Suggestion for SmartFTP MSI Installer

klumy

2004-12-10 18:08:14

The MSI Installer should remove the

SmartFTP Setup Files directory after succesful installattion

The user should also have the possibility to define the installation directory of SmartFTP

eyebex

2004-12-10 19:59:25

I second your suggestions, but why don't you use the NSI installer instead? It is both smaller and already fulfills your suggestions.

klumy

2004-12-10 20:14:55

is the content of both installers the same?

eyebex

2004-12-10 21:54:25

of course. MSI installers tend to be larger in general because of their internal database-like structure and lack of good compression.

klumy

2004-12-10 22:17:23

thanks in this case I will use the Nullsoft Installer in future

Why isn't the NSIS installer use by default, if it has so much more advantages over the MSi installer?

eyebex

2004-12-12 18:45:08

Why isn't the NSIS installer use by default, if it has so much more advantages over the MSi installer?

good question, i don't know. maybe mb just likes ms ...

i'm using the alternate nsi installer for years without any of the trouble people experience with the msi installer.