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From: gmiller AT iswt DOT com (Greg Miller)
Subject: Re: To _USE_ or not to use InstallShield?
10 May 1998 18:02:22 -0700 :
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$Bill Luebkert wrote:
> I'll go along with any installation method that allows me to see BEFORE
> installing, where the files are going and AFTER installing where the
> files went and what specific errors occurred.  Furthermore, I want to
> know about all changes to system files such as the registry, .ini files, etc.

InstallShield "custom" installation allows this, does it not?

> 
> I also want a fool-proof method of uninstalling the software that properly
> recovers the system files not to what they were before the install, but
> to what they should be after removing only the installed software.  In 

Which would be great if it were possible on win32, but isn't 100% of the
time.


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