Modular InnoSetup Dependency Installer. This article contains a modular InnoSetup install script that downloads (if setup. ISTool - extends Inno Setup but. It is an article on how to use INNO Setup to install the.NET Framework. Yes there is a difference. Install your app and the.NET framework using INNO Setup.

This is my first post to this message board, so I apologize if I'm asking this in the wrong forum (If so: Admin, please boot be over- thanks!). I'm really glad to see that there is a community dedicated to deployment because this is an area I need a lot of knowledge in, and hopefully you folks don't mind teaching someone who is fairly new (and more than a little thick). Here's my issue: I was initially deploying my software using Windows Installer via the Setup project built into VS 2008, but I found it a little too complicated and I wasn't able to put together the right 'feel' for my installer package.

Additionally, the entire concept of upgrade codes vs. Program codes was giving me a migraine, and I needed a simple solution that allowed clean upgrades. Therefore, I switched to Inno Setup. I like Inno quite a bit because the scripting lets me have more direct input on the installer (which helps appease my control issues). However, I have run into one problem that I'm not sure how toovercome. The Windows Installer version would automatically package the prerequisite third-party MSI files, determine if they were needed on the target system, and install accordingly. At this time I'm not even sure if Inno can accomplsh this or not.

Bad Good Program Touch Touch more. Therefore, two questions: First, does anyone know if Inno can do this? Steam Game Hacker there. If so, can someone cite some examples with brief explanations? Or, is there a better way that somehow incorporates the VS 2008 Setup project? Second, if Inno does not support this, how can I get the best of both worlds? Can I package the Setup file from VS to only include the prerequisites AND the Inno setup project once the other pre-reqs are complete?

If so, does anyone have some direction on how to accomplish this? Thanks in advance for whatever assistance you can offer. -William Smith. IIRC, Inno uses a proprietary mechanism for installation, not the Windows Installer engine. As such, I would hesitate to recommend it.

MSI is the de facto standard for installations. Neither of the main packaging tools (Wise and InstallShield) will automatically select dependencies from the list of installed files. You may want to take a look at Wix.

My understanding is that you build an XML file containing a list of objects to be installed and then use the Wix toolset to create an MSI. I imagine that, as a developer, you will have the skills necessary to create that XML file from the project. Wix is a free download from SourceForge.net. Ariens 520 Snowblower Owners Manual. Wix and team build or msbuild is the go if your using visual studio. Inno setup is such a fail installer.

It does the obvious and leaves out all the important stuff windows installer handles in the background (the technical bits your uninterested in) wix.sourceforge.net is where you can find it. However if you struggle with windows installer wix isn't going to be any easier on your brain as uses the exact same technologies just in a much more complex yet useful manner. If you do go down the wix path find a 3rd party tool called tallow which can automate a portion of the msi development. First, I REALLY appreciate you taking the time to get back to me on this. Second, I was wondering if you guys could help me explore a couple of questions and options on this topic. For starters, is there good documentation for Wix and Tallow?