Advanced Installer 22.1 Release Notes

On October 1st, 2024 Caphyon Ltd. is proud to announce the release of Advanced Installer 22.1 in Free, Professional, Enterprise and Architect editions. This release is available for download on the Advanced Installer website.

The latest version of Advanced Installer introduces a new predefined custom action that enables copying Current User registry values to all users during installation.

This enhancement simplifies user-specific configurations, ensuring consistent settings across multiple accounts. By automating this process, you can reduce manual adjustments and minimize errors, providing a smoother experience for both users and administrators.

Check out our video tutorial to learn how you can use this feature and optimize your installations.

New features, bug fixes, and general improvements are included in the current release. See the full list below.

New features

  • Requested by customer
    Predefined custom action to copy Current User registry values to all users during installation
Enhancements

  • Requested by customer
    PowerShell automation support to add "Copy File/Folder" custom action
  • Modernized About dialog, MessageBox dialog, and SolutionContent dialog using WinUI
  • Added info tip to clarify custom action runs on all stages when “Last Stage” is unchecked

  • Requested by customer
    Improved IIS WWW Root path when the IIS feature was not enabled
  • New command line option for /GenerateAssets to support relative and absolute paths

  • Requested by customer
    Option to evaluate custom launch conditions during development

  • Requested by customer
    Updated SQLite and zlib to their latest versions

  • Requested by customer
    Added message prompts for empty Repository Manager pages
  • Enhanced property creation by preventing the automatic formatting of references

  • Requested by customer
    Updated Italian dictionary
  • Updated .NET Prerequisites to the latest version (6.0.33, 8.0.8)
  • Added Net Framework 4.8.1 Launch Conditions
Bug fixes

  • Reported by customer
    Fixed an issue in User Interface Themes where the Preview was not updating for Dialog or Banner bitmaps in version 22.0
  • The CopyToUserProfile functionality was copying existing disk information to all user profiles, instead of limiting the operation to installer-defined data only

  • Reported by customer
    The "Call function from standard DLL" action didn’t invoke the specified function

  • Reported by customer
    "Digitally sign the script" option was wrongfully enabled for "Script from disk" PowerShell custom actions

  • Reported by customer
    Custom Language Code in Summary Info was reset during build

  • Reported by customer
    Fixed crash when attempting to remove a registry entry after repackaging

  • Reported by customer
    64-bit decimal registry (REG_QWORD) was created as a binary registry type (REG_BINARY) when the "Mark component as 64-bit" option was used
  • Fixed crash when copy-pasting, and changing sequence on SQL connection
  • Crash occurred during Test Installation with an empty Advanced CAB layout

  • Reported by customer
    "UpdatePrerequisite" command failed to work as expected
  • Patch was not applied when the Target MSI had Embedded UI enabled

  • Reported by customer
    Fixed download link for Microsoft WebView2 predefined prerequisite
  • MSIX Bundle Import failed to map resources correctly according to sub-builds
  • Rebuild command ignored the -buildslist parameter
  • Property fields for "Call method from .NET Assembly" custom action were corrupted when using separators

  • Reported by customer
    Prerequisite progress bar didn't function for non-English language packages

  • Reported by customer
    AppV5 changes are not saved after closing and reopening the project
  • App Installer theme crashes on some Windows 10 versions when pressing the "About" image button