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InstallAware[^].
It's an MSI based installer which supports all of the stuff that MSI based installers tend to do. It's expensive and I can't say I can recommend the attitude of their customer service, but it works well enough and at least it's not InstallShield.
Anna ( @annajayne)
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"Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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Wow, hey Anna, long time no hear, good to hear from you ! Still around here then ?
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Rage wrote: Wow, hey Anna, long time no hear, good to hear from you ! Still around here then ?
Yep, I've still not decaffeinated, but these days I get to hang from the ceiling* while thinking about my next mug of the stuff. 
* Not joking. I really do[^].
Seriously though...life's just busy. Between exercise, volunteering and work there's surprisingly little time left for other stuff.
Anna ( @annajayne)
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"Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: Not joking. I really do
OK, looks like not much changed then 
Any you're right, days get shorter by one hour every other year. Or so it seems. 
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Nah, I just do it with more control[^] now. 
Anna ( @annajayne)
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"Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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I was using Wise Installation Studio, but that is so old that the cert expired. We bought InstallAware, which I really like. It's very powerful, and our installs need that power. For simple projects, I agree that it would be overkill because of the price.
Bond
Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere
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It's both powerful and expensive, and once you've got it setup it just works.
My main bugbears with it are the inadequacy of the MSIcode code editor and the obscure format its source files are stored in (which makes SCC merges basically impossible).
But otherwise it just works.
Anna ( @annajayne)
Tech Blog | Visual Lint
"Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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I note that code-signing has appeared as a side issue: I tried many different companies (I forgot their names, except the last failed attempt which was GoDaddy). Finally, GlobalSign let me have a functional license (based on a USB token, very simple to operate) without an endless discussion of my identity and with super hotline service too.
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I've been using ClickOnce for small'ish projects for a while. My next step is to get familiar with the WiX toolset. Especially since the commercial "solution" I'm using at work is outdated, stale and overall not all too pleasant to work with.
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My group deploys a large number of relatively small desktop application -- ClickOnce works well for that. The auto-update feature reduces update to about 1%, as we rarely encounter a problem.
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WixToolset it's free, stable, Plays nice with soure control and can do anything windowsinstaller can. I have build ~200 Setups with it and can recommend it.
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I mainly stay with WiX Toolset[^] for distributing desktop apps. It takes a little learning, but you can be up in running in a few hours of learning the xml markup. registering services takes slightly more work, but not a lot.
best part is that it's free and lightweight
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App Packages for Windows 10 side-loading and MS Store distribution (ARM, XBox, PC, Hub).
Inno Setup the rest of the time (PC).
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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NSIS is open source, easy to setup and automate, text config, community support.
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We build software that is integrated as a plugin into multiple applications. One app uses Visual Studio Isolated Shell and has a number of plugins. The others are developed entirely in-house.
An earlier app that is still in support used InstallShield. There is one person with a license so he has to do all of the work. Consequently he's the only one who knows much about the installer.
The new plugins uses WiX. We've been using WiX for quite a while and find it easier to use than InstallShield. Our plugins have about 25 or so assemblies, most of which are installed to the GAC. Other pieces are installed in the app's local folder (the part of the plugin that interfaces between the app and the common code). WiX is great for this.
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... you could try this: Pub desks: Sick of home working?[^]
I can see one slight problem with Zoom calls to the boss, and people beering it up behind you. 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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We are under lockdown in Israel, and the pubs are closed. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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No. My boss would probably come as well.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I did that the other day. We lost power at home and at the office but the pub had it.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Do they have an alcohol-powered generator? 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Maybe in other grid segment?
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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It was an odd combination of events - where I work runs a co-generation plant and the line to our office had broken. At the same time, PGE decide to black-out the area where I live. The pub is on the local utility, non-PGE, so they still had power.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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