> > There are certainly a lot of rude comments about Flexera and Microsoft’s > disregard for developers requiring install software. >
Indeed! I found a fair swag of angry comments from irritable and frustrated people and journals during searches later in the day. I ran haphazard searches for various relevant keywords and it's quite clear that something went weirdly askew with setup projects after VS2010. You just can't get a straight answer anywhere about why things changed in the way they did, or where things are going. Even the "official" pronouncements are all shallow and evasive. I'm an MSDN subscriber who tries to keep up with tech gossip in my spare time, and even I didn't realise the vdproj was dropped last year and here I am wondering where the hell it's all going now, and no one seems to know. I even tried to find a clear description of the features (or limitations) of InstallShield Limited Edition without luck. All you can find in searches are pages of marketing bullshït telling you why you should upgrade to Professional, Ultimate or Cosmic editions. I'll ask in the Wix forum what the truth is about VS2013 integration with their releases and let you know if I find anything useful. Greg K
