How to create an Exe File?
EXE files are used to install programs or add files to a Windows computer. To create an EXE installer, you'll use a built-in Windows feature called IExpress.
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1.Open Notepad.
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Enter your EXE's program code. Type in the code one line at a time, or copy and paste it into the Notepad document if you already have it typed out somewhere else on your computer.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015330720184319.png)
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Click File. This option is in the top-left corner of the Notepad window. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
4.Click Save As.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015331920186399.png)
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5.Click the "Save as type" drop-down box. You'll find this near the bottom of the window.
The current "Save as type" drop-down box should read Text Documents (*.txt).![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015340920189997.png)
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Click All files. It's in the drop-down box.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015342020189583.png)
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7.Enter a name for your EXE file. In the "File name" text box, type in a name followed by .exe. This will save your file as an EXE.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015344020188723.png)
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Select a save location. Click a folder on the left side of the window to select it as the place where your file will be saved.
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Click Save. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This will save your EXE file in your selected location under the specified name.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015345120187372.png)
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Creating an EXE Installer
1.Type iexpress into Start. This will search for the iexpress command.
You have to fully type out iexpress in order for iexpress to appear.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015375220184764.png)
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Click iexpress. It resembles a grey filing cabinet. You'll find this at the top of the Start window.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015380620183248.png)
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3.Check the "Create new Self Extraction Directive file" box. It's in the middle of the page. This option should be checked by default, but if it isn't, check it.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015392520186966.png)
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4.Click Next. This is in the bottom-right corner of the window.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015403620185719.png)
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5.Check the "Extract files only" box. It's in the middle of the page.
6.Click Next.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015460220188469.png)
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7.Enter a name for your EXE file. Type the file's name into the text field in the middle of the window, then click Next.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015463920189778.png)
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8.Decide whether or not you want to use a text prompt. Click Next to skip using a text prompt, or check "Prompt user with" and then type a word or phrase into the text box before clicking Next.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015465020181705.png)
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9.click Next to proceed.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015470120184294.png)
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Click Add. It's below the box in the middle of the window. Doing so will open a new File Explorer window in which you can select files to add to your EXE installer.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015471120184646.png)
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11.Select files to add. Click a file location on the left side of the File Explorer window, then select files by clicking and dragging the mouse across a group of files you want to use.
12.Click Open.
13.Click Next.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015473120181545.png)
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Check the "Default" box, then click Next. This box is at the top of the window.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015474320181360.png)
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15.Decide whether or not to include a final message. Once your EXE installer finishes running, you can choose to display a message for the user. To do so, check the "Display message" box, type in the message you want to use, and click Next.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015480420184274.png)
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16.Add the program that you want to install. This is the EXE program that you created earlier. Click Browse, navigate to the file's location, click the file, and click Save.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015481420186508.png)
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17.Click Next three times.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/10081015482520184790.png)
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Click Finish.
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Ayesha
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