Advanced Installer - Version History

Version 6.3 (May 7th, 2008)

Full Windows Games Explorer integration and Media Center registration support
Importing Visual Studio Setup projects
Authoring patches in form of downloadable EXE files
Another new addition full customization capabilities for media volumes and CAB archives in advanced mode
Aero Wizard style on Vista for Updater
Repeat support for Scheduled Tasks
Predefined Java Runtime Environment launch condition
Predefined Custom Actions for handling data in ListBox and ComboBox controls
New Build Content tab for at-a-glance build reports
Status page displayed in Bootstrapper when prerequisites searches are performed
Command Line option to specify languages to be included in the package
Sandbox testing of Prerequisite conditions
Building packages only in a specified language
Over 55 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 6.2 (March 6th, 2008)

Importing Eclipse projects into For Java projects
Importing merge modules into new or existing projects
Importing MSIs into existing projects
Template projects
Ability to define Searches per each build
Ability to define Launch Conditions per each build
Wizard for creating new features
Wizard for creating unified 32/64-bit packages
Predefined .Net Framework 3.5 launch condition and prerequisite
Predefined Acrobat Reader prerequisite and launch condition
Newly released OS Service Packs launch conditions
Serbian language localization
Catalan language localization
MSI-like wizard-style bootstrapper UI with customizable dialog and banner images
Bootstrapper command line for setting installation language
Ability to merge 64-bit merge modules into mixed 32/64-bit packages
Over 44 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 6.1.1 (January 31st, 2008)

Over 18 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 6.1 (December 18th, 2007)

Mixed 32/64-bit installers
Configuring the Windows Firewall
Importing Microsoft Visual Studio projects and solutions
Bootstrapper customization of background image, welcome text and optional EULA
Custom CAB archive size and number of CABs per volume
Over 21 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 6.0.1 (November 21st, 2007)

Over 10 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 6.0 (November 9th, 2007)

Importing 3rd party Windows Installer MSI packages
Updating XML files: insert/replace/remove elements and attributes
Faster builds by caching and reusing unmodified archives
Importing COM+ installation MSIs into existing Advanced Installer projects
Support for Driver Install Frameworks for Applications (DIFxApp) version 2.1
Storing encrypted digital signature password in project (only for PFX certificates)
Support for Unicode SQL Scripts (UTF8 with BOM, UTF16 little or big endian)
Albanian language localization
Over 43 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 5.2.2 (September 10th, 2007)

4 bug fixes

Version 5.2.1 (August 29th, 2007)

5 bug fixes

Version 5.2 (August 21st, 2007)

Installing Control Panel Applets
Nested IIS Virtual Directories
Ability to choose Java Products for Mac builds allows per-OS configurations
Option to always overwrite installed file with the one included in package
Over 53 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 5.1.1 (July 16th, 2007)

4 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 5.1 (July 12th, 2007)

Patch Sequencing
Language selection in bootstrapper for multi-language installers
Support configuring different "Install Parameters" for each build
Custom SQL connection string
Replace hard-coded paths with properties when importing from registry or INI files
Over 22 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 5.0 (June 12th, 2007)

Ability to capture and repackage existing installations into MSI packages
Support for building multiple, differently configured installers from a single project
Support for JRockit Java Runtime Environment
Import Shell Shortcut files when adding to an Advanced Installer project
Predefined custom action to select (browse for) a file during installation
Over 39 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.9.2 (April 13th, 2007)

6 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.9.1 (April 10th, 2007)

4 bug fixes

Version 4.9 (April 3rd, 2007)

Folder sharing
Removable patches
Automatically registering .Net assemblies for COM interoperability
Precompiling .Net assemblies
Dependencies between prerequisites
Prerequisite launch conditions: OS version and language
Option to reboot after installing a prerequisite
Predefined launch condition testing Administrator privileges for installer
Added Windows x64 series to the Supported OS launch conditions
Implemented all predefined launch conditions in bootstrapper as well as in MSI
Importing Regedit 4 .REG files
Pre-testing SQL Server connection
Completed translations for seven additional languages
Extended ability to Detect and Upgrade any product, version or language
Over 15 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.8.1 (March 7th, 2007)

4 bug fixes

Version 4.8 (March 6th, 2007)

