Why does 7zip Ignore my InstallPath when making a SFX installer?

Question

Currently, I am making a SFX with 7zip using the following config:

;!@Install@!UTF-8!
InstallPath="C:\\test"
GUIMode="2"
RunProgram="7z465.exe"
;!@InstallEnd@!

I then package 7z465.exe into Setup.7z, and then call the following line in a batch file:

copy /b "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zSD.sfx" + config.txt + ".\Release\Setup.7z" .\Release\Setup.exe

When I run the resulting Setup.exe, It extracts fine and launches the 7z465.exe as well, but it is still extracting to some 7zip temp folder for the current user and not C:\test!

Running as administrator seems to have no effect either.

Anyone have any idea why this is happening?

Roof

Answer 1

Use modified 7zsd.sfx from http://7zsfx.solta.ru. InstallPath only works with the modified package.

Tinned

Thanks! Marking this one instead of my own. – Roof

THANK YOU!!! This helped me get around some nastiness that my company's anti-virus program was causing my installer. – Misquote

I had success with the 7zSD (7zsd_All.sfx) package from 7zsfx.info/en as well, if the link above doesn't work. – Maulstick

(1/2) For people from the future: 7zsfx.solta.ru and 7zsfx.info are both gone. I've had some luck with archive.org's backups. The most recent working version I've found is 7zsd_All.sfx in this archive. The rest of the archived file downloads are here, or you can browse an archived version of the site such as here. continued... – Airsickness

(2/2) Additionally, I found this program pretty helpful for creating the configs, and it also comes packaged with some versions of the modified sfx files located in C:\Program Files (x86)\7z SFX Builder\3rdParty\Modules once you install it. – Airsickness

Answer 2

I never found out why this was happening, and after hours of struggling with it, I switched to WinRAR. Granted, its got some quirks of its own, but I was at least able to figure those out and get it running for my needs.

Would recommend WinRAR over 7z for SFX stuff.

Roof

While I agree with you that WinRAR was much easier to get to work than 7zip, I downvoted this answer because it did not address the OP's original question. – Octaviooctavius

but it was posted by the OP ! – Buehler

WinRAR is much easier to create SFX installers with. Note however that you must purchase a licence if you intend to distribute the installers commercially. See item 7 in the WinRAR Licence: "There are no additional license fees, apart from the cost of the license, associated with the creation and distribution of RAR archives, volumes, self-extracting archives or self-extracting volumes." – Airsickness

Also downvoted bc it does not provide an code - just opinion. – Tyrus