On 31 July 2011 22:43, Graeme Geldenhuys <[email protected]> wrote: > On 31 July 2011 22:39, Henry Vermaak wrote: >> It's an interface to the Windows Installer where you define all the >> specifics of your project in an XML file. It the compiles and links >> into an msi file. > > I can't comment on WiX (never knew about it), but I can say our > company had terrible experiences with Windows Installer (msi files). > Apps kept restoring, it's a bitch to actually uninstall an app, > upgrading apps where a nightmare too. So much so, what we reverted > back to an old version of InstallShield Developer. So I guess your > mileage my vary. :-/
Probably a badly constructed msi file. Who made it? I've never had bad installers with wix generated msi (and I've made hundreds). It compiles the xml first, so it can give warnings/errors. Henry -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
