How to make a new Decal installer:

Update from CVS (or make sure you have the version of the code you want to release)

Update readme.rtf to reflect the current state of Decal

Open the provided VSI project files (DecalInstaller.sln and DecalInstaller.wip)

Change the Product Name, Product Code, Version, Version string in the registry, and whatever else needs to be changed in the installer (but NOT the filename)

Build a new installer

Open Install.vbs 

Add a new uninstall entry for the current Product code using the others as an example (AllProducts.Add "<version>", "<GUID>")

Change the ThisVersion constant to reflect the new version number

Save and Close Install.vbs and VSI

Open EnZip 3.00 ( freeware: http://www.cpam.freeserve.co.uk/ )

Choose File, New Archive... (or hit Ctrl-N)

Give a filename such as "Decal_2000.zip" for Decal 2.0.0.0

Add Decal.msi and Install.vbs to the files, using maximum compression (available on the Options tab)

Choose Tools, Create Self-Extractor... (or hit Shift-X)

Click Next to customize the extractor

Click Next to NOT have a message box

Click Next to have it extract to the TEMP folder

Change the Tile Caption to "Decal Installer" and Click Next

Type "Install.vbs" in the Command box, leave the Parameters box empty, then hit Next

Click the Change Icon... button and select the Decal.ico from the source/Installer/Res folder

Select the first icon and Click Ok, then Click Next

Uncheck Display Run Command Checkbox

Check Unzip Automaticly

Make sure Default to overwrite files without prompting is selected

Click Next, then Click Yes to bypass the warning

Verify your options in the displayed listbox and then hit Create (this may look like it's not doing anything, but it is)

When it completes, hit Test Self-Extracting ZIP file now 

If everything went ok, it should display a command prompt window while previous Decal versions are uninstalled, then close and start the Decal installer MSI

Click Close, then close EnZip


VERIFY!!!!!!!!
Make sure there is only ONE add/remove entry for Decal
Make sure there is only ONE Decal group in the Start Menu
Make sure there is only ONE Decal icon on the Desktop
Make sure ALL the file versions are correct
Load up Decal and make sure it runs properly (to verify things such as registry values)
Attempt to delete all of the shortcuts, then open IE. If the installer starts and repairs the shortcuts something is wrong.
Test the FavIcon creation
Generally kick it around and attempt to break it

COMMIT!!!!
Commit your new changes with a tag (so that the installer can be rebuilt in it's current state at any time)
If this is a release version (not BETA), create a branch for bugfixes
Upload the binary to SourceForge (see sf.net instructions)
Test the download and verify you get the same file you uploaded
Change the homepage of decaldev.sf.net to point to the new download