CD/DVD Autorun support
Support for digitally signing patches
Enabling least-privileged user account patching without UAC prompt on Vista
Windows Vista Default Programs support
For Java: support for Pack200 compression yielding over 80% JAR file size reduction
For Java: support for Java 6 native splash screen
Additional prerequisite search options
Added support for displaying PatchWiz v4.0 log in build log
Over 11 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.7.2 (February 16th, 2007)

7 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.7.1 (February 2nd, 2007)

5 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.7 (January 29th, 2007)

Extended Digital Signature support to any file for friendlier UAC prompts on Vista
Digitally signing Java applications and the Auto Updater by default
Support for Java applications with no Menu Bar or Dock icon in Mac OS X
Support for Dialog Initialization Events in MSI User Interface
New built-in dialog for selecting the Start Menu group for installing shortcuts
Support for MSDE installation in SQL batch scripts
Configurable Vista UAC requestedExecutionLevel for bootstrapper and Java Class Launcher
Over 19 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.6.4 (January 11th, 2007)

Over 10 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.6.3 (January 5th, 2007)

5 bug fixes

Version 4.6.2 (December 22nd, 2006)

5 bug fixes

Version 4.6.1 (December 19th, 2006)

7 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.6 (December 12th, 2006)

IIS 7 on Windows Vista support
Windows Vista restart manger support
IIS Anonymous Access and Authentication Control (User Accounts integration)
Added ability to schedule runs of Updater (Task Scheduler integration)
Simplify Patch creation by verifying and reporting preconditions on target and updated MSI
New Wizard for media and bootstrapper configuration
Support for printing RTFs during install (for Licenses, Readme files, etc.)
Server-side serial validation (over HTTP)
IIS Tutorial
Conditional dialog Tutorial
SQL Scripts Tutorial
Over 15 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.5 (November 8th, 2006)

Microsoft Windows Vista compatibility and support
Database server configuration and SQL script deployment for Microsoft, Oracle, Postgre and MySQL databases
Schedule Tasks when installing your application
Ability to pack features in independent CAB files for minimizing download time for online installs
Universal Binary on Mac with support for Intel CPUs
Testing tool for Windows Installer searches
Large file number support (over 32767 files)
LZMA compression option for Prerequisites
LZMA compression multi-core optimization
Reserving extra space for install costing
Moving, copying or duplicating files during install
Smart edit controls for MSI Formatted fields offering reference auto-completion, highlight, error underlines and resolved value hints
Over 21 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.4.1 (October 16th, 2006)

6 bug fixes

Version 4.4 (October 3rd, 2006)

LZMA compression algorithm in bootstrapper for up to 50% smaller install packages
Creating User Accounts and Groups
Setting Execute Permissions for IIS Web Site or Virtual Directory
Support for Shortcuts to Folders
Added a Dependency Detector for EXE and DLL files
Ukrainian and Czech localizations for MSI packages
Allow preventing an application from being registered with Windows Installer
Added Events Wizard in Dialog Editor
Support for parameterizable, Pseudo Formatted fields
Over 15 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.3 (August 23rd, 2006)

Temporary installation files
Multi-file custom actions
Search-based LaunchCondition wizard
Multi-volume data DVDs support
Dynamic guidelines in Dialog Editor
Importing updates configurations into updates configuration projects
Conditionally install IIS entities
IIS MIME types configuration
IIS Support for Default Document List on Virtual Directories
Error policy when installing already existing IIS entities
Over 17 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.2 (July 24th, 2006)

Dialog Editor: full Billboard editor
Dialog Editor Repository for exporting and importing dialogs
Dialog Editor Clipboard support: cut, copy and paste controls between dialogs or applications
Visually creating Updates Configuration files using the new project type
.Net Custom Actions
New Driver wizard (Enterprise)
JPEG and GIF format support for Java application Splash Screens
Over 13 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.1.2 (June 30th, 2006)

2 bug fixes

Version 4.1.1 (June 26th, 2006)

5 bug fixes

Version 4.1 (June 21st, 2006)

Command-line options for most used UI actions, enabling a greater degree of scripting and automation
Ability to run a script file of commands on a project
Multi-file Prerequisites
Over 19 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 4.0 (May 29th, 2006)

Dialog editor (Enterprise)
Creating Configurable Merge Modules (Enterprise)
Java product startup failure check
Portuguese Brazil localization
Over 17 enhancements and bug fixes

Version 3.9 (April 12th, 2006)

