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    David Stone
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    I know this has been asked before...but what do you guys think is the best installation software? We're looking at InstallShield, Wise, and InstallAnywhere.


    When I can talk about 64 bit processors and attract girls with my computer not my car, I'll come out of the closet. Until that time...I'm like "What's the ENTER key?" -Hockey on being a geek

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      I know this has been asked before...but what do you guys think is the best installation software? We're looking at InstallShield, Wise, and InstallAnywhere.


      When I can talk about 64 bit processors and attract girls with my computer not my car, I'll come out of the closet. Until that time...I'm like "What's the ENTER key?" -Hockey on being a geek

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      Richard Jones
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      copy con: myprog.exe "For all of our languages, we cannot communicate" - Christy Moore, Natives

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        I know this has been asked before...but what do you guys think is the best installation software? We're looking at InstallShield, Wise, and InstallAnywhere.


        When I can talk about 64 bit processors and attract girls with my computer not my car, I'll come out of the closet. Until that time...I'm like "What's the ENTER key?" -Hockey on being a geek

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        Jim Howard
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        I like Inno, which is excellent and free. http://www.jrsoftware.org/ It has a graphical helper also: http://www.istool.org/

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          I know this has been asked before...but what do you guys think is the best installation software? We're looking at InstallShield, Wise, and InstallAnywhere.


          When I can talk about 64 bit processors and attract girls with my computer not my car, I'll come out of the closet. Until that time...I'm like "What's the ENTER key?" -Hockey on being a geek

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          Lost User
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          Nullsoft's NSIS is pretty damn good for an open-sores project. http://nsis.sourceforge.net/site/index.php[^] In fact, considering the nightmares I hear about with InstallShield... :rolleyes: All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.

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            Nullsoft's NSIS is pretty damn good for an open-sores project. http://nsis.sourceforge.net/site/index.php[^] In fact, considering the nightmares I hear about with InstallShield... :rolleyes: All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.

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            James T Johnson
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            I'll second NSIS. James "When you get frunk whats really fuinny is that you dont really realize you are cdtrunk till you are too drunk and by thewn you are too drunk to give a damn about being drubnk :-0" A drunk Nish over Sonork

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              copy con: myprog.exe "For all of our languages, we cannot communicate" - Christy Moore, Natives

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              Jeremy Kimball
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              no no no no no! That is how we program the actual application, not install it! :) Jeremy Kimball

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                I'll second NSIS. James "When you get frunk whats really fuinny is that you dont really realize you are cdtrunk till you are too drunk and by thewn you are too drunk to give a damn about being drubnk :-0" A drunk Nish over Sonork

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                Steve Maier
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                I will add my vote for NSIS too. I use it on my shareware and at times at work. Steve Maier, MCSD

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                • J Jim Howard

                  I like Inno, which is excellent and free. http://www.jrsoftware.org/ It has a graphical helper also: http://www.istool.org/

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                  Lost User
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                  I'll second the recommendation of Inno.

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                  • J Jim Howard

                    I like Inno, which is excellent and free. http://www.jrsoftware.org/ It has a graphical helper also: http://www.istool.org/

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                    Chris Meech
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                    I'll third the Inno tool. It's elegance is in it's simplicity. :) Chris Meech It's much easier to get rich telling people what they want to hear. Chistopher Duncan I can't help getting older, but I refuse to grow up. Roger Wright I've been meaning to change my sig. Thanks! Alvaro Mendez We're more like a hobbiest in a Home Depot drooling at all the shiny power tools, rather than a craftsman that makes the chair to an exacting level of comfort by measuring the customer's butt. Marc Clifton

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                      I will add my vote for NSIS too. I use it on my shareware and at times at work. Steve Maier, MCSD

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                      Shog9 0
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                      Ya, i'll continue with the accolades - NSIS rocks

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                        I know this has been asked before...but what do you guys think is the best installation software? We're looking at InstallShield, Wise, and InstallAnywhere.


