tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post8804014581329258853..comments2008-05-08T05:53:03.240-05:00Christopher Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-22694836356523170622008-05-08T01:42:00.000-05:002008-05-08T01:42:00.000-05:00I think it is a fairly pointless excercise although it does make one feel superior looking at those things.<BR/>Most MSIs are terrible, written in a hurry at the end of a project's lifecycle. It is only when we expect better from a vendor that it is disappointing.<BR/>Two terrible packages that spring to mind are Microsoft Livemeeting console and Adobe Flash AciveX<BR/><BR/>With the Virtualbox install it is only because VBScript that it was possible to see how it worked ... if it had been InstallScript then we'd never know how bad it was.<BR/><BR/>How about the cludge that is the complus table which is some kind of pseudo-customaction that gives you very little control over any of the useful settings?<BR/><BR/>I am far more worried by the Office 2007 package that actively prevents you from using any form of transform to tweak it so you can only use the approved MSP-generating office customisation wizard. I hope that office2k7 is unique in that wayc-l-bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189937702895190891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-6523837677707086832008-05-06T15:41:00.000-05:002008-05-06T15:41:00.000-05:00I think there's a fine line between evaluating and judging. There was something about the tone of the comments you're referring to that sounded a bit judgmental. <BR/><BR/>If anything, doesn't it just further prove how difficult and complex the de facto installation standard pushed down from the cathedral is to work with??Erik Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000255264159168845noreply@blogger.com