For the same reason why you'd use MSI standard actions and WiXExtensions over writing your own CA's. Just as they have a data model and have been well tested, so do InstallShield setup prerequisites.
Basically InstallShield's setup.exe already provides me with things like: self extracting code signing manifesting web download multiple instance servicing language selection package caching running packages before the install running packages only if features are selected patch invocation silent execution and so on. It gives me the ability to extend this with open PRQ files ( XSD based XML documents that describe packages. ) http://blog.deploymentengineering.com/2006/11/using-installshield-12-to-install-net.html It would take me an inordinate amount of time in any programming language to implement all of this and make sure it's extendable and bullet proof. Don't believe me? How many years has burn been in development? That said, I'm very interested in seeing Burn come to life. I will evaluate it against InstallShield and decide which one is better for my needs. Chris 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 ----- Original Message ---- From: "Goryuk, Alex" <agor...@rosettastone.com> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tue, August 31, 2010 8:34:49 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapping and Burn Interesting reaction, care to explain why you wouldn't use NSIS as a bootstrapper? Out of the following: http://www.installsite.org/pages/en/msi/tips.htm#Launchers http://makemsi-manual.dennisbareis.com/bootstrapper_exe_programs.htm InstallShield's bootstrapper I haven't found a single one that can be automated, scripted, pass parameters to the bootstrapper, currently updated by the community / open source and works on every platform that currently exists and with the extensibility of NSIS. Alex On Aug 31, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Christopher Painter wrote: NSIS? Sorry, I'd rather go to the dentist. 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 ----- Original Message ---- From: "Goryuk, Alex" <agor...@rosettastone.com<mailto:agor...@rosettastone.com>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>> Sent: Tue, August 31, 2010 8:10:20 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapping and Burn Have you guys tried using NSIS http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page ? On Aug 30, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Christopher Painter wrote: I've looked at dotNetInstaller and while it looks very interesting, there is no way you are going to learn that tool and get a working bootstrapper in 15 minutes. 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 ----- Original Message ---- From: dB. <dbl...@dblock.org<mailto:dbl...@dblock.org>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>> Sent: Mon, August 30, 2010 8:23:36 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapping and Burn http://dotnetinstaller.codeplex.com will get you there in 15 minutes or so. dB. @ dblock.org<http://dblock.org> Moscow|Geneva|Seattle|New York -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Cran [mailto:br...@cran.org.uk] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 4:46 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: [WiX-users] Bootstrapping and Burn Hi, I realise Burn has been removed from WiX 3.5, but I'm wondering if the Visual Studio bootstrapper would be a good substitute or if I should wait for a 3.6 snapshot. My main requirement is a single file that users can download to do the installation, since I hate having a setup.exe and MSI file because it's confusing and seems unnecessary. The only component of Burn I've ever used before is setupbld, but I'm wondering - will the output of Burn be a single exe, or will it be like VS where you have to package lots of MSIs and an exe into a zip file for distribution? -- Bruce Cran ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook users worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue and speed time-to-market. 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