Hello all Freespacers out there!

I first want to start by saying that I have been playing Freespace 2 for so many years, and it has been so great to see the evolution of one of the best damn space sims ever developed. THANK YOU to the coders, MODers, and others keeping this game and alive!
Throughout all these years, the one major hurdle I have always wrestled with has been getting this game to install and configure correctly. While I have been able to manage, I continue to watch countless people struggle constantly only to get turned off and give up. Well, after finally seeing a post about this recently, it took it upon myself to weave some majic and spent a few evenings this week to build a high quality Windows universal installer for FS2 Open that takes care of all the pesky configuration details that are required to get this game to run in a hassle-free and expected manner that the game is worthy of.
What this work has resulted in is an installer package that:
1. Installs the Freespace 2 3.7.0 Open executables
2. Installs the minimum MediaVPs_3612 required to run FS2 Open
3. Installs OpenAL
4. Moves the required movie files, deletes unnecessary folders/shortcuts, and opens up permissions on the install directory
5. pre-configures the launcher with the parameters to just click "Run" and start playing!
6. Supports all versions of Windows x86/x64
All this in a package built with Installshield Professional to high-quality industry standards. JUST INSTALL, RUN, AND START PLAYING!
Please keep in mind - while I know the frustration of everyone doing their own thing, and with all respect to the other ladies and gentlemen whom work so hard on their launchers (you guys are all way better coders than me!) I feel this is a necessary measure to bring some sanity and simplicity to the installation process for this game. Whether you guys all accept it or not, I will continue to build these packages and distribute them on a quarterly basis for my own sanity alone, and hopefully, for many others.
In this first release:
Packaged on FS2 Open build 3.7.0 build 9755, this release supports a minimal install set at this time only, as my first goal was to eliminate 98% of the tedious steps necessary to get the game directory configured and ready to play. Once I have received feedback on this build, I will develop and sequence the downloader page to the installation routine for the Custom and Full install types for all the rest of the game content as well.
My goal is to have a full-fledged working and professional installer for the game by NEXT release cycle! With Installshield, all the packaging objectives for this game are easy to accomplish with minimal effort, and only a few evenings of work can see it nice and polished. The next release will be based on the MediaVPs_2014 and the latest Windows Standard FS2 nightly build. Hold on to your shorts!
So without further ado, please download, try it, and let me know what you think of this first release:
70th Blue Lion Squadron Windows Installer 3.7.0.9755:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/8izwvt8vphgec87/FS2scp_3.7.0_9755.exe