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[Ioannis Vranos]

On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 12:13 AM, Aere Greenway
<Aere at dvorak-keyboards.com> wrote:
> On 02/10/2013 12:54 PM, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
>>
>> Do you need to read a book, to create a Windows installer? No, you can
>> use tools like Inno Setup.
>
> Ioannis:
>
> Actually, with Windows, it's even worse (not that it matters that much).
>
> To have your software installed using Install-Shield, where it has (perhaps)
> a chance of becoming certified by Microsoft, you not only have to read a
> very thick, confusing book, but you probably also need to attend a 1 to 2
> month class to understand that book, or to be certified in using it.

Inno Setup does its job pretty well, for usual desktop application
installers, for Windows 2000 up to Windows 8.

Desktop apps install in Windows 8 OK, but you need a signed installer
to avoid warnings (a signature costs around 200-300$ per year, if I
recall prices correctly).

Regarding Windows 8, and Metro apps in Windows Store, it is another
story entirely.


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