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- Microsoft
Developer Network
- MSDN is a
huge collection of knowledge base articles, white papers, sample code, documentation of
WinAPIs, operating system specific issues etc.
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- Windows &
.NET Magazine FAQ
- This is a database full of information about Windows. Including RAS,
TCP/IP, IIS, environment, security etc.
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- Australian Visual Developers Forum
- The main focus of this web site is Borland Delphi, but several of the articles are of
general interest. For example: Installing Web Sites and Installing BDE, an
article that compares six setup toolkits. The authors seem to prefer WISE, so you can read
interesting articles about WISE 5.0 and WISE 6, written by people who know the
the features and the problems, too.
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- Customizing Windows Installer
- in: Windows Developer's Journal
published: March, 2001
This article examines the impact of Windows Installer on the installation process for COM
components and Windows NT/2000 services, and looks at the programming hooks into the
Installer.
- Gain Control of Application Setup and Maintenance with the New Windows Installer
- in: Microsoft
Systems Journal
published: August, 1998
A Microsoft developer explains the concepts of the new installation mechanisms that will
be introduced with Windows NT 5.0. He also outlines the role of setup toolkits like
InstallShield in this new environment.
Only part of the article is accessible online. To read the full story you need to buy the
September 1998 issue of MSJ.
- The Future of Software Installations
- at: Windows
Central
published: June 13, 1998
The focus of this article are web enabled setups. Products discussed are Microsoft Active
Setup, InstallShield InstallFromTheWeb and Wise Installation System Web Deploy.
- Installation Toolkits
- in: PC
Magazine
published: March 10, 1998
A comparison of five packages that give developers a quicker way to produce
professional-looking installation programs: InstallShield Express, InstallShield
Professional, PC-Install Pro, Setup Factory, Setup Wizard and Wise Installation System
(standard and EnterpriseEdition).
- The Wonders and Wizards of Windows Installation Utilities
- in: EMedia
Professional
published: October, 1997
A discussion of InstallShield Professional5, Indigo Rose Setup Factory 4.0, Sax Software
Setup Wizard, Mind Vision VISE, HPI Visual Realease with Instalit and Great Lake Wise
Installation System 5.0.
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