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Which of the following free deployment/installer software is better:

  • Inno Setup
  • AdvancedInstaller

Does Microsoft offer free deployment/installer software with the same capabilities as the above?

A: 

If you use Visual Studio you can add a Setup Project to your existing solution. You can customize each step of the setup and include custom actions and prerequisites.

You can create the following setups:

  • Merge Module
  • Setup (MSI)
  • Web Setup
  • CAB files

Full information on the MS Visual Studio Setup & Deployment Project can be found here

Barry
@Barry: the software I am deploying is a hybrid VB6/.NET product so I need something where I can specify exactly what I want to happen.
Craig Johnston