MSI - do we really need to depend on Microsoft?
Posted by: TheWebDevGuy
Date: September 25, 2002 11:14PM

Inno Setup

I've found this installer to be a bit more configurable and personalble than MSI

One more way to get away from MS terany!

Yours Truly,
~TheRodster

a.k.a. Rodney Giles
Chief Engineering Architect
Toydrum Web & Media

Re: MSI - do we really need to depend on Microsoft?
Posted by: Jeff
Date: September 26, 2002 02:17AM

How about NSIS, which is much smaller and is, in fact, we're using?

-- Jeff

Re: MSI - do we really need to depend on Microsoft?
Posted by: Al.
Date: September 26, 2002 03:40AM

I like the new NSIS installer, it's miles better than the old Nullsoft one.

Re: MSI - do we really need to depend on Microsoft?
Posted by: Zooplah
Date: September 26, 2002 04:40AM

For what it's worth, I liked the old one better: it had individuality. It wasn't just another drone in the collective.

Re: MSI - do we really need to depend on Microsoft?
Posted by: TheWebDevGuy
Date: September 26, 2002 04:59AM

I'd forgotten about that one...

Good call! - As long as Nulsoft is willing to leave it open to developers...

With WinAmp3 changing the whole plugin architecture they aren't exactly on my Buddy-Buddy List if you know what I mean :-)

I guess I got mixed up looking at so many different browser and techonologies today... I blamed you for something you wheren't doing...

So very sorry! :-(

I still like InnoEven with the extra 500k because of the ease of script taloring...
To my own demise- I haven't done much work with NSIS so forgive my ignorance... I'll have to look into that for my next slew of products... :-D
Yours Truly,
~TheRodster

a.k.a. Rodney Giles
Chief Engineering Architect
Toydrum Web & Media

Re: MSI - do we really need to depend on Microsoft?
Posted by: po
Date: September 26, 2002 06:02AM

one comment on the nsis installer - i can't grab individual files out of the package with 7-zip, and i seem to recall being able to that with the previous ones (although i could be mistaken)... that's my only gripe. smiling smiley

Re: MSI - do we really need to depend on Microsoft?
Posted by: Andreas Tolfsen
Date: November 12, 2002 04:08PM

Well... who's up for changing installer?

Re: MSI - do we really need to depend on Microsoft?
Posted by: Andrew
Date: November 12, 2002 10:52PM

Why would we change it?

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