Advanced Installer
Version History
Version 16.7
Released on January 15th, 2020- Predefined launch condition and prerequisite for ".NET Core Runtime 3.1"
- Predefined prerequisites for ".NET Core Desktop Runtime 3.1" and ".NET Core IIS Hosting 3.1"
- New registry entries for latest install path and version of "Advanced Installer"
- Over 15 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 16.6
Released on December 12th, 2019- Create an MSIX/APPX package for the Microsoft Store
- PowerShell automation to manage properties
- Destination, ReadOnly and Exclusion support for File Redirection (Package Support Framework)
- Predefined launch conditions for "Windows 10 version 1909 (November 2019 Update)"
- Over 20 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 16.5
Released on November 13th, 2019- MSIX Package Editor
- Running PowerShell scripts in MSIX
- Preserve IIS client customizations on upgrades
- Predefined launch condition and prerequisite for "SQL Server 2019 Express"
- Predefined launch condition and prerequisite for "Java 13"
- Over 23 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 16.4
Released on October 8th, 2019- PowerShell automation to manage Digital Signature
- Predefined launch condition for "Windows Azure VM"
- Predefined launch condition to check if an AntiVirus is running
- Predefined launch condition and prerequisites for ".NET Core Runtime 3.0"
- Predefined prerequisites for "Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server 18"
- Over 20 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 16.3
Released on September 4th, 2019- Compare XML files
- Filter new project in Start Page
- Oracle Java 11(LTS) and 12 support
- Digital signature timestamp delay option between consecutive signing operations
- Over 28 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 16.2
Released on August 1st, 2019- New Light theme for MSI/EXE packages
- Create virtual machines for vSphere
- Start service without Administrator privileges
- Office 2019 add-ins registration support
- Predefined prerequisites for “.NET Core 2.2”
- Predefined prerequisites for “.NET Core Runtime 2.2”
- Predefined prerequisites for “Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019”
- Over 76 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 16.1
Released on July 2nd, 2019- Automation via PowerShell
- Predefined launch condition to detect if Windows has a pending reboot
- Add detection for Java 9 and newer Java bundles
- Over 57 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 16.0
Released on May 28th, 2019- Add Undo functionality to Table Editor
- Detect Default Programs and related File Type Associations when importing a RPK file
- Predefined launch conditions for "Windows 10 May 2019 Update"
- Predefined launch condition and prerequisite for ".NET Framework 4.8"
- Predefined launch condition and prerequisite for "Java 12"
- Over 52 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 15.9
Released on April 23rd, 2019- Support for asset packages when building MSIX bundle
- Support for Windows Sandbox
- Early build validations for MSIX in Windows Store projects
- Support for asp.net website and web applications for Visual Studio extension
- Support for adding temporary files using Command Line
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express 2016 & 2017" offline installer
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express LocalDB 2016 & 2017"
- Predefined prerequisites: Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2016
- Over 35 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 15.8
Released on March 20th, 2019- Ability to generate assets for your MSIX package from the Visual Assets page
- Support for OpenJDK for MacOS
- Create MSIX Windows Store app bundles
- Over 30 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 15.7
Released on February 13th, 2019- New streamlined Repackager workflow, for simpler and faster packaging
- Advanced Installer extension for Visual Studio 2019
- Predefined launch condition for Windows Server 2019
- Predefined launch condition for Java 11
- Predefined prerequisites for SQL Server ODBC Driver 13.1
- Over 30 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 15.6
Released on January 8th, 2019- Support for repackaging on shared VMware workstations
- Build metadata added to the MSIX/APPX manifest
- Predefined prerequisite for Java 11
- Over 23 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 15.5
Released on November 21st, 2018- Package Support Framework (PSF) integration for MSIX packages
- Import and customize MSIX Modification Packages
- Target Package registry preview for MSIX Modification Packages
- Support for MSIX Windows Store Project registry
- CURRENT USER registry support for MSIX projects
- Prerequisite .NET Core 2.1 IIS hosting bundle
- Over 21 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 15.4
