Wix installer API
http://sourceforge.net/projects/wix/
Pros
a. The most comprehensive and customizable approach – used by MS extensively, to deploy Office 2007 etc
b. Will give a seamless UI consistent with all Microsoft installations and a fully customizable look and feel – logos, backgrounds etc
Cons
c. Version 2.0 is stable and used by Microsoft but only works with VS2005
d. Version 3.0 is beta and works well with VS2008 but one of the core tools we need – heat.exe – lacks support and documentation since the developer left Microsoft :)
But I can overcome this by writing the tool myself, it’s not very complicated.
e. Wix in general, and version 3 in particular, are very poorly documented and implementation will definitely involve time – 2 weeks at a minimum.
http://www.dalun.com/wix/default.htm
covers calling InstallUtil.exe and how to Create a Website and Virtual Directory
walkthrough
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/WixTutorial2.aspx
Pros
a. The most comprehensive and customizable approach – used by MS extensively, to deploy Office 2007 etc
b. Will give a seamless UI consistent with all Microsoft installations and a fully customizable look and feel – logos, backgrounds etc
Cons
c. Version 2.0 is stable and used by Microsoft but only works with VS2005
d. Version 3.0 is beta and works well with VS2008 but one of the core tools we need – heat.exe – lacks support and documentation since the developer left Microsoft :)
But I can overcome this by writing the tool myself, it’s not very complicated.
e. Wix in general, and version 3 in particular, are very poorly documented and implementation will definitely involve time – 2 weeks at a minimum.
http://www.dalun.com/wix/default.htm
covers calling InstallUtil.exe and how to Create a Website and Virtual Directory
walkthrough
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/WixTutorial2.aspx
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