Implement patch for single setup .exe file

[jeff]

Hello, I'm trying to impolement patch for single .exe setup file.
The corresponding help topic says the following:

"When the setup runs, it will prompt for the original source media. At this point, the user will need to run the self extracting .EXE file that comprises the compressed build."

I wonder what is it:

" the self extracting .EXE file that comprises the compressed build "

I've got my single setup .exe file and single patch .exe file, they are not self extracting.

Is it created by InstallAware or how?

[jeff]

Is it possible at all to make and use patch for compressed single setup .exe file?

Or may be the user has to pack files from uncompressed setup files manually to unpack it later?

[jimo]

As the help files states, the original singel file executable must be unpacked to a temp directory before your end user runs a patch.

Because of this, the most convenient way to work with patches is to use Web Media Blocks, this does not mean they have to download them from the web. By using web media blocks and placing the resulting setup executable and the web media blocks in the same folder on your distribution media, the appropriate files will be cached on the users system, thus when you distribute a patch the original files are always available.