Released on October 17th, 2018- Full redesign of the Repackager user interface
- Show target files for Modification Package
- Dedicated wizard to convert packages (EXE, MSI, APP-V, and AppX) into MSIX
- Predefined launch conditions for Windows 10 October 2018 Update
- Over 10 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 15.3
Released on September 12th, 2018- Create MSIX Modification Packages
- Over 28 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 15.2
Released on August 13th, 2018- Deploy packages to Microsoft Intune
- Support for command-line activation of Universal Windows Apps
- Set permissions for XML files created with Advanced Installer
- Over 30 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 15.1
Released on July 23rd, 2018- Create MSIX installers; the new standard from Microsoft
- Support auto-updates for sideloaded UWP and Desktop Bridge apps
- 3 bug fixes
Version 15.0
Released on June 28th, 2018- AppX bundles support
- New flags for Desktop Bridge apps: - Console UWP apps - Multiple-Instance apps - Broader File-System access
- Request MSI elevation, aka "Run as administrator" (without an EXE bootstrapper)
- Import and merge multiple INI files with automated parsing for MSI property references
- Performance boost: Visual Studio extension re-implementation using COM
- Support for .NET Core for the Visual Studio extension
- Command line for setting the EULA from LicenseAgreementDlg predefined dialog
- Over 30 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 14.9
Released on May 24th, 2018- Undo functionality when using the Dialog Editor
- Test certificate for signing packages
- Predefined prerequisites and launch condition for Java 10
- Predefined prerequisites and launch conditions for .NET Framework 4.7.2
- Predefined launch conditions for Windows 10 April 2018 Update
- Over 43 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 14.8
Released on April 16th, 2018- VMware vSphere integration for Advanced Installer
- New variations for the Surface theme
- Over 18 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 14.6
Released on February 19th, 2018- Custom Actions to Install/Uninstall a certificate
- Custom Actions to Install/Uninstall an APPX package
- Support for UWP localizations
- Support for COM import from an APPX package
- UWP synchronization for registry protocols and startup tasks
- Conditional installation of directory structures
- Ability to store a property during an Administrative Install
- Placeholder text for Edit Boxes when using Enhanced UI
- Search functionality in Translations for Project Strings and Default Strings
- Over 69 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 14.5
Released on November 27th, 2017- Predefined prerequisites and launch conditions for ".NET Core 2.0"
- Predefined prerequisites and launch conditions for ".NET Framework 4.7.1"
- Predefined prerequisites and launch conditions for "SQL Server Express 2017"
- New search type for registry keys that checks if sub-values enumeration contains a certain version
- Over 42 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 14.4
Released on October 26th, 2017- Languages support for UwpAppX builds
- Built-in testing for PowerShell custom actions
- Deploy Advanced Installer on Visual Studio Team Services hosted VMs (Visual Studio Extension)
- Complete support for Visual Studio Team Services (PATH detection and MSBuild tasks)
- Support for repackaging product families
- Predefined launch conditions for "Windows 10 Fall Creators Update"
- Over 80 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 14.3
Released on September 18th, 2017- VSTS integration
- Preview, Thumbnail, and Property Handler support for the File Type Association Properties extension
- Predefined launch conditions for Java 9
- COM support for UWP
- Import InstallShield MSI project (BETA version)
- Over 52 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 14.2
Released on July 26th, 2017- Validate MSI and AppX packages using Microsoft's Windows App Certification Kit
- Java 9 support for Java Products
- Contextual pop-up learning videos
- Over 22 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 14.1
Released on June 27th, 2017- Support for repackaging on remote Hyper-V VMs
- Windows Store and UWP apps Firewall Rules declarations
- Predefined launch condition for "Windows Server 2008 SP2"
- Predefined launch condition for "Windows 10 Anniversary Update"
- Predefined launch condition for "Windows 10 Creators Update"
- Predefined launch condition for ".NET Framework 4.7"
- Predefined prerequisites for ".NET Framework 4.7"
- Predefined prerequisites for "Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017"
- Over 32 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 14.0
Released on May 7th, 2017- Debug Desktop Bridge applications in Visual Studio 2015 & 2017 using Advanced Installer's Extