From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

The problem I have with msi is that there are different versions of it. Go
to an older W95/98 system and try one. Other than that I'll agree it's
maybe a bit better to not use an exe file if it can be avoided.


Antti Kurenniemi

"Geo"  wrote in message
news:4215cb19$1{at}w3.nls.net... I agree, when given a choice I pick the msi
version of a program because it seems to have worked better overall for me.
It's also nice to know what to expect in the way of an installer instead of
wondering what this exe is going to do to my system..

Geo.
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:4215a27c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     Multiple reasons ranging from deployment to quality.  MSIs are easier
to deploy.  I also have experienced fewer problems with install and
uninstall with MSI based installs.  That's not to say I've not encountered
bad ones but only the non-MSI based installs are have more often had
problems and more serious ones.

  Rich

    "Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote
in message
news:42145c38$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    "Rich"  wrote in message news:42142387$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    > I would strongly recommend that you stay away from any
    > installer not based on Windows Installer.

    Why?


    Antti Kurenniemi

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