Can't get the Demo to run

[BGFUSAB]

After reading a quick preview I really want to try out the demo and possibly buy the full version but I can't even get the demo to unzip into a folder. Every time I get an error saying the two .exe files could not be opened. If I try clicking the .exe files in the zip folder I can get custom.exe to open but recettear.exe gets an error and crashes immediately. I'm not sure if it is the unzipping program I am using (7-zip) or something else. Any advice?

[SpaceDrake]

Try using WinRAR, perhaps? We attempted to make sure the zip was compatible with as many programs as possible, and I don't think it should have any particular problems.

(Note to self: consider some kind of auto-installer. Hm.)

[BGFUSAB]

Alright, thanks, that worked.

[Tilla]

Try using WinRAR, perhaps? We attempted to make sure the zip was compatible with as many programs as possible, and I don't think it should have any particular problems.

(Note to self: consider some kind of auto-installer. Hm.)

It's pretty easy to get simple auto-installers made - most programs including WinRar and WinZip both have their own self-extracting zip mode, so that a third party archive program isn't even necessary. There's also stuff like NSIS which make very professional installers pretty easily without complex licenses (being open source is a neat plus too)

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Screenshots As you can see, some fairly high profile software uses NSIS (it was first made by the people who make WinAmp)

[Lim-Dul]

I can recommend NSIS too - I had no experience with installers whatsoever and used it to make custom installers for map packs on our TF2 servers.

To make everything easier you can use HM NIS Edit:

http://hmne.sourceforge.net/