>Hoi peter,
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>>2) At times there are freeware products that outperform commercial products on every aspect. An example, at least for me, is InnoSetup versus Installshield. My relationship to the latter is not one of love-and-hate, no, it's only one of hate. Most of us have had similar experiences and when searching for a new tool for a new type of job will evaluate both commercial and freeware products, of course hoping that a free product outperforms every commercial product, like InnoSetup does in my eyes. Also important are the hints that others give. After having evaluated the various products a choice will be made. Price is then one of the factors and for some of us $1000 will amply be a problem, whereas for others it is a major factor, simply because they cannot afford it.
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>I don't know what problems you've got with installshield, and I won't deny that I've had some problems with installshield, but the free version that comes with VFP has served me well in the past few years. I've had a look at INNOSETUP, but at least at that time the ease of use of installshield has stopped me from going to inno setup.
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>Can you explain why innosetup is better in your eyes ?

Hoi Walter,

I don't know about IS as delivered with vfp. I use IS Professional 6.2 for a certain application and it are mainly its C-like language and its object model that drove me mad. It can let you do anything, but only some things can be done simple.
For my shareware product I have tried some competitors and InnoSetup enabled me to do the job with relative ease. I understand the concept and the interface.
A point is, are we always best helped with a product that can do everything, or is a limited app sometimes the better choice? In case of IS, everything is tied to complexity, and in InnoSetup simplicity is tied to popular demands.

I now use InnoSetup and the ISTool.