autorun depends on the OS.
NSIS Wiki is a free/open-source installation utility that is fairly popular.

[russian777]

ok ummm:

1. not sre what my API/library is.....
2. windows xp
3. tnx for NSIS

[WingedPanther]

If you are in windows xp, you will probably need to learn the Windows API.

[dargueta]

What do you mean by autorun, exactly? Like run when the system is booting, or run when the CD or flash drive it's on is inserted? I can show you how to do both, but I need some more info.

Windows API Reference

It's a bit dense and at times nonsensical; feel free to ask us any questions you have about it.

[russian777]

from a CD as i have to burn my project onto the CD and it must autorun , i already have an installer file for it , "InstallInvetoryManager.exe" which installs the programme into the programme files. I recall something like creating a text file and then just putting the location of the file and renaming the txt file as autorun.inf. But that attempt ate spoilt tomatoes . So yeah .

[dargueta]

In the root directory of the CD put a text file called autorun.inf with this content. If this doesn't work, try renaming the file autorun.ini. Make sure that the executable is also in the root directory of the CD.

[autorun]
ShellExecute=InstallInventoryManager.exe

This will only work if the user has autorun enabled, which is the default.

[russian777]

Thank you . I will notify you if it works.