User Friendly Install Drive Prompt

anderci · 11th September 2017, 03:22

Can I incorporate a User Friendly Install Drive Prompt?
Presently I show the suggested Install Path leaving to the user to edit:
C:\... to D:\...
There are many reasons for the option not to install on the OS drive (C:\)
Many installation packages 'hide' this option.

Anders · 11th September 2017, 11:16

Why would you pointlessly restrict your users like that?

Some people only have a c: drive and some people mount all their other volumes and devices in subfolders under c:.

anderci · 11th September 2017, 13:19

Thank you fro responding.
Function InstallDirectoryRequirements offers an appropriate installation folder e.g.:
Destination Folder
C:\Program Files (x86)\Clark_Anderson\zThreeD [ Browse... ]

The multitude would proceed with the presented choice.

I prefer to put most apps on my D: drive and have seriously faltered with [ Browse... ].
My 'safest' option has been [Home] 'D' [Delete] [Enter]/[Install]
I have seen a few installers that offer a hard drive selection option.
Ideally, that choice would be presented, only if there were other options.
If a drive is selected, it would be substituted into the original offering:
D:\Program Files (x86)\Clark_Anderson\zThreeD [ Browse... ]

anderci · 15th September 2017, 03:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anders

Why would you pointlessly restrict your users like that?

Thank you for responding.
I do not understand what restriction you refer to.

Nutzzz · 15th September 2017, 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by anderci

I do not understand what restriction you refer to.

I imagine @Anders was saying that you seemed to be saying you wanted to hide the option to install to C: at all.

Anyway, if you Google "nsis drive select" this is the first entry:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Adding_D...directory_page

anderci · 16th September 2017, 13:01

Thank you for your clarification and suggested solution. I do not want to hide the primary option. I want to safely and easily expand the options.

Whether one uses C or D or ? , (x64) or (x32) it is necessary to use the basic file structure:
_:\Program Files (x86)\... or _:\Program Files\... and
sometimes for data: _:\Users\Public\...

Again, thank you.

11th September 2017, 03:22	#1
anderci Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 41	User Friendly Install Drive Prompt Can I incorporate a User Friendly Install Drive Prompt? Presently I show the suggested Install Path leaving to the user to edit: C:\... to D:\... There are many reasons for the option not to install on the OS drive (C:\) Many installation packages 'hide' this option.

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11th September 2017, 13:19	#3
anderci Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 41	Thank you fro responding. Function InstallDirectoryRequirements offers an appropriate installation folder e.g.: Destination Folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Clark_Anderson\zThreeD [ Browse... ] The multitude would proceed with the presented choice. I prefer to put most apps on my D: drive and have seriously faltered with [ Browse... ]. My 'safest' option has been [Home] 'D' [Delete] [Enter]/[Install] I have seen a few installers that offer a hard drive selection option. Ideally, that choice would be presented, only if there were other options. If a drive is selected, it would be substituted into the original offering: D:\Program Files (x86)\Clark_Anderson\zThreeD [ Browse... ]

16th September 2017, 13:01	#6
anderci Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 41	Thank you for your clarification and suggested solution. I do not want to hide the primary option. I want to safely and easily expand the options. Whether one uses C or D or ? , (x64) or (x32) it is necessary to use the basic file structure: _:\Program Files (x86)\... or _:\Program Files\... and sometimes for data: _:\Users\Public\... Again, thank you.