Jeff Johnson wrote: > One aspect of deploying my applications that gets the least attention is > the install. Mainly because you install it and then provide updates > that don't require the install. I set up a virtual XP machine on Ubuntu > and started testing my installs on a fresh system and I was surprised at > how sloppy they were. I went to work fixing them so that I got a smooth > install every time and now I test every install before sending it out.
I do the same thing. Actually, I require updates to go through the setup.exe instead of just updating the files in place. There are pros and cons to each, but this way they have to agree to the (potentially changed) license agreement, and have the opportunity to put the program in a different location, etc. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
