My career used to center around systems management and when Sun FINALLY
released an MSI for the JRE installer, the world rejoiced. ...until we
found out they has just wrapped their junker of an install in an MSI. Then,
we cursed their names. If your client is asking for an MSI, they more than
likely not asking for a wrapper.
Regards,
//aj
On 6/6/07, Richard J Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Carl,
It may be important to find out *why* the client wants an MSI version.
My guess would be because they are using (or want to use) some kind of
system management software (e.g. Microsoft's SMS), and it handles MSI
files with less effort than other installation types. (Worst case
scenario, they may even be forced to "repackage" your installation
themselves to use it with their system management tool.)
NSIS, being script based, can do things that an MSI can't (like perform
as a bootstrapper and handle prerequisites).
You may find that, depending on the reason why the customer wants what
they do, that using NSIS as a wrapper/bootstrapper around the WiX
generated MSI file is a better choice.
Regards,
Richard
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