WinVnc using InstallShield 6.1

[MikePotter@aol.com]

<<Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 17:11:06 -0600
<<From: Greg Breland <gbreland "at" healthtech.net>
<<Subject: RE: WinVNC using InstallShield 6.1

<<What is the advantage of 6.1?  I just got this version installed today.  I
<<re-coded one of our installs, and all I see is built-in support for Win2000
<<and different graphics.  5.5 installs still work on Win2000, so I don't see
<<the advantage.  Now, making a wininstaller version for Win2000 might be
<<good, but I have not gotten that far yet.

Greg,
    The problem with the WinInstaller is if you already have component 
installs with InstallShield 5.x. You should rewrite them all from scratch. 
About InstallShield 6.1, custom uninstallers are a whole lot easier as the 
uninstall starts from the script now. Also if you have used any of the 3.x or 
5.x templates, they are now object packaged so you drag and drop them in as a 
component. Another reason is 6.1 has an object packaging tool that you can 
create your own install components.

    Another reason to use 6.1 is like most tool vendors, if you run into 
problems on an older version, the first recommendation is to try it with the 
latest version. For instance the GetSystemInfo call returned incorrect 
extended memory at values above 2GB when it should have been correct( results 
are in KB). I used InstallShield 6.0 at the time so using the latest was not 
an issue.

-Mike Potter

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