Comments on: I’ll tell you what’s wrong with Setup.exe http://blog.stevex.net/2007/07/ill-tell-you-whats-wrong-with-setupexe/ Software development and other notes. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:03:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Campbell http://blog.stevex.net/2007/07/ill-tell-you-whats-wrong-with-setupexe/comment-page-1/#comment-166628 Steve Campbell Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:06:32 +0000 http://blog.stevex.net/index.php/2007/07/22/ill-tell-you-whats-wrong-with-setupexe/#comment-166628 "DLL Hell was largely created by setup programs". DLL hell was created by the (ultimately bad) idea of sharing DLLs amongst applications. Setups make it possible, but you could just as easily have the problem if you copied all of your files to the same folder. "...more time while the uninstaller “gathers required information” and “configures” your application" That is Windows Installer technology. It has noble goals, but the user experience sucks. Not all setups are as bloated. Some (NSIS) even tell you what they are doing (although they can lie if they want). “DLL Hell was largely created by setup programs”.

DLL hell was created by the (ultimately bad) idea of sharing DLLs amongst applications. Setups make it possible, but you could just as easily have the problem if you copied all of your files to the same folder.

“…more time while the uninstaller “gathers required information” and “configures” your application”

That is Windows Installer technology. It has noble goals, but the user experience sucks. Not all setups are as bloated. Some (NSIS) even tell you what they are doing (although they can lie if they want).

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.stevex.net/2007/07/ill-tell-you-whats-wrong-with-setupexe/comment-page-1/#comment-166540 Aaron Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:21:14 +0000 http://blog.stevex.net/index.php/2007/07/22/ill-tell-you-whats-wrong-with-setupexe/#comment-166540 Glad to see I don't need to write a blog reaction. You summed it all up exactly as I was thinking. I remember asking a friend how to uninstall an application after getting my macbook. "You throw it out" was the answer, and it's an aspect of the OS that I'll never take for granted. dlls indeed. Glad to see I don’t need to write a blog reaction. You summed it all up exactly as I was thinking. I remember asking a friend how to uninstall an application after getting my macbook. “You throw it out” was the answer, and it’s an aspect of the OS that I’ll never take for granted.

dlls indeed.

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