Comments for Joy of Setup http://www.joyofsetup.com Bob Arnson's blog about setup and servicing Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:56:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Google Chrome setup by Leon Zandman http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7159 Leon Zandman Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:18:40 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7159 Talking about low-impact setup: Just recently I bought and installed the <a href="http://www.x-plane.com/" rel="nofollow">X-Plane</a> flight simulator as an alternative to MS Flight Simulator. I was amazed its default installation location is the user's desktop! Also the installer doesn't create any desktop or start menu shortcuts. It turns out they want X-Plane to have an low-impact setup. Because of all the problems with installing to the Program Files directory the decided on using the desktop. And creating no shortcuts and not using the registry also makes the uninstall a breeze:just delete the X-Plane installation directory. Very simple, but I like it. Talking about low-impact setup: Just recently I bought and installed the X-Plane flight simulator as an alternative to MS Flight Simulator. I was amazed its default installation location is the user’s desktop! Also the installer doesn’t create any desktop or start menu shortcuts. It turns out they want X-Plane to have an low-impact setup. Because of all the problems with installing to the Program Files directory the decided on using the desktop. And creating no shortcuts and not using the registry also makes the uninstall a breeze:just delete the X-Plane installation directory. Very simple, but I like it.

]]> Comment on Google Chrome setup by George Toms http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7155 George Toms Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:03:05 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7155 Google Chrome is really fast! Now I can sort 200,000 records inside of Browser (Chrome) just in 1 sec. (Faster than Microsoft Excel): http://www.ardentedge.com/ex_if.htm Google Chrome is really fast!

Now I can sort 200,000 records inside of Browser (Chrome) just in 1 sec. (Faster than Microsoft Excel):

http://www.ardentedge.com/ex_if.htm

]]> Comment on Google Chrome setup by crazyburns http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7152 crazyburns Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:14:54 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7152 The per user install is extremely stupid. I run multiple user on my home computer, so it means that Chrome has to be installed separately for each user. At 80 MB it's not large, but with 5 user that's over 400 MB of drive space for a 80 MB app. Also for a corporate environment it make deploying the software a nightmare. Instead of installing the app once on 5,000+ machines you now have to install it dozens of times per 5,000+ machines. The per user install is extremely stupid. I run multiple user on my home computer, so it means that Chrome has to be installed separately for each user. At 80 MB it’s not large, but with 5 user that’s over 400 MB of drive space for a 80 MB app.

Also for a corporate environment it make deploying the software a nightmare. Instead of installing the app once on 5,000+ machines you now have to install it dozens of times per 5,000+ machines.

]]> Comment on Google Chrome setup by LukeB http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7150 LukeB Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:14:36 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7150 The per-user install was the first thing I noticed since I run as a normal user on XP. I'm a fan of it. The per-user install was the first thing I noticed since I run as a normal user on XP.

I’m a fan of it.

]]> Comment on Google Chrome setup by Brent Powers http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7149 Brent Powers Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:35:04 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7149 I'm stunned at a couple of things. First, I see nothing that isn't already in Opera, other than -- Second, Google's desire, ability, and intent to track all characters typed with IP frightens the hell out of me. Third - the thing's an abomination in a corporate environment. Beta software? on non-priveleged users machines? Skype also did the per user install, and then there was a skype per use virus. Skype is blocked in our environment now. I'm not yet sure how we're going to block this abomination. I’m stunned at a couple of things.

First, I see nothing that isn’t already in Opera, other than –

Second, Google’s desire, ability, and intent to track all characters typed with IP frightens the hell out of me.

Third - the thing’s an abomination in a corporate environment. Beta software? on non-priveleged users machines? Skype also did the per user install, and then there was a skype per use virus. Skype is blocked in our environment now. I’m not yet sure how we’re going to block this abomination.

]]> Comment on Google Chrome setup by Colby Ringeisen http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7148 Colby Ringeisen Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:29:16 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-setup/#comment-7148 My company has banned Chromium from corporate computers due to the draconian EULA which gives Google too much authority over content created in the browser. My company has banned Chromium from corporate computers due to the draconian EULA which gives Google too much authority over content created in the browser.

]]> Comment on Verbose logging from WcaUtil by Neil Sleightholm http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/07/15/verbose-logging-from-wcautil/#comment-7147 Neil Sleightholm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:57:52 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/07/15/verbose-logging-from-wcautil/#comment-7147 Bug reported: Id=642714 Bug reported: Id=642714

]]> Comment on Highlights of WiX v3.0.4429.0 by Erik http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/08/30/highlights-of-wix-v3044290/#comment-7146 Erik Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:42:55 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/08/30/highlights-of-wix-v3044290/#comment-7146 I have created a bug (2092594) and assigned it to you. I hope you can squeeze a fix into the release this Friday ;) I have created a bug (2092594) and assigned it to you. I hope you can squeeze a fix into the release this Friday ;)

]]> Comment on Highlights of WiX v3.0.4429.0 by Bob Arnson http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/08/30/highlights-of-wix-v3044290/#comment-7145 Bob Arnson Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:12:47 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/08/30/highlights-of-wix-v3044290/#comment-7145 Erik, I can see only the first frame of that video. Can you open a bug and attach a verbose log? Erik,

I can see only the first frame of that video. Can you open a bug and attach a verbose log?

]]> Comment on Verbose logging from WcaUtil by Bob Arnson http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/07/15/verbose-logging-from-wcautil/#comment-7144 Bob Arnson Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:10:59 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/07/15/verbose-logging-from-wcautil/#comment-7144 Bummer. OK, please feel free to file a bug; I can't promise to look at it this week (lots of other stuff going on) but I don't want to conveniently forget about it!<g> Bummer. OK, please feel free to file a bug; I can’t promise to look at it this week (lots of other stuff going on) but I don’t want to conveniently forget about it!

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