Not in my experience. My consistent observation is that the more code (custom
actions) there is in the install the more likely it is to fail. If your
"complex" means "lots of custom actions" then prepare for extra difficulty!
This is not a reflection on WiX custom actions, but sequencing them and issues
with having them run properly (impersonated? UAC? RollBack?) are still there.
So if you want a negative rating I'd say the more custom action code and
SelfRegistration the worse it is. They should ALL be like notepad installs, and
the complicated stuff done with a configuration tool. The paradox is that
people everywhere complain about how bad installations are, while at the same
time so may developers overload them with all kinds of bells and whistles.
Phil
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From: Yan Sklyarenko [...@sitecore.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:25 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Does anyone know about a rating of existent
installation programs?
Hello WiX community,
I have a general question: has any of you ever met a kind of rating
("Top N" thing) of the installation programs? I mean a list of software
sorted by the quality of its installation. It would be great if there
were different aspects considered, like general architecture, following
best practices, UI quality, etc.
Special request to MSI experts: it's obvious you guys architected much
more installations than I can imagine, so you probably met both best and
poorest practices. Can you point a handful of those you consider solid
and well-designed?
I'm talking about "complex" software installations, not those for
"Notepad-like" programs.
Looking forward to your replies.
Thank you.
-- Yan
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