But why would you change the default behaior? This an area where WiX excels over InstallShield.
I'm not sure what I hate more, COM or unexpected repairs caused my wonky MSI COM advertisement functionality. For once, Rob and I agree on something: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/3/12/RobMens-Recommendation-Do-not-advertise-COM-information-in-MSI --- On Thu, 11/12/09, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > From: Blair <os...@live.com> > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] FW: InstallShield 2010 vs InstallAware 9 > To: chr...@deploymentengineering.com, "'General discussion for Windows > Installer XML toolset.'" <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 10:46 PM > WiX allows the use of either the COM > tables or the Registry table and > exposes both easily enough, but the default preference in > the toolset is for > the Registry tables. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] > > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 11:51 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: InstallShield 2010 vs > InstallAware 9 > > The biggest difference between InstallShield and WiX in > registration ( > assuming you follow best practices and don't use SelfReg / > CA's ) is the > use of the registry tables in WiX versus certain COM tables > in > InstallShield. > > Both tools have the capability to extract COM from dll's > and it's a bit of a > spooky process with both sometimes. For me I > have the ability to use a > number of extraction tools and profiling tools when it > doesn't work to > ultimately get the right answer on what the COM should be > and from there I > can author that information in either tool. > All said, they are both good > but I like WiX a little bit better in it's use of the > registry table. > > > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread > that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > > --- On Thu, 11/12/09, Matt Walker <matt.wal...@synergis.com> > wrote: > > > From: Matt Walker <matt.wal...@synergis.com> > > Subject: [WiX-users] FW: InstallShield 2010 vs > InstallAware 9 > > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML > toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:38 PM > > One of the big issues I've had with > > InstallShield and other products is > > proper registration of files. Most of the time this > > area was OK, but > > there were times when one or two files would not > register > > causing me to > > create Custom Actions to do so. > > > > How would this be handled in WiX and is it reliable? > > > > *** > > > > I wonder what conversion time would be like to switch > to > > WiX after being > > used to InstallShield/Wise for all these years. > > > > I'm planning a rebuild of all of our installs > regardless of > > the product > > selected anyway, but I wonder what the WiX learning > curve > > is like. > > > > What are some of the requirements or necessities for > > becoming an adept > > WiX user? > > > > *** > > > > What about Web and IIS Stuff - go to go/easy with > WiX? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Walker > > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:18 PM > > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML > > toolset.' > > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs > InstallAware > > 9 > > > > Is there any kind of UI with WiX? I like > > InstallShield because it takes > > care of he nuts and bolts for you yet allows tweaking > where > > needed. > > > > Is WiX scripting based or should you be a heavy duty > > developer to use > > it? > > > > I guess I can download and take a look. > > > > Any further info on this or the IS 2010 Vs IA 9 > comparison > > is more than > > welcomed. > > > > Thanks! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brian Simoneau [mailto:bsimon...@freedomscientific.com] > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:06 PM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML > toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] InstallShield 2010 vs > InstallAware > > 9 > > > > 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? 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