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Never have, I've tried that free one before which was actually very good, I forget the name of it, we used it for a while until we outgrew it.
John Cardinal wrote:
Never have, I've tried that free one before which was actually very good, I forget the name of it, we used it for a while until we outgrew it.
On a side note, I had to phone and speak with Installshield support last month and the first person, after trying her best to get out of it, passed me onto another guy, who also tried his best to get out of it.
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Josh Smith wrote:
I was afraid of getting that type of feedback
You wanted honest feedback. Right? You can also look at NSIS: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page[^]
Given that the two top players in the Install-App field are as unpopular as they are, it's a million-dollar market out there for some smart individuals to come up with something that's simple to use and that will work out of the box :-)
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Josh Smith wrote:
I was afraid of getting that type of feedback
You wanted honest feedback. Right? You can also look at NSIS: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page[^]
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
You wanted honest feedback. Right?
Yes, of course. I just was hoping that the installation packages were good! :D
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
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We're looking to buy an installation package, and I was hoping that some folks might have suggestions/tips based on experience. The deployment target is Windows-only, for .NET a app. It seems that there are two very popular choices: InstallShield and Wise. Do you have a recommendation for one or the other? Is there an even better choice? Thanks for any help.
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
Look at Inno Setup. Alternately if you're into MSI stuff, and you're needs are pretty simple (or even if they aren't), consider looking into Wix. I use it at work and have even integrated it into a VC6 project to build an installer that installs a service. Works great. InstallShield is a total ripoff. Can't speak for Wise.
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Look at Inno Setup. Alternately if you're into MSI stuff, and you're needs are pretty simple (or even if they aren't), consider looking into Wix. I use it at work and have even integrated it into a VC6 project to build an installer that installs a service. Works great. InstallShield is a total ripoff. Can't speak for Wise.
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Jim Crafton wrote:
consider looking into Wix.
I'm reading lots of good stuff about it. It seems very powerful and it nicely integrates with Visual Studio.
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Jim Crafton wrote:
consider looking into Wix.
I'm reading lots of good stuff about it. It seems very powerful and it nicely integrates with Visual Studio.
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Yeah I was pleasantly surprised. It's got a *lot* of options, but it's simple enough for basic things that it's easy enough to put stuff together. How well it scales, I don't know.
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We're looking to buy an installation package, and I was hoping that some folks might have suggestions/tips based on experience. The deployment target is Windows-only, for .NET a app. It seems that there are two very popular choices: InstallShield and Wise. Do you have a recommendation for one or the other? Is there an even better choice? Thanks for any help.
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
I switched to AdvancedInstaller (www.advancedinstaller.com) when Windows Vista out... They are dedicated on Windows Installer (MSI) installers... and it costs less then Wise and InstallShield... Serhiy Horobets
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Look at Inno Setup. Alternately if you're into MSI stuff, and you're needs are pretty simple (or even if they aren't), consider looking into Wix. I use it at work and have even integrated it into a VC6 project to build an installer that installs a service. Works great. InstallShield is a total ripoff. Can't speak for Wise.
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Techno Silliness
Gracias, Senor Crafton.
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
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I switched to AdvancedInstaller (www.advancedinstaller.com) when Windows Vista out... They are dedicated on Windows Installer (MSI) installers... and it costs less then Wise and InstallShield... Serhiy Horobets
Thanks Serhiy. Does AdvancedInstaller work well? Is it easy to use?
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
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Gracias, Senor Crafton.
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De nada Senor Smith.
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We're looking to buy an installation package, and I was hoping that some folks might have suggestions/tips based on experience. The deployment target is Windows-only, for .NET a app. It seems that there are two very popular choices: InstallShield and Wise. Do you have a recommendation for one or the other? Is there an even better choice? Thanks for any help.
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
One other that I remember, http://www.ethalone.com/products.php[^] I remember trying out Ghost Installer several years ago and thinking it was pretty cool. I don't know what it's like today.
