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How to Use 7-Zip to Create Self Extracting Executable

7-Zip is open source software. I usually use it to compress or pack files and folders, it has a higher compression ratio than other products. But not all my friends have 7-Zip installed. When I send them 7-Zip file, they just can not open it. To solve the issue, I want to know How to Use 7-Zip to Create Self Extracting Executable.

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Solution

  1. Select all files and folders you want to compress, and then right click on one of them.
  2. Choose "7-Zip" -> "Add to archive..." in file context menu.
    Use 7-Zip to Create Self Extracting Executable
  3. Select the file options depending on your needs, and then check "Create SFX archive".
     Use 7-Zip to Create Self Extracting Executable
  4. Press OK and you have Created Self Extracting Executable using 7-Zip.

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How to Extract 7-Zip archives created with LZMA2 algorithm in Windows 7
How to Compress Files With 7-Zip

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