I am using Inno setup adding an uninstall icon to Start Menu Foulder.
using the Inno Setup Script Wizard (example My program), there is a default uninstall icon
this is the code of example.
; Script generated by the Inno Setup Script Wizard.
; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!
#define MyAppName "My Program"
#define MyAppVersion "1.5"
#define MyAppPublisher "My Company, Inc."
#define MyAppURL "http://www.example.com/"
#define MyAppExeName "MyProg.exe"
[Setup]
; NOTE: The value of AppId uniquely identifies this application.
; Do not use the same AppId value in installers for other applications.
; (To generate a new GUID, click Tools | Generate GUID inside the IDE.)
AppId={{9BBC9685-FB4E-4BF1-B2B4-07A46B467911}
AppName={#MyAppName}
AppVersion={#MyAppVersion}
;AppVerName={#MyAppName} {#MyAppVersion}
AppPublisher={#MyAppPublisher}
AppPublisherURL={#MyAppURL}
AppSupportURL={#MyAppURL}
AppUpdatesURL={#MyAppURL}
DefaultDirName={pf}\{#MyAppName}
DefaultGroupName={#MyAppName}
AllowNoIcons=yes
OutputBaseFilename=setup
Compression=lzma
SolidCompression=yes
[Languages]
Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"
[Tasks]
Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked
Name: "quicklaunchicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateQuickLaunchIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,6.1
[Files]
Source: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 5\Examples\MyProg.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files
[Icons]
Name: "{group}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"
Name: "{group}\{cm:ProgramOnTheWeb,{#MyAppName}}"; Filename: "{#MyAppURL}"
Name: "{group}\{cm:UninstallProgram,{#MyAppName}}"; Filename: "{uninstallexe}"
Name: "{commondesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Tasks: desktopicon
Name: "{userappdata}\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Tasks: quicklaunchicon
[Run]
Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,{#StringChange(MyAppName, '&', '&&')}}"; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent
I wish to use the same Uninstall default icon inside my software in order to avoid to download icon from internet or create an my own icon.
the code of my inno setup software is the following. Using this code the Uninstall icon is the same icon of .exe.
; Script generated by the Inno Setup Script Wizard.
; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!
#define MyAppName "Remove xyz-duplicate LiDAR points"
#define MyAppVersion "0.2 Beta"
#define MyAppExeName "remove_duplicate_xyz_executable_project.exe"
[Setup]
; NOTE: The value of AppId uniquely identifies this application.
; Do not use the same AppId value in installers for other applications.
; (To generate a new GUID, click Tools | Generate GUID inside the IDE.)
AppId={{73F937B9-0CD9-44F1-B07E-17CD2399EE13}
AppName={#MyAppName}
AppVersion={#MyAppVersion}
;AppVerName={#MyAppName} {#MyAppVersion}
DefaultDirName={pf}\{#MyAppName}
DefaultGroupName={#MyAppName}
AllowNoIcons=yes
OutputBaseFilename=Remove xyz-duplicate LiDAR points
SetupIconFile=C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\iconRemoveduplicate_two_80res_small.ico
Compression=lzma
SolidCompression=yes
[Languages]
Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"
Name: "brazilianportuguese"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\BrazilianPortuguese.isl"
Name: "danish"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\Danish.isl"
Name: "french"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\French.isl"
Name: "german"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\German.isl"
Name: "italian"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\Italian.isl"
Name: "norwegian"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\Norwegian.isl"
Name: "russian"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\Russian.isl"
Name: "spanish"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\Spanish.isl"
[Tasks]
Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked
Name: "quicklaunchicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateQuickLaunchIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,6.1
[Files]
Source: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 5\Examples\MyProg.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\dist\_ctypes.pyd"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\dist\_hashlib.pyd"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\dist\_socket.pyd"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\dist\_ssl.pyd"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\dist\bz2.pyd"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\dist\library.zip"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\dist\python27.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\dist\remove_duplicate_xyz_executable_project.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\dist\select.pyd"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: "C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\dist\unicodedata.pyd"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files
[Icons]
Name: "{group}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"
Name: "{group}\{cm:UninstallProgram,{#MyAppName}}"; Filename: "{uninstallexe}"
Name: "{commondesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Tasks: desktopicon
Name: "{userappdata}\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Tasks: quicklaunchicon
[Run]
Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,{#StringChange(MyAppName, '&', '&&')}}"; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent
SetupIconFile=C:\PythonScript\Script_fun\Remove_duplicate_xyz\LiDAR_Remove_xyz_Duplicate_Point_executable_project\iconRemoveduplicate_two_80res_small.ico
. If you want to have generic icon, you should use generic for both Setup and Uninstall, or if you specify icon for Setup, you should specify icon for Uninstall as well withUninstallDisplayIcon=
. – RobeN