Urgent wording change needed for setup.exe
Robert McNulty Junior
bobbymcn@bellsouth.net
Sat Nov 20 21:08:00 GMT 2004
Christopher Faylor wrote:
>On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 05:17:33PM -0000, Max Bowsher wrote:
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>>Christopher Faylor wrote:
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>>>On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 03:05:35PM -0000, Max Bowsher wrote:
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>>>>Christopher Faylor wrote:
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>>>>>For the next setup release, can we change "Download from Internet" to
>>>>>"Download from Internet Without Installing"?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Agreed - how about "Download Only - Do Not Install", though? I think
>>>>that is a bit more attention grabbing, and "from Internet" is just a
>>>>bit redundant!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I thought the internet was redundant, too, but I thought if I didn't
>>>include the word "internet" someone would insist that it was needed.
>>>
>>>I think that "do not install" is misleading, though. It gives the
>>>impression that the files should not be installed. Isn't "Download
>>>Without Installing" adequate?
>>>
>>>
>>It's slightly less emphatic to my mind, but yes, it is adequate, so that's
>>what I'll commit.
>>
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>It is slightly less emphatic.
>
>Another option is "Download, will not install" but that changes the tense
>of the page.
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>Another option is to change the first option to "Download and Install"
>and the second to "Download Only" just to make it really clear what is
>going on.
>
>cgf
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Change the behavior so Setup does not install immieadly after you
download the Distribution.
I see this in every scenario since it first came out.
That dang "Install from Internet" is there every time.
Its installing right after downloading. I hate that.
Look what happened this time. I was using "Install froim Internet" and
look at what it caused.
days of frustration. All because of an outdated setup.exe.
It needs work.
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