Why MSI ?

Why does this have to be implememented via an installer

I set system up, downloaded it into Dreamwaever for some basic editing. All OK

Then I needed to move it to another server. And am hitting problem after problem with, I think, .Net configuation.

Maybe that is the answer to my own question. But there are SQL script files in Setup.

Does a similar thing exist for .Net or whatever I am missing ??

ReagrdsI don't think you're missing anything. XCopy deployment is great if the application is completely self contained. But if you have to do any other setup tasks, such as running your SQL scripts, you're going to have to go beyond just copying over the files. You can do stuff manually, write your own setup program, or use Windows Installer (MSI) databases.

So, you're on the right track.

Don