                        When I can talk about 64 bit processors and attract girls with my computer not my car, I'll come out of the closet. Until that time...I'm like "What's the ENTER key?" -Hockey on being a geek

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                        Michael P Butler
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                        I'm currently using Installshield Developer 8. (Hey, I need MSI support) It does the job okay. The UI still sucks, but at least it integrates into VS.NET which helps a little. For straight forward copy files and register COM objects installs then it does the job very well. It's when you come to want to do custom install dialogs, create database structures and stuff that is becomes a pain. Installscript is still a bitch to use but at least the debugger is better now. It's a lot of money, but non of the free-ones I've looked at seem to support MSI installers (which is very important to a lot of sys-admins). Michael Snow is lying on the ground, and in the air the sleigh bells sound, The frosted patterned window panes, it's British summer time again. No, it's not, It's Christmas - Santa Claus in on the Dole (Spitting Image 1986)

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                        • J Jim Howard

                          I like Inno, which is excellent and free. http://www.jrsoftware.org/ It has a graphical helper also: http://www.istool.org/

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                          Steve McLenithan
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                            I like Inno, which is excellent and free. http://www.jrsoftware.org/ It has a graphical helper also: http://www.istool.org/

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                            Jim Crafton
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                            Ditto, InnoSetup is the way to go. My only complaint is trying to get it to *properly* register environment variables, but I think this is an issue with windows, not Inno. ¡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

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                              I like Inno, which is excellent and free. http://www.jrsoftware.org/ It has a graphical helper also: http://www.istool.org/

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                              Lost User
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                              http://www.jrsoftware.org/[^] The tigress is here :-D

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                                I like Inno, which is excellent and free. http://www.jrsoftware.org/ It has a graphical helper also: http://www.istool.org/

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                                Steven Hicks n 1
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                                Inno is the way to go.. thats what I use for 404Browser. -Steven Hicks

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                                  no no no no no! That is how we program the actual application, not install it! :) Jeremy Kimball

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                                  Anders Molin
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                                  Ahhh, we start with copy con setup.exe, and make it packed in the installer right from the start ;) - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!" My Photos[^] nsms@spyf.dk <- Spam Collecting ;)

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                                    http://www.jrsoftware.org/[^] http://www.istool.org[^]

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                                    JoeSox
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                                    :doh: I just voted Jim's a 5, not realizing he didn't provide any links:sigh: Good Job!:-D 5 Later, JoeSox "That sounds exactly like the thinking of a machine to me." -- Morpheus, The Matrix Reloaded joeswammi.com ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ joeswammi.com/sinfest

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                                      Nullsoft's NSIS is pretty damn good for an open-sores project. http://nsis.sourceforge.net/site/index.php[^] In fact, considering the nightmares I hear about with InstallShield... :rolleyes: All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.

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                                      What is the advantage of using NSIS over InnoSetup? if you don't mind me asking, besides being open sores :) I never tried NSIS out:sigh: Later, JoeSox "That sounds exactly like the thinking of a machine to me." -- Morpheus, The Matrix Reloaded joeswammi.com ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ joeswammi.com/sinfest

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                                        copy con: myprog.exe "For all of our languages, we cannot communicate" - Christy Moore, Natives

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                                        David Stone
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                                        That's a good point. All the apps I write are XCOPY-able. So I wonder why the boss-man wants to buy an installer package... :~


                                        When I can talk about 64 bit processors and attract girls with my computer not my car, I'll come out of the closet. Until that time...I'm like "What's the ENTER key?" -Hockey on being a geek

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                                          :doh: I just voted Jim's a 5, not realizing he didn't provide any links:sigh: Good Job!:-D 5 Later, JoeSox "That sounds exactly like the thinking of a machine to me." -- Morpheus, The Matrix Reloaded joeswammi.com ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ joeswammi.com/sinfest

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                                          Steve McLenithan
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                                          JoeSox wrote: just voted Jim's a 5, not realizing he didn't provide any links It happens, even to the best of us;) JoeSox wrote: Good Job Why thank you:-D

                                          // Steve McLenithan

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