Merge modules creation support (Enterprise)
Danish translation
Importing REG files
Ability to hide installed package in Add/Remove Programs
Setting package version taken from an EXE file (CLI)
Setting the package and JRE paths (CLI)
Prevent loading projects created with a newer version of Advanced Installer
Set an env. var. with the path of the loaded JRE (Java)
2 bug fixes

Version 3.8.1 (March 27th, 2006)

9 bug fixes

Version 3.8 (March 15th, 2006)

Driver installation support using DIFx
HTTPS support for the Updater
Norwegian (Nynorsk) localization
New Shortcut wizard
Provided basic serial validation implementation
Drag&Drop files from Windows Explorer
3 bug fixes

Version 3.7.1 (February 22nd, 2006)

3 bug fixes

Version 3.7 (February 7th, 2006)

Multi-language MSI packages
Ability to check the license (on the server) before downloading updates
Wizard for creating Custom Actions
Nested install custom actions
Setting shortcut hot keys
Polish translation added
Adding folders to the PATH environment variable of the Java product's process
Providing console output for command line operation mode
Support for Updater to run minimized in tray
Updates from local network
Japanese and Spanish translation updated and completed
Upgrade MSI Dialog
Other smaller enhancements and bug fixes

Version 3.6.1 (January 17th, 2006)

2 bug fixes

Version 3.6 (January 9th, 2006)

IIS support: Web Application mappings, Front Page server extensions, web site default document list
Ability to redirect stdout and stderr for Java applications
Support side-by-side installs of different product versions
File Associations wizard
Search wizard
Ability to run a Windows Installer version check in bootstrapper
Basic and Silent UI running modes for EXE bootstrapper
MD5 signature support for checking itself and downloaded files (prerequisites and updates)
HTTP user authentication support in Advanced Updater
Advanced Updater automated download&install mode
Advanced Updater application close&restart before&after an update
On-line install - EXE bootstrapper ability to launch the MSI from an URL
Ability to generate install packages in Japanese
Improved Java VM selection algorithm with JRE vs. JDK user preference
Local network updates support
Other smaller enhancements and bug fixes

Version 3.5.1 (December 22nd, 2005)

Bug fixes

Version 3.5 (December 12th, 2005)

IIS support: configuration and deployment of web sites, web applications, virtual directories, ISAPI filters, etc.
Isolated components support
Qualified/Published components support
Extracting registration registry entries from self-reg DLLs
Russian localization
Ability to localize the Updater
Signature check for Updates configuration file
Windows Installer version verification in .EXE setups
Better Platform SDK digital signing tools detection
Better algorithm for ProgID generation in File Associations
Bug fixes

Version 3.4.2 (December 6th, 2005)

3 bug fixes

Version 3.4.1 (November 28th, 2005)

Reduced Updater size
Bug fixes

Version 3.4 (November 21st, 2005)

Auto Updater
Full MSI launch conditions support
User friendly condition editor
Wizards for Professional and Java project creation
Mac OS X Java package localization
Installing files and folders in the root of the Mac OS X Java package
Added File Associations confirmation dialog in the MSI UI
Streamlined Prerequisites Wizard interface

Version 3.3.1 (October 6th, 2005)

3 bug fixes

Version 3.3 (October 4th, 2005)

COM, COM+ and DCOM registration
Configurable Merge Modules
Building Mac OS X package for Java projects
Wizard for basic Project creation
Inclusion and exclusion filters for Synchronized Folders
Editing multiple files' properties at once
File version override
Stretched or fixed size switch for dialog banners and bitmaps

Version 3.2 (September 5th, 2005)

Scheduling Custom Actions in the UI sequence
Localizing the Java Launcher and Setup Bootstrapper
Ability to set the Feature and Directory for each Merge Module
An additional 30 graphics setup themes
Bug fixes and UI improvements

Version 3.1.1 (August 16th, 2005)

1 bug fix

Version 3.1 (August 15th, 2005)

Editing the Library Path of a Java product
Single instance Java Product with notification and parameter passing on secondary launch attempt
Added translations in the French and Norwegian languages
New type of prerequisite: Open Site option
Improved Organization Page
Auto-detect main class in JARs and folders
Bug fixes

Version 3.0.1 (July 12th, 2005)

Help clarifications
Bug fixes

Version 3.0 (July 11th, 2005)

