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Bug 188068

Summary:	Installer for Windows platform should be MSI, not EXE
Product:	installer	Reporter:	malfunction84 <malfunction84>
Component:	Code	Assignee:	Libor Fischmeistr <lfischmeistr>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Other
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description malfunction84 2010-06-24 20:17:43 UTC

MSI is the installation engine Microsoft recommends for Windows applications.  It is standardized, transactional, and compatible with other Windows features (such as Group Policy).  This makes MSI more consistent, more robust, and in some ways more flexible than EXE.

Comment 1 malfunction84 2011-02-10 20:47:23 UTC

A digital signature would also allow NetBeans to be controlled via Group Policy.  See bug 88441.

Comment 2 Jiri Rechtacek 2012-10-07 12:58:29 UTC

Assigned to new owner.