What is the best installer software?

[Crane]

I currently use the the free GP-install. It messes up often.

I need something that works and isn't messed up.

CR

[Ronin]

Are you looking for free software or paid installer software ?

[Jordan]

I use the installer that comes with Visual Studio 2005 - works great for my needs. There is also

Inno Setup: http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
IsTool (GUI to Inno): http://www.istool.org/
ZupMaker: www.zupmaker.com
Deploy Master: http://www.deploymaster.com
AWinStall: http://www.awinstall.com/moreinfo.html

There is probably tons more.

[Jordan]

Are you looking for free software or paid installer software ?

What are some good paid ones Ronin?

[Rustix666]

imho, the best software installer for Windows is Actual Installer

[WingedPanther]

Based on their screenshots, I'd probably never use that. Not having scripting is both a blessing and a curse. For me, I'd rather have clear scripting and the control that goes with it.

[Lassar]

You could write you own installer using the Zlib dll.

That's what I did.

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[Lassar]

How long does it take for the windows installer to install?

The installer I wrote takes a few seconds to install a program.

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[WingedPanther]

I'm fond of zero-install software myself. Unzip and run.

[Guest]

This thread is so old
Anyway I used to use 7-zip self-extracting archives instead of installers. 7z has a better compression ratio than zip, and they're pretty nice little packages.