NSIS without any plugins can't be gotten to display background images? -- that surprises me.

Or are you looking for a fully skinned non-rectangular window?

Edit: Just re-read your post ... you want background images on buttons, meaning I assume skinned buttons -- yeah, it probably can't do that.

Basically you have two options:

1. Use NSIS or something like it and  lower your expectations about how much you are going to be able to customize its look and feel.

2. Write the installer from scratch to the Win32 API ... which depending on how complicated the installer is and how comfortable you are with Windows programming may actually not be that big a deal.

NSIS without any plugins can't be gotten to display background images? -- that surprises me.

Or are you looking for a fully skinned non-rectangular window?

Edit: Just re-read your post ... you want background images on buttons -- yeah, it probably can't do that.

Basically you have two options:

1. Use NSIS or something like it and  lower your expectations about how much you are going to be able to customize its look and feel.

2. Write the installer from scratch to the Win32 API ... which depending on how complicated the installer is and how comfortable you are with Windows programming may actually not be that big a deal.

NSIS without any plugins can't be gotten to display background images? -- that surprises me.

Or are you looking for a fully skinned non-rectangular window?