With IExpress you can create an executable package that contains you files. The result from IExpress is .exe file, so, you can extract it just by double click it. Beside it’s a good packager, it also an easy to use application. And here are steps to using it:

1. Open IExpress by click Start -> Run menu, enter iexpress in box and then press Enter key.
   
2. In first wizard step, leave Create new Self Extraction Directive file is chosen to create a new packager and then click Next button.
   
3. Because I just want to create a packager without an installation process, I chosen Extract files only option and then click Next button.
   
4. On this step, give your package file a title and then click Next button.
   
5. On Confirmation Prompt step, I choose No Prompt and then click Next button.
   
6. On License agreement step, choose Do not display a license since my package is contains my private files only and then click Next button.
   
7. In Packaged files screen, you can add your files in this step.
   
8. Click Add button to browse to your file
   
   and click Remove button if you want remove the chosen file and then click Next button after your review your packaged files.
   
9. In Show window, click Default option and then click Next button.
   
10. I suggest filling its display message so that if your files are finished to extracted, you’ll be warn and then click Next button.
    
11. Then save it’s as a packager file, just give its file name in Save As dialog and then click Save button.
    
12. In Package Name and Options step, make sure that Store files using Long File Name inside Package option is chosen and then click Next button.
    
13. If you create a package for a time using only, you don’t need your packager information so choose Don’t save option in Save Self Extraction Directive step and then click Next button.
    
14. In Create package step, click Next to start create your package file.
    
15. Then a MS-DOS window will pop-up and shows its progress and wait it until it finish.
    
16. On other side, your IExpress wizard is showing its status also.
    
17. After the create progress is done, you’ll get a summary, just click Finish button to close the wizard window.
    

How to extract it?

1. Find your package file and then double click it.
   
2. Type your destination folder by type it manually or through click Browse button and then click OK button.
   
3. If your destination folder does not exist, it can create the folder automatically.
   
4. Then extraction progress is start.
   
5. After it is done, you’ll get the message that you set before.
   
6. Then you get your files.
   

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