FYI
Apache is simple to install and upgrade without the MSI.
As the song goes: Bad boys! Bad boys! What ya gonna do? :) Isn't it always security first? Will the next Windows OS system _only_ allow MSI installs? Is it time for _all_ to learn MSI?
Now, we need an MSI guru to tell us what's wrong.......
Are not every Apache Software Foundation project developer already doing MSI tests, each time they add "their code" to the current ASF's project code? If not (and the should be), then perhaps those ASF developers (and those also interested users) could use the below: How to use the free Microsoft XML based Windows Installer (to make MSI files) called WiX on the command line using NMake or within Visual Studio C++ 2003. (or even with NAnt and MSBuild, the new no makefile Windows way too) <quote> Snip I'm here today to show you how simple setup coding can be for the individual developer so that his or her effort goes directly towards shipping the final product instead of simply creating work for another developer on the team. Snip This article only scratches the surface of the WiX toolset's capabilities, but I hope it encourages you to consider that setup packaging is an integral part of your development process. </quote> Smart Client Developer Center: Using the WiX Toolset to Integrate Setup into Your Development Process http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnwingen/html/wixsetup.asp Roadmap To Windows Installer Documentation http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/roadmap_to_windows_installer_documentation.asp Jeff --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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