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1) Are all the mods created for Links 1.11 available to Links 2.0?
No, all the v1.11 mods are not available in Links v2.0. Partially because some of them are already incorporated in Links v2.0 to begin with, while others just are not easily adapted to Links v2.0 because of the differences in the two versions. There are many mods availabe though. Just look through the
Gossamer Threads Script Resources located at
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/scripts/resources/ .
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2) And has anyone heard anything more about the Windows Installer that I heard was being worked on to install Links?
No more than you have. Alex indicated when Links v2.0 was released that he would release one, but haven't heard anything since specifically about it.
It is my considered opinion that Links v2.0 is no more difficult to install than was Links v1. If fact, I consider it easier since it is much easier to add fields, something you indicate you need to do. Adding fields in Links v1 is a multi-step process that needs to be done, if I remember correctly, in more than one file. In Links v2.0, it is quite simple and is all done in a single file, links.def (or category.def if adding category fields). Configurations for the script are done in one other file, links.cfg, instead doing it in multiple files.
The basic structure of site_html.pl is nearly identical in both versions, so there is not too much recoding involved, although some is necessary. Most of the problems people have with Links v2.0 is template related because they are unclear of the relationship between site_html_templates.pl and the template files themselves. Most of those problems are easily solved however.
If, as you say, you are starting a new Links project, then I encourage you to try it with Links v2.0. I think you will be pleasantly surprised!