>>I wasn't saying we should. I was arguing for a new version. Last night, however, one thing hit me. I realized why the current setup wizard doesn't allow you to add a short cut to the start menu or desktop. I doesn't have anyway to know their locations. Neither does it know about the IShell Class Factory (I think that's it< g >). It creates the group and the shortcut via DDE with (of all things) the good old Program Manager.:-)
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Doug,
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>Dumb question here....

...and a dumb answer to follow.:-)

>Why not just ditch the Microsoft product for, say, InstallShield or some other product? Maybe I'm missing something here but it strikes me that these other products can/will do what you need.

For some this is an alternative. For others, perhaps not. I'll have to make that evaulation when VS 7 is released.
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>Could this be a result of Microsoft not seeing itself in the installer program business?

Only problem with that is that if you're going to be in the development language business, then you've got to have some way to deploy the applications developed.

>I do agree that something should be done here but I just wonder if there's not already an answer.

And for some the answer is InstallShield, but that isn't necessarily a viable alternative for everyone.