Comments on: AIR Install Badge – USE IT!

By: gregorywilson

gregorywilson — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:23:10 +0000

Femi – have you seen this — http://gregsramblings.com/2008/10/03/enterprise-distribution-of-adobe-air/

Greg

By: Femi

Femi — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:43:14 +0000

I never seize to be amazed by the incompetence of software houses e.g Adobe and other smaller ones.

Why can’t they get the basics right?

Scnenario: There is a new application called xyz, corporate users want it installed on their machines [3000 say] by yesterday.

You would think all the brains in the big software houses would realise that in most organisations people use Microsoft OS and that most sys admins either use SMS or Group policy to push an application out. Can anyone tell me why an msi file hasn’t been created?

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Just how easy can you make an AIR application installation? | Psyked — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:00:55 +0000

[...] if you’re using the AIR Install Badge – as Greg Wilson demonstrates – it can be surprisingly easy. The Install Badge handles the launching of your application (if you [...]

By: gregorywilson

gregorywilson — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:09:55 +0000

Hey Ryan, thanks for pointing this out. I’ve not seen the error you have but I have to agree that a backup install method is a good idea.

Maybe a link to the air file with detailed instructions – and label it as a backup installer.

Have you communicated the problem with the install badge to anyone in Adobe (other than this thread)? If not, please email me your install folder and I’ll get someone to take a look at it.

Thanks!

Greg — gwilson at adobe

By: Ryan Phelan

Ryan Phelan — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:00:18 +0000

Based on my recent experience with install badges, I’m not convinced that you should completely remove the old .air download link though: http://www.rphelan.com/2008/08/22/air-install-badge-issues/