In my experience (and who's experience other than mine would I have?) v3 is stable enough to do most tasks that the average installer needs to do. Granted, most of our installers (currently in test/demo phase) copy files around, register stuff in the GAC, create a web page or a virtual directory or two. We've had good luck with it.
One thing I personally like about Votive3 is support for msbuild, as well as SCC support for source control (in VS2005.) One thing I don't like is that my favorite GUI (WixEdit) doesn't yet support Wix3 extensions (though they are working on it.) Although the Intellisense you get with Wix3 is pretty cool, too. Depends on how you like to work. If I were making that decision right now, I'd write some quick installs in Wix2 using a gui (again, like Wixedit), then use WixCop to convert it to v3 and play with it in Visual Studio (or wherever.) -Matt -----Original Message----- From: Adam D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 9:37 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Where to start? V2 or V3? Hello, I'm about to get started with WiX as a possible replacement for InstallShield. I would like to get a view on what I should start with - V2 or V3? I want to use Votive, and I quite like the idea of a MSBuild compliant project file, but I don't want to jump in using V3 if it has any fundamental stability issues. I've read http://www.nabble.com/What-use%2C-WiX-2-or-WiX-3---tf1978732.html#a54293 91 this post - but I have no feel for where WiX is at right now. I plan to release in the last breath of this year. So - what's the concensus of opinion? Start with V2 or V3? Thanks for your time. Adam. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Where-to-start--V2-or-V3--tf2377306.html#a6623942 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDE V _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
