Hello Dimitry Andric & everyone else, on 24-Mai-2005 at 21:44 you (Dimitry Andric) wrote:
> And this is precisely what MSI can't cope with: it needs the old msi to > be able to do ANYTHING with your installation, even upgrading or > uninstallation. (In fact, I've understood that MSI deals with upgrading > by doing an uninstallation of the old version first, which often fails > miserably, and then a "normal" install of the new version. This usually > forces you to reboot twice or even more times for a simply upgrade...) Can someone give a short summary on the *advantages* of releasing software in an MSI install package? What I've read so far means that its uncomfortable to deal with, a waste of diskspace, and you need a separate cleanup tool to fix the mess it leaves. I dare say that Nullsoft Install System does a better job. -- Best regards, Alexander (http://www.neurowerx.de - ICQ 238153981) And there's a dreadful law here - it was made by mistake, but there it is - that if anyone asks for machinery, they have to have it and keep on using it. -- E. Nesbit ________________________________________________________ Current beta is (none) | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
