What is the best installer? [closed]

Question

Poll: What is the best and easy to use installer to use with .NET 3.5 SP1 windows applications?

Answer 1

My vote is for:

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System - it's popular, easy to use and FREE

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) is a script-driven Windows installation system with minimal overhead backed by Nullsoft, the creators of Winamp. NSIS has risen to popularity as a widely used alternative to commercial and proprietary products like InstallShield. - Wikipedia

There is rich plugins directory for NSIS, where you can find for example a plugin for installing windows services.

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Category:Plugins

Commercial alternatives:

• InstallShield - probably the most popular one and the most expensive option
• Wise - also very popular
• Advanced Installer - new and nice, not that popular yet, but trending

Other:

• WiX - could be very good if you can spent some time on the learning curve. It is used by many Microsoft products.
• Inno Setup

List of Installation Software at Wikipedia