Rick:

I had promised that I would let you know how things worked out with my initial testing of Inno Setup.

Inno Setup is non visual, so developing the Install Package is a matter of keying in the directories, files, flags etc. into a standardized format which is well supported with their Help Files.

My first project was to develop an upgrade for my current application. The script amounted to a total of 6 lines as below.

[Setup]
AppName=Dry Cleaner Manager 2.0
AppVerName=Dry Cleaner Manager 2.0
DefaultDirName= C:\DRYCLEANMGR

[Files]
Source: "d:\drycleanmugf\*"; DestDir: "{app}"

They have an excellent debugger which highlights the line in the script with the error and describes the error meaningfully. The Graphic Display during installation is the same as Install Shield Express.

I think that ISE is probably a better product to use for New Installations where Icons, RunTime Files, Components etc. need to be installed. But for upgrades I would say that Inno Setup is a superior product because it is much easier to use and does not force you to uninstall stuff that it is picking up in the Windows Registry.

This is my 2 cents worth.

Mike Smith