When creating MSI setups it is of great help if you can get a head start and don't have to start from scratch. Advanced Installer's powerful import capabilities allow you to leverage your existing installers and projects by importing or converting them into Advanced Installer projects.

An installer's packaging can vary a lot, depending on the goals it has to meet. The installer may be required to allow running the product directly from a CD or DVD, it may need to be as small as possible for quick online downloads or to be a standard MSI for corporate network deployment. Advanced Installer supports all these scenarios and more, allowing you to select the best installer compression for your situation.

Software products often depend on other components to be installed in order to run properly. From other applications to databases, frameworks and run-time environments, it is the installer's job to make sure that the right versions are present before the main application is ready to run.

Advanced Installer has the ability to create install packages that install the JRE as well as your Java application. With just a few mouse clicks in the friendly User Interface you can either bundle the JRE with your application or create a package that checks for, (if necessary) downloads and installs the JRE.