> I have been using PC-Install to install my MC program from a CD. I have been
> unhappy with it in that the documentation leaves a LOT to be desired, and some
> commands just don't seem to work. Now, it bombs whenever I try to run Version
> 7. I wanted to download the software and reinstall it but I find that the
> original company 20-20 Software is no longer there and Symantec now has the
> product and it is discontinued. Thus I am looking for a new installer.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> My requirements are: 1) priced around $300 or lower, 2) no royalty fees, 3)
> installs to Windows 95/98/NT and preferably 2000, 4) reliable and
> straightforward to use.
On Mac we use Installer Vise, and on Windows we really like Wise Install.
It's not cheap, but the one-time fee lets you do absolutely anything you'd
ever want to do, all the way down to incremental patchers.
Feature-wise, the only product I've seen that matches Wise Install is
Install Shield, but Install Shield is so much harder to use well. Wise
Install offers a wizard-like UI for those that prefer it, as well as a
complete editor for every instruction if/when you need to work at that
level. Best of both worlds. :)
And to give credit where due: The folks at MindVision (makers of Installer
Vise) won the Scott Raney Support Award for 2000 here in our office (Raney
is, after all, the index by which all other support is measured). A great
fella at MindVision was in the office on Martin Luther Kingday last year
when I had a heckuva time making a patcher, and he kindly looked over my
files and offered cogent and timely advise. Second-best support experience
I've ever had (after my MetaCard support inquiries, of course).
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Media Corporation
Multimedia Design and Development for Mac, Windows, UNIX, and the Web
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