Talk:InstallShield

Update Manager

If you found the "Installshield Update Manager" a very annoying application read this: HOWTO: Uninstall Update Manager. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.182.175.55 (talk • contribs) 22:46, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Alternatives

Could we get a listing of alternatives on this page? I was hoping for a link to an article on WISE. Mathiastck 17:14, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

As everybody knows NSIS is the best. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frap (talk • contribs)

For my current needs I've found Inno is the best due to its brilliant scripting, while still being very simple. I've had horrible problems with IS, and I've noticed a lot of other developers have too (searching on the 'net for work arounds). Maybe a mention of its unreliability and bugginess maybe should be included. I'm not sure how to do that without risking being sued, but it is true. Also their expensive tech support (maybe could link to the page demanding money for them to help you, and another bunch of links to forums? or something? where people are having trouble...) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.39.163.153 (talk • contribs)

Ignoring the destructive comment, I have serious point to ask. I heard some negative feelings towards the usage of the industry standard InstallShield. I wanted to point this out here so someone can come along and add some discussion on that topic in here. That would be awesome. Nastajus 02:21, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

If you were refering to my comments I didn't mean to be destructive, but it does seem to be the consensus among users. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.39.163.153 (talk • contribs)

I guess after all it's a matter of preferences: I personally use InstallAnywhere. --Vlad|-> 16:14, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Automated Installations

You can automate Install Shield Deployments in GPO's using .ZAP files. (applied to a User Configuration) (not Computer Configuration)

Using the switches:

Setup.exe /S /v "/qn OPTION=value"

Will install without prompting the user.

There are other options that can be applied, such as:

REBOOT=Suppress
ADDLOCAL=ALL

to Log the install:

/L C:\<path>setup.log

There are others. Anyone know of any help documentation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.183.241.105 (talk • contribs)

Version history

Could anyone list key version history for the product and what dates/years. I think this would be useful to see the develepment stages of the software as well as core concepts possibly introduced at stages along the way. Thanks --203.122.234.30 (talk) 05:02, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Unshield

Unshield download page, since the other link is 404.

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=30550&package_id=125523

PidGin128 via 149.168.240.7 (talk) 23:53, 22 February 2008 (UTC).

Name of the Company

I suppose the current phrasing of the article is defensible: "InstallShield was also the name of the company that originally created it until it was acquired..." but the fact is that in the early 1990s the company selling InstallShield was known as Sterling Software, and as I recall it in approximately 94/95 changed the company name TO that of their flagship product (maybe as part of a sale, merger, or acquisiton). The current phrasing implies that the company always had that name, and while I don't have a citation (other than possibly an ancient cashed check), I personally know the the company did not take that name until after the product achieved considerable success.Filterbob (talk) 23:58, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Page Lacking

For such a hugely popular program, there's really very little information, no picture, no version history, or anything really that's very useful at all to the developer. Could someone step up and edit this page to be more informative, before a wiki newb like me tries to? -- guidex@tnexgen.com