Changing NSIS installer properties

Question

I have an NSIS-based installer file called setup.exe . When I go into Properties->Details, many details are missing. When I run the installer, UAC requests for elevated permissions (which is ok), but the publisher is "Unknown".

How can I set these properties in the final setup.exe , preferably by only changing the NSIS installer script itself?

Answer 1

For the properties, you need version info table: various VIAddVersionKey directives and VIProductVersion . As an example, here's a snippet from the PortableApps.com Launcher :

Name "${NamePortable} (PortableApps.com Launcher)"
OutFile "${PACKAGE}\${AppID}.exe"
Icon "${PACKAGE}\App\AppInfo\appicon.ico"
Caption "${NamePortable} (PortableApps.com Launcher)"
VIProductVersion ${Version}
VIAddVersionKey ProductName "${NamePortable}"
VIAddVersionKey Comments "A build of the PortableApps.com Launcher for ${NamePortable}, allowing it to be run from a removable drive.  For additional details, visit PortableApps.com"
VIAddVersionKey CompanyName PortableApps.com
VIAddVersionKey LegalCopyright PortableApps.com
VIAddVersionKey FileDescription "${NamePortable} (PortableApps.com Launcher)"
VIAddVersionKey FileVersion ${Version}
VIAddVersionKey ProductVersion ${Version}
VIAddVersionKey InternalName "PortableApps.com Launcher"
VIAddVersionKey LegalTrademarks "PortableApps.com is a Trademark of Rare Ideas, LLC."
VIAddVersionKey OriginalFilename "${AppID}.exe"

As for the publisher field in the UAC prompt, that is different. That's to do with signing. You'll need a digital certificate first, which costs money, and then you can integrate it with !finalize .