Creating MSI packages in other languages
Translations in the following languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch
Easy to translate into your own language
Advertised shortcuts
Font registration
Easy to use GUI for specifying the Java VM parameters
Using Folders, Properties and Environment Variables in Classpath for Java products
Specifying JVM heap size as percents of system memory

Version 2.6.5 (May 20th, 2005)

3 bug fixes

Version 2.6.4 (May 11th, 2005)

1 bug fix

Version 2.6.3 (May 9th, 2005)

2 bug fixes

Version 2.6.2 (April 22nd, 2005)

1 bug fix

Version 2.6.1 (April 20th, 2005)

1 bug fix

Version 2.6 (April 19th, 2005)

Authoring Windows Installer patches (MSP files)
Computing file hashes
Conditional levels for features
Support JVM type: server/client
Folder ordering
Support for continuing prerequisites install after a reboot
Ordering prerequsites
Bug fixes

Version 2.5.1 (March 10th, 2005)

Bug fixes

Version 2.5 (March 9th, 2005)

File and folder removal operations on install or uninstall
Registry key and value removal operations on install
64-bit packages support
User defined MSI properties
Support for folders based on MSI properties
UI improvements and bug fixes

Version 2.4.1 (February 11th, 2005)

1 bug fix

Version 2.4 (February 10th, 2005)

Searching applications and resources on target computer
INI files and entries support
Sharing components between features
Current feature support
Bug fixes

Version 2.3 (January 10th, 2005)

Internet Shortcuts
Support for command-line editing
Support for running install packages in full log mode
Files, Folders and Shortcuts rename and move by drag-and-drop
Improved editing of Formatted fields that reference files, folders or properties
Build progress report
Support for both SignCode and SignTool code signing tools

Version 2.2 (December 1st, 2004)

Support for multiple volume installs
Schedule Custom Actions in any stage of the install sequence
Six new Custom Action types
The ability to edit the Custom Action condition and options
Microsoft Authenticode Digital ID signature support
Ability to create new components for files

Version 2.1.1 (November 15th, 2004)

1 bug fix

Version 2.1 (November 9th, 2004)

Support for Synchronized Folders
Ability to import Data Sources
Support for multi-target builds, with and without bundled JRE
Support for install package with files not packed in CABs
Supporting Unicode characters in paths to files
Sorting rows before saving in AIP for smaller CVS diffs
Ability to force the installation of a prerequisite
Support for empty registry values
More predefined install folders
Editing File Attributes support
Preferred JRE support
1 bug fix

Version 2.0.2 (October 13th, 2004)

1 bug fix

Version 2.0.1 (October 12th, 2004)

1 bug fix

Version 2.0 (October 11th, 2004)

Support for .Net and Win32 assemblies, installed side-by-side on Windows XP
Setup.exe command line option for extracting package without installing
User Interface improvements: Ctrl+Tab to switch between pages
Bug fixes

Version 1.9 (September 20th, 2004)

Uninstall shortcut and other command shortcuts
Icon for Add/Remove Programs panel
Disable Modify, Repair or Remove in Add/Remove Programs panel
Ability to prevent installing an older version of the product over a newer one
Ability to start any file (html, etc) at install finish
Improved supported OS resolution to include SPs and OSRs
Support for Default registry entries
Silent install for Prerequisites
Ability to specify a command line for Prerequisites
Ability to accept a command line for the Setup file
Ability to change package name and destination folder
Ability to change project root and relative paths algorithm
Improved prerequisites UI
3 bug fixes

Version 1.8 (August 9th, 2004)

Setup.exe can look for, download and install prerequisite applications
Integrated help for getting started
User Interface improvements: sorting and hide-able left panel
Bug fixes

Version 1.7 (July 5th, 2004)

Features and Components support
Creating and controlling new features
Selecting the components to be included in feature
Specifying feature attributes
Specifying component attributes
Java Services support
Recursively adding registry keys
Bug fixes

Version 1.6 (June 7th, 2004)

ODBC Driver, Data Source and Translator support
Setting permission for Files and Folders
Setting permission for Registry Keys and Values
Bug fixes

Version 1.5 (May 4th, 2004)

Added user registration dialog with serial code validation hooks
Ability to open readme file or launch application when installation finishes
Ability to include and install Windows Installer if missing or too old on target computer
Context sensitive help
Improvements and bugfixes