Advanced Installer Features and Functionality

Detailed descriptions and explanations for selected features and functionalities of the application.

Topics

• Changing Version
  Changing the Product Version in respect to the Product Code.
• Upgrades
  Configure Windows Installer upgrades
• Synchronized Folders
  The Synchronized Folders support in Advanced Installer.
• File Hashes
  Generating hashes for non versioned files
• Patches
  Creating Windows Installer patches using Advanced Installer.
• Single Package Authoring
  How to create package that will install per-user or per-machine.
• Single Instance Application
  About Single Instance Java Application
• UAC
  Windows requested execution level.
• Merge Modules
  Creating Windows Installer merge modules using Advanced Installer.
• Prerequisite Repository
  About the Advanced Installer prerequisites repository.
• Native Java Launcher
  About the Advanced Installer native Java launcher.
• Mac OS X package
  Characteristics of the Mac OS X package
• Pack200 Compression
  Compressing JAR files using the Pack200 method.
• LZMA Compression
  What is the LZMA Compression and how to use it.
• AES Encryption
  What is the AES Encryption and when to use it.
• Smart Edit Control
  How to edit Formatted and PseudoFormatted fields.
• Package User Interface
  These help pages offer additional information on using and customizing the user interface of your installer package.
• Auto Updater
  About the Advanced Installer auto Updater.
• Internet Information Services
  These help pages offer additional information on web technologies used in the configuration of the IIS server.
• SQL Scripts
  About SQL Scripts in Advanced Installer.
• Serial Validation
  Advanced Installer's built-in serial number validation feature.
• Best Practice
  Advanced Installer best practice validation suite.
• ISO 19770-2
  ISO 19770-2 standard fundamentals.
• DigiSign
  DigiSign.exe code signing tool usage.