Personally I used to use WISE but I've had problems with their admin and their
support, both of which are hopeless, I've also had some (and I must say unproven)
problems with libraries apparently not being installed when an older version is
already on the machine. InstallShield X Express is really nice - it has a very good
interface, works on any Windows and has most of the features I need (the only one
lacking is a true installation from a web server, where 'true' means it only downloads
and installs the support files etc that are needed rather than downloading everything
which this version does, but that's only a bandwidth issue). If you really need extra
features (which I doubt) then you could try InstallShield X Pro (which does do a true
web install) but I haven't looked at it's interface so I can't comment on its
usability. Installshield support is first rate. Download and try the evaluation
copies - they are fully featured and you'll be able to judge for yourself.
HTH
Ian
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From: HouseDad
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 2:02 PM
Subject: [vbhelp] Installation Setup Programs/Wizards
Ok. I ran into problems getting programs to run on all users on
win2k pro. I don't have these problems on the older win95,win98
machines, but I am not using those anymore since they don't execute
the programs as well as the newer versions of windows like 2k and xp.
I know you all have told me over and over that the wizard with
studio is not worth a mad-cow-free steak soaked in bleach.
After convincing my superiors these problems, such as programs
having to run under admin and not general users, could be solved with
a better installation program, I have got the support to get a better
one!
So, you guys have all been doing this a lot longer than me on a
lot of different os's, etc, so give me some advice if you don't
mind. What do I need to get? Price isn't a factor unless it IS a
factor, if you know what I mean.
Right now I got a 50% chance of being able to get the programs
to execute properly for any user. It's a real nightmare. I even
tried to install it on a win2kserver machine and it wouldn't work.
Seems like it has to be professional.
In the beginning, when my programs were being mainly used by
people at home, it wasn't a problem. But now, they are becoming used
more and more in the shop on the network, and problems are starting
to pop up.
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