I agree with both of you to some extent - installers are pre-defined and 
don't offer the ability to customize, plus you have to take everything 
that is listed in the installer package.

In my case, I created the installer for someone that wants the latest 
ruby 1.9.1 that works with windows and houses the latest mysql and 
sqlite3 environments as well as fully working rails platform 
(rspec-rails included).  In the case of this particular installer, a 
person could feasibly subtract from it but they wouldn't have to worry 
about having to find and compile binaries for more troublesome areas 
(mysql, sqlite3, etc.).

I don't have to include an installer.. I could simply zip up what I 
have.

My entire installation folder for Ruby is roughly 80 MB zipped because 
it includes the devkit as well.

There are probably a lot of things that I don't need to include but I'm 
not certain what areas included should be classified as "need" and what 
areas should be classified as "wants".

I just wanted to save someone else from the hassle and frustration of 
having to get up and running with a full ruby and rails environment for 
windows using the latest windows.  It took me roughly a full week to get 
my entire setup configured, hehe.

Roger and Luis - you both have been so very helpful over that time 
period as well.  I've learned a lot from both of you.

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