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Thanks Serhiy. Does AdvancedInstaller work well? Is it easy to use?
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
Yes, it is very easy to use. They provide great support and release updates every few weeks. I am very happy with it... You can download trial version from: http://www.advancedinstaller.com/downloads/advinst.msi
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We're looking to buy an installation package, and I was hoping that some folks might have suggestions/tips based on experience. The deployment target is Windows-only, for .NET a app. It seems that there are two very popular choices: InstallShield and Wise. Do you have a recommendation for one or the other? Is there an even better choice? Thanks for any help.
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
I'd recommend anything, even xcopy in a batch file, over InstallShield. X|
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We're looking to buy an installation package, and I was hoping that some folks might have suggestions/tips based on experience. The deployment target is Windows-only, for .NET a app. It seems that there are two very popular choices: InstallShield and Wise. Do you have a recommendation for one or the other? Is there an even better choice? Thanks for any help.
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
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Jim Crafton wrote:
consider looking into Wix.
I'm reading lots of good stuff about it. It seems very powerful and it nicely integrates with Visual Studio.
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I used Wix recently and there's a big learning curve, so set aside some time for that up-front. The biggest hurdle is just finding docs, at times I had to resort to looking through the XML schema to see what the elements/attributes were.
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De nada Senor Smith.
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Jim Crafton wrote:
De nada Senor Smith.
You made some good progress already:)
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We're looking to buy an installation package, and I was hoping that some folks might have suggestions/tips based on experience. The deployment target is Windows-only, for .NET a app. It seems that there are two very popular choices: InstallShield and Wise. Do you have a recommendation for one or the other? Is there an even better choice? Thanks for any help.
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
If you can. Both tools allow you to click together a vanilla setup, but if you are a perfectionist, have non-custom wishes, or *shudder* care about end-user experience, you are into a sea of pain. Rule No. 1: Keep the Installation as simle as possible. Everything your application can do after copying some files your application should do. Keep as much logic, glue and wiring as possible out of the setup. If you need it, move it into the app. Rule No. 2: After the first "this was easy", you will hate it. You heard it from me first. Just search the lounge for posts by me that contain "stall". Suggestion: InnoSetup. Ignoring it's Pascal Script, it isn't as powerful and clicketyish, and that's definitely a good thing. And the pascal scripting is finally easier on your health than, say, InstallScript or Windows Installer.
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We're looking to buy an installation package, and I was hoping that some folks might have suggestions/tips based on experience. The deployment target is Windows-only, for .NET a app. It seems that there are two very popular choices: InstallShield and Wise. Do you have a recommendation for one or the other? Is there an even better choice? Thanks for any help.
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
I'd vote again for NSIS since it's so customisable and far better than the various (recent) versions of IS I've tried out. One thing which I did do when I had to create several different installers from the same files was a relatively simple XSLT transformation from a configuration file to an NSIS script (good way to learn XSLT) and then the little batch program executed the NSIS compiler et voila! (Sorry don't have that program anymore, my employers at the time managed to hose one of their (thankfully not too important) hard drives).
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Josh Smith wrote:
I was afraid of getting that type of feedback
You wanted honest feedback. Right? You can also look at NSIS: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page[^]
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
You can also look at NSIS:
My, it's been a while since i've used that, but i sure did love it. If i ever again need to write an installer for something truly awful (like say, Crystal Reports...) NSIS is coming back out of the box.
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We're looking to buy an installation package, and I was hoping that some folks might have suggestions/tips based on experience. The deployment target is Windows-only, for .NET a app. It seems that there are two very popular choices: InstallShield and Wise. Do you have a recommendation for one or the other? Is there an even better choice? Thanks for any help.
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
Just FYI, another very good program: Inno Setup. (However, not sure whether it is enough for your case.) Something from its website: Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php[^] It is really free of charge, even for commercial use.