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Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) Dependency Installer Can Download And Install Any Dependency Such As .NET, Visual C++ Or SQL Server During Your Application's Installation. In Addition, It Is Easy To Add Your Own Dependencies As Well.

1. Download And InstallNSIS 3.11+.
2. DownloadThis Repository Or Clone Itgit clone https://github.com/rc-chuah/NSISDependencyInstaller.
3. Open The ExtractedExampleSetup.nsi File.
4. Comment Out Dependency Macro Calls Inside.onInit Function To Disable Installing Them:

   !insertmacro Dependency_AddVC2013; Installed In Example Setup;!insertmacro Dependency_AddVC2013 ; Commented Out And Not Installed In Example Setup

5. Modify Other Sections Like[MainSection] [-AdditionalIcons] [-Post] [Uninstall] As Necessary.
6. Build The Setup Using Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) Compiler.

You Can Also Just IncludeCodeDependencies.nsh File Into Your Setup And Call The DesiredDependency_Add Macros (Some May Need Defining Their Exe File Path Before The Include):

!include"CodeDependencies.nsh"; Define ...Function .onInit; Add The Dependencies You Need  !insertmacro Dependency_AddDotNet90; ...FunctionEnd; Section ...

You Have Two Ways To Distribute The Dependency Installers. By Default, Most Dependencies Will Be Downloaded From The Official Website. Another Way Is To Pack The Dependency Into A Single Executable Setup Like So:

• Include The Dependency Setup File By Defining The Source:

  File"dxwebsetup.exe"

• CallExtractTemporaryFile Macro Before The CorrespondingDependency_Add Macros

  !insertmacro ExtractTemporaryFile"dxwebsetup.exe"

The Dependencies Are Installed Based On The System Architecture. If You Want To Install 32-Bit Dependencies On A 64-Bit System You Can Force 32-Bit Mode Like So:

!insertmacro Dependency_ForceX86 True; Force 32-Bit Install Of Next Dependencies!insertmacro Dependency_AddVC2013!insertmacro Dependency_ForceX86 False; Disable Forced 32-Bit Install Again

If You Only Deploy 32-Bit Binaries And Dependencies You Can Also Instead Just Not Define [${If} ${IsNativeARM64} ${ElseIf} ${RunningX64} ${Else} ${EndIf}], [${If} ${IsNativeARM64} ${ElseIf} ${IsNativeAMD64} ${ElseIf} ${IsNativeIA32} ${Else} Abort "Unsupported CPU Architecture!" ${EndIf}], [${If} ${RunningX64} ${Else} ${EndIf}], [SetRegView 64], [SetRegView 32], [${DisableX64FSRedirection}], [${EnableX64FSRedirection}] And [${IsWow64}] In [MainSection], [-AdditionalIcons], [-Post] And [Uninstall] Sections.

• .NET
  • .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
  • .NET Framework 4.0
  • .NET Framework 4.5.2
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2
  • .NET Framework 4.7.2
  • .NET Framework 4.8
  • .NET Framework 4.8.1
  • .NET Core 3.1 (Runtime, ASP.NET, Desktop)
  • .NET 5.0 (Runtime, ASP.NET, Desktop)
  • .NET 6.0 (Runtime, ASP.NET, Desktop)
  • .NET 7.0 (Runtime, ASP.NET, Desktop)
  • .NET 8.0 (Runtime, ASP.NET, Desktop)
  • .NET 9.0 (Runtime, ASP.NET, Desktop)
• C++
  • Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable
  • Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable
  • Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 Redistributable
  • Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 Redistributable
  • Visual C++ 2013 Update 5 Redistributable
  • Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable
• SQL
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 Express
  • SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 4 Express
  • SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 Express
  • SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 Express
  • SQL Server 2017 Express
  • SQL Server 2019 Express
  • SQL Server 2022 Express
• Access
  • Access Database Engine 2010
  • Access Database Engine 2016
• DirectX End-User Runtime
• WebView2 Runtime

Thanks To The Community For Sharing Many Fixes And Improvements. To Contribute PleaseCreate A Pull Request.

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