Installation Planning

Occasionally, you'll imagine that an installation will be simple. You think you'll put the files to disk in their specified location, and the application will just work. However, this does not usually turn out to be the case. In today's world of systems integration, installation stacks, suite installers, and client-server-application development, you are far more likely to run into a very complex installation scenario—one requiring multiple steps, multiple products, and intricate configuration steps.

The idea behind using a fully featured installer such as InstallAnywhere is to minimize the impact that this sort of complexity will have on your customers and your end-users.

As such, it's important to plan your installation ...

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