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The installer needs to be free software, on ethical groups.
Also, it needs to have a GPL-compatible license in order to
combine it with Emacs.  The license of Inno Setup qualifies.
The CPL does not.

A side issue:
In hacker terminology, calling something a "win" is a form of praise.
If you wish to praise Microsoft Windows, you're free to do so; but if you
don't, then you might want to think twice about using the term "win32".