# NSIS installer for Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Development\ **Created:** [February 10, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/nsis-installer-for-windows/258 "2008-02-10T18:25:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/nsis-installer-for-windows/258/21 "2008-02-24T23:47:55Z")
Thus spake Joel Uckelman: > [@](#): > > How about if the Standard install omits the version number, but the > Custom install uses it for shortcuts? If you’re doing a Custom install, > there’s a good chance you’re doing it in order to have multiple versions, > and so you don’t want the shortcuts for other versions to be clobbered. I’ve made that change here: [nomic.net/~uckelman/tmp/vass … indows.exe](http://www.nomic.net/~uckelman/tmp/vassal/VASSAL-3.1.0-svn3153-windows.exe) – J. * * * Messages mailing list [Messages@forums.vassalengine.org](mailto:Messages@forums.vassalengine.org) [forums.vassalengine.org/mailman/ … engine.org](http://forums.vassalengine.org/mailman/listinfo/messages_forums.vassalengine.org) Post generated using Mail2Forum ([mail2forum.com](http://www.mail2forum.com)) ---
**Author:** ![bsmith](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/bsmith/32/1_2.png) [@bsmith](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/bsmith)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/nsis-installer-for-windows/258/22 "2008-02-24T23:53:43Z")
> [@uckelman](#): > > How about if the Standard install omits the version number, but the > Custom install uses it for shortcuts? If you’re doing a Custom install, > there’s a good chance you’re doing it in order to have multiple versions, > and so you don’t want the shortcuts for other versions to be clobbered. Perfect. I wouldn’t even worry if “custom” installed Linux; Only experienced users will have the courage to click that button, so I’m happy! And if a user comes back to us complaining that the custom install wrecked Vassal, we can always say “well, that’s for experienced users only”. To which he will reply “but an older module would not run with new Vassal”. Then we say “please talk to the module creator and get him to fix his module”. Problem solved, we’ve just cut our user-support worries by over 50%! 😈 ---
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/nsis-installer-for-windows/258/23 "2008-02-24T23:57:59Z")
Thus spake “bsmith”: > [@](#): > > Perfect. I wouldn’t even worry if “custom” installed Linux; Only experienced > users will have the courage to click that button, so I’m happy! Hey, that’s a good idea. I’ll have to add a “Wouldn’t you rather use Linux?” checkbox. > [@](#): > > And if a user comes back to us complaining that the custom install wrecked Va > ssal, we can always say “well, that’s for experienced users only”. To which > he will reply “but an older module would not run with new Vassal”. Then we s > ay “please talk to the module creator and get him to fix his module”. Proble > m solved, we’ve just cut our user-support worries by over 50%! [Twisted Evil] If the installer makes a mess, I’m going to be pissed off—getting this to work was quite a slog. Anyway, I’ve done the install-uninstall dance so many times in the past week that I’m convinced it’s solid. – J. * * * Messages mailing list [Messages@forums.vassalengine.org](mailto:Messages@forums.vassalengine.org) [forums.vassalengine.org/mailman/ … engine.org](http://forums.vassalengine.org/mailman/listinfo/messages_forums.vassalengine.org) Post generated using Mail2Forum ([mail2forum.com](http://www.mail2forum.com)) ---
**Author:** ![soft-bug](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/soft-bug/32/6_2.png) [@soft-bug](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/soft-bug)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/nsis-installer-for-windows/258/24 "2008-02-28T10:19:50Z")
Using you installation for Windows i have a problem trying to launch my current working module (done in 3.0.17.) I’m currently using the Vassal Version given by Michael for French translation purpose : - VASSAL-3.1.0-svn3156-generic and i have used too your installation package : - VASSAL-3.1.0-svn3153 Both inform me that an error occur … I join you here the error log file. My module starts but impossible to see the default map loaded … ---
**Author:** ![mkiefte](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/mkiefte/32/25_2.png) [@mkiefte](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/mkiefte)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/nsis-installer-for-windows/258/25 "2008-02-28T13:55:34Z")
Hi Gregory, The log file never made it. You can send it to me privately, and I can take a look. - M. 2008/2/28 soft-bug [messages@forums.vassalengine.org](mailto:messages@forums.vassalengine.org): > [@](#): > > Using you installation for Windows i have a problem trying to launch my current working module (done in 3.0.17.) > > I’m currently using the Vassal Version given by Michael for French translation purpose : > > - VASSAL-3.1.0-svn3156-generic > > and i have used too your installation package : > > - VASSAL-3.1.0-svn3153 > > Both inform me that an error occur … I join you here the error log file. > > My module starts but impossible to make a new game … > > * * * > > Member of The Vassal Project Forge > > * * * > > Messages mailing list > [Messages@forums.vassalengine.org](mailto:Messages@forums.vassalengine.org) > [forums.vassalengine.org/mailman/ … engine.org](http://forums.vassalengine.org/mailman/listinfo/messages_forums.vassalengine.org) – Michael Kiefte, Ph.D. Associate Professor School of Human Communication Disorders Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada tel: +1 902 494 5150 fax: +1 902 494 5151 * * * Messages mailing list [Messages@forums.vassalengine.org](mailto:Messages@forums.vassalengine.org) [forums.vassalengine.org/mailman/ … engine.org](http://forums.vassalengine.org/mailman/listinfo/messages_forums.vassalengine.org) Post generated using Mail2Forum ([mail2forum.com](http://www.mail2forum.com)) ---
**Author:** ![mkiefte](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/mkiefte/32/25_2.png) [@mkiefte](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/mkiefte)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/nsis-installer-for-windows/258/26 "2008-02-28T13:59:20Z")
Never mind, it’s on the VASSAL forum website fine. - M. 2008/2/28 Michael Kiefte [mkiefte@dal.ca](mailto:mkiefte@dal.ca): > [@](#): > > Hi Gregory, > > The log file never made it. You can send it to me privately, and I > can take a look. > > - M. > > 2008/2/28 soft-bug [messages@forums.vassalengine.org](mailto:messages@forums.vassalengine.org): > > > [@](#): > > > > Using you installation for Windows i have a problem trying to launch my current working module (done in 3.0.17.) > > > > I’m currently using the Vassal Version given by Michael for French translation purpose : > > > > - VASSAL-3.1.0-svn3156-generic > > > > and i have used too your installation package : > > > > - VASSAL-3.1.0-svn3153 > > > > Both inform me that an error occur … I join you here the error log file. > > > > My module starts but impossible to make a new game … * * * Messages mailing list [Messages@forums.vassalengine.org](mailto:Messages@forums.vassalengine.org) [forums.vassalengine.org/mailman/ … engine.org](http://forums.vassalengine.org/mailman/listinfo/messages_forums.vassalengine.org) Post generated using Mail2Forum ([mail2forum.com](http://www.mail2forum.com)) [Previous page](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/nsis-installer-for-windows/258.md?page=1)