In The Market for a New Installer

I've just downloaded ActiveInstall 2004, and I'll be evaluating it over the next few days. I'd love to have some other opinions on what you think about it. I'd rather not hear about how I shoudl try INstallShield or what not, I'll be evaluating that next. I'd really just like to get some comments on what people think about this particular product. It's only $258 on Xtras.net, which puts it well within my price range.

5 Comments

  • Try nullsofts installer, Its free, fast, small, easy, powerful. Definatly more powerful than installshield, wise and all that.



    Indeed its rediculous that they still earn money with their terrible products.



    nsis.sourceforge.net

  • I worked (fought) with IS Express quite a bit a couple of years ago, and don't recommend it to anyone. We switched to Wise Standard Ed. and it went much better, though still some minor issues. Biggest glaring ommission of ISX: can't create merge modules. I don't have any knowledge of ActiveInstall, though.

  • Oops, posted the wrong link on my last post. Here's the correct link:

    http:/www.coolbits.nu/238.aspx

    Sorry about that!

  • I've been using ActiveInstall 2.0 (and 2K4) for a while now. It has support for .NET custom actions (and passing parameters to them), installing into the GAC or as a private component, installing an ASP.NET website/vdir (and alter all the metabase properties), installing a COM+ Application, executing SQL scripts against an OLEDB datasource, customizing the entire ActiveInstall environment via VBA.

    I should also say that Michael Sanford (the front man behind the ActiveInstall product) is one cool guy who has invested a lot of himself into this product and will gladly solve any of the issues you have(believe me, I talk from experience).

  • Give Astrum Installwizard a try - easy to use and on $49

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