Making an install file from executable

[MATLAB2007]

Can anybody please tell me how I can make my code an install file? I know how to make the code into an executable, but once I transfer the executable onto another computer (obviously) it doesnt work.

[thelamb]

Why does it obviously not work if you copy just the executable?

You'd mostly only need an installer when releasing a big project... if it's just some executable what would the installer do to make it working on the other's PC?

[Pynolathgeen]

You need to set your project properties, assuming you use VC++.

Press ALT+7, Click on Configuration Properties, go to C/C++ -> Code Generation.
There is an option called Runtime Library, you should set it to Multi threaded. Be aware that you executable size increases with like 300kb.

~Pyno

[MATLAB2007]

I just thought the compiler converted the c++ into asembler or some low level language, that was computer dependent and different for different computers?

[MATLAB2007]

@Pynolathgeen:
I tried changing this, but came out with 13 errors and 2 warnings, making the compilation fail. I did not get any before. I changed the setting you said to 'Multi-threaded (/MT)', although there were several others, im not sure If they are similar or not - 'Multi-threaded Debug (/MTd)', 'Multi-threaded DLL (/MD)''Multi-threaded Debug DLL (/MDd)'.

Any ideas?

It only seems to complile without errors on the setting 'Multi-threaded DLL (/MD)'.

[Pynolathgeen]

Multithreaded Debug DLL is not a problem either. You just need Multithreaded.