>From just initially talking about or thinking about WiX my first guess would >be that this would be the option for simpler installation processes/tasks and >that the 'Top Shelf' products (with regard to price not quality) would pull >the heavier weighted install stuff.
I would be interested in the cons of WiX, but I don't know if that would offend anyone in this group. Here is the list of what our installations do... what can't be done or is difficult to do with WiX? -Install\Configure a web site (with the help of some Custom Actions to tweak some config files) -Various Custom Actions: call windows installer .dlls, call executables stored in the .msi, call executables on destination or installed w/application -Dialog addition and editing -Copy, Move and Delete File operations (Wise - basically populates the Move.. and RemoveFile tables -Query the Registry up front for launch condition values and values to populate dialog controls in the UI -Add, update INI files -Add File Associations/Extensions -Create and control Windows Services -Install Pre-requisite checking -Language localization support -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:34 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9 Anything? Really? I'm sorry, I like WiX a lot but I can list out a couple dozen glaring feature and usability gaps. WiX is nice but let's keep some perspective here. --- On Thu, 11/12/09, Brian Simoneau <bsimon...@freedomscientific.com> wrote: > From: Brian Simoneau <bsimon...@freedomscientific.com> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9 > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 11:05 AM > My company was using InstallShield > before switching to WiX. I have > never used InstallAware, but the only advice I can give is > to use WiX. > It's free and can do anything that the commercial products > do, sometimes > better. > > -Brian Simoneau > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Walker [mailto:matt.wal...@synergis.com] > > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:10 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9 > > Hi All, > > > > I'm new to the group and was pointed here by an individual > from whom > I've received valuable assistance on many .NET, install > related topics > over the past several years. I know this is a Wix > users group, but I'm > hoping someone can give me some insight, guidance, etc. > > > > We as a company are looking to switch our install build > product. The > company whose product we use has undergone several company > takeovers/changes recently and it doesn't look like the > development > effort is there for this particular product. > > > > We've been focusing on InstallShield 2010 and InstallAware > 9. I've used > InstallShield products in the past and never really had any > major > problems to speak of. IS seemed fairly easy to use > and suited all of > our needs. This seems to be the case with > InstallShield 2010. > > > > InstallAware is a tool of a different kind as it appears to > be primarily > script based but does have a Visual interface as > well. It might be > because I could be subconsciously hooked on InstallShield, > but > InstallAware seems cumbersome to me. I guess that may > also be that I'm > just not used to their way of doing things. > Conversion for us would > take a larger amount of time with this product, but if it > works and is > stable, that really won't matter much to me. > > > > What I've heard and from what I already knew, they are both > major > players with InstallShield having a longer lifespan so > far. I've been > told that InstallAware claims to be on the cutting edge, > but their > installs at times display weird behavior. > > > > I'm trying to find an individual(s) that has used both or > similar > products for a compare and contrast of sorts. What > are the pros and > cons? Early on, > > > > Of course price will be a factor for us, but I just want to > be sure > after making a selection I don't miss major advantages of > the product > that is left behind by our decision. > > > > Please help if you can. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal > Reports 2008 > 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and > deployment - and > focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's > new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal > Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. 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