So what I want to do is the following: I have an insall file for an application that is a .exe How do I create a new .exe install file containing the above application, but also contains as a component to change the browser home page to another web site. Then more advance I have 2 more quetsions: -how to not only set home page, but also the standard search field and new tab ? -How can you track succesfull installations? Meaning all components are installed? With tracking I mean have a pixel fire. Anybody has experience with the above meterial? Any good source to find info on this? Any software that lets you do this with a user interface? Your help is much appreciated!
Use an installation program, like InstallShield or Inno Setup (or you can learn how to make .msi files). That depends on how the program gets the home page. Since you wrote the program, it would be up to you to write a program that changes that, and include it in the installation. See above - same way. You can track things (I assume you mean so that you can know who installs what) by requiring the program to connect to your server and leave a message before it will activate. The "source" is experience. Many, but only a few free ones. Which one you need depends on the way your program was written (the language) and what the platform is (Windows, Linux, etc.)