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izacuslast Monday at 10:15 AM4 repliesview on HN

> vs used to help you build setup.exe, which was always a huge chore to use.

Was it... REALLY though? Everyone knew how to use the setup wizards.


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4rtlast Monday at 10:22 AM

i think it's telling that Nullsoft created their own installer for WinAmp and its still 20 years later one of the most sane and popular ways of distributing apps.

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RedShift1last Monday at 11:27 AM

Using the setup wizards isn't the hard part... It's creating them.

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LtWorflast Monday at 10:41 AM

The problem wasn't using them, it was creating one for your software.

iberatorlast Monday at 11:22 AM

Next, next, next, next Except choosing installation path.

I'm glad that after windows 10, you can finally install most software as NOT ADMIN via disabling(!) UAC completely :)