[WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9

2009-11-13 Thread DE�K JAHN, G�bor
On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:53:16 -0500, Matt Walker wrote: Matt, > What about the future of WiX? With it being free, how do I know it > will be around for a while if I would choose to go this route with > our installations? Considering that Microsoft uses it for its own primary products (except for

Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9

2009-11-12 Thread Blair
ows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9 >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 regar

Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9

2009-11-12 Thread Jeremy Farrell
s MySQL > -Original Message- > From: Matt Walker [mailto:matt.wal...@synergis.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:00 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9 > > >From just

Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9

2009-11-12 Thread Matt Walker
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 ou

Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9

2009-11-12 Thread Christopher Painter
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 wrote: > From: Brian Simoneau > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Insta

Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9

2009-11-12 Thread Arun Perregatturv
pka [mailto:john.kru...@nmwco.com] Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:32 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9 I would add WiX to the list of considerations. I have used InstallShield and Wise in the past. We decided several months a

Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9

2009-11-12 Thread Matt Walker
alker [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 man

Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9

2009-11-12 Thread John L Krupka
I would add WiX to the list of considerations. I have used InstallShield and Wise in the past. We decided several months ago to either migrate to WiX or upgrade Wise. We chose WiX and have not looked back. Unless you use the scripting engine of IS, which I would heavily advise against, WiX wil

Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9

2009-11-12 Thread Brian Simoneau
alker [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 man

[WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9

2009-11-12 Thread Matt Walker
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