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help badly needed!! installer problem... -

hey guys! i have a little problem with my installer...

i tried using P&D wizard for my project. my project includes around 500 media files. the installer doesnt run smoothly (it hangs after some 10 mins of running). i tried packaging the same project, but not including the media files. installer runs well. so i concluded that the P&D works best only with small cab files and decided to make my own installer.

my installer is supposed to shell the SETUP.EXE i created with P&D and then copy the media files from the installation cd to the app path.

QUESTION: how can i access the app path specified by the user during installation?

thanks for any help.

 

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