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UltimaX Member since: 3/27/2003 From: Ashland, OH, United States |
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| Theres also Setup Factory. I like it a lot, it has a lot of good features. I never had a problem using it before. Just thought I would share in case someone didn't know about it. BTW: Nice article. -UltimaX- "You wished for a white christmas... Now go shovel your wishes!" [edited by - UltimaX on October 14, 2003 1:24:50 PM] |
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Chaucer Member since: 7/12/2002 |
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iaretony Member since: 12/28/2002 From: Fresno, USA |
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Posted - 10/14/2003 1:12:31 PM |
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| Not mentioned (that I saw anyway) in the article is "Inno Setup Compiler". Works great. Fast. Highly reccomended. Free! Tony |
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DrunkenHyena Member since: 1/17/2001 From: Winnipeg, Canada |
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| I think a good follow-up would be to actually look at a number of those other install packages and give pros and cons for each of them. An unbiased feature comparison is a handy thing. Stay Casual, Ken Drunken Hyena |
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rsegal Member since: 12/18/2000 From: Toronto, Canada |
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| Thanks for the comments guys. I actually did mention Inno setup in my article, at the bottom mind you but it is there. A more in depth comparison between the other packages would definitely be nice. It's a fair amount of work as I would actually have to try all of them out. If there is demand for it perhaps I'll write a sequel to this article about that. A few other packages people have mentioned to me is the MSI installer, http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/windows_installer_start_page.asp And VISE which I imagine is a take on WISE. http://www.VISE.com -Rob Segal [edited by - rsegal on October 16, 2003 10:40:55 AM] |
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Lillemanden Member since: 10/9/2003 From: Denmark |
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Posted - 10/17/2003 12:53:35 PM |
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| Another is QSetup, it's pretty simple with a nice GUI to make a package in a matter of minutes. It has all the basic needs (uninstaller, reg-setup, etc.). And best of all, if you're an independent software developer you get a free licens. That allmost sounded like a sales pitch  (I'm not in anyway connected to the company)Anyway take a look at http://www.pantaray.com/. [edited by - Lillemanden on October 17, 2003 12:54:29 PM] |
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Fidelio66 Member since: 11/4/2003 From: Netherlands |
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| The article more or less accurately describes the state of things around the late 90's, with winzip, installshield and similar tools. I was surprised to see absolutely no mention of Microsoft's .msi file format. For the last few years they are recommending this as the best solution. |
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