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Renegade:
And again looking to hear about YOUR experiences...

I'm trying out different installers to see if I can come up with a replacement for the normal Visual Studio installer. 

Just tried InstallShield...

ARGH~!
I want to stab myself in the eyes and scrub myself with a wire brush in an acid shower...

Did I mention that I found InstallShield to be, ummm, not fun?

Also trying out InnoSetup. Liking that so far.

I need to check for the .NET 4.0 framework, so that's a must.

But, if anyone has anything to chime in with about any installer software, please do.

mouser:
InnoSetup is what I use.. it's not perfect, but it has a pretty good combination of power-when-you-need it, and dead simple use when you don't.
The mini-ide that comes recommended with it in the full downloads are good.

I need to check for the .NET 4.0 framework, so that's a must.
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Inno Setup does not have built in support for checking .net stuff, which is quite unfortunate.  But their have been threads on the forum about adding this to inno script, AND about other installers that DO explicitly support .net version checking.

Renegade:
This:

http://www.kynosarges.de/DotNetVersion.html

Or this:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/dotnetfx_innosetup_instal.aspx

Should work, but I'm not going to bother until I hear a bit from people.

Eóin:
Well I always recommend WiX. It's a bit tough but there are things like WiXEdit to make life easier. And it has handy How To guides for most tasks.

Renegade:
Well I always recommend WiX. It's a bit tough but there are things like WiXEdit to make life easier. And it has handy How To guides for most tasks.
-Eóin (January 28, 2011, 03:42 AM)
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If it's tough, why would you use it?

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