On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Antonio Augusto (Mancha)<mkha...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 18:24, Fernando Cassia<fcas...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Could someone please zip up the installed dir of Virtualbox 3.0.4, >> upload it to some hosting like rapidshare or megaupload, and email me >> the URL (off-list if you prefer so) >> privately? >> > > It won't do you ant good since Virtualbox register some dlls during > install and, probably, install some stuff to the register as well... > This is not your regular program you know. > > Also, if you have issues with MSI you should look on how to fix these > and not ask virtualbox devs to change the software packaging.
I'm just saying that EVENTUALLY Windows Installer, like Installshield, has the "feature" of becoming totally corrupted. And on most systems where that happened to me, the only solution was a format and reinstall of the whole OS. Something that I plan to do in a few months time but I cannot afford to do right now. An installer should be something that just copies files to the right location, not something obscure that messes your system like Windows Installer or Installshield. Try a google search for "unable to install" "windows installer" and see how frequent this is. Better yet, try "installshield sucks" and you'll see why Nullsoft's NSIS installer is so popular. Not only it creates small installers, it also works everywhere and doesn't use any OS services for installation. It works on even completely ruined systems. After all, that's the way an installer should work. And I believe most apps should just run after unzipping. IBM knew this and with OS/2's "IBM works" they included with a register.cmd file for "re-registering" any "registry" (os2.ini) entries it needed in case you copied the application over or restored it from backup on a freshly installed system. THAT is a properly designed application. Relying on a buggy system component for installation is just asking for trouble. But then WTF do I know... I've been using software since the TRS-80 Model III days... FC _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
