You can make an install package (rw????.exe) in the current Windows style by using the installer kit Inno Setup 3.0.x, x >= 6 from jrsoftware.org. You need the R installation built completely (see ../INSTALL: this includes making bitmap and Tcl/Tk support and the manuals). It's worthwhile testing it too! Go to the parent of this directory and edit ISDIR in ../MkRules and run make distribution make clean You will have rw1???.exe and a set of files miniR* for the floppy-sized distribution, both in the ../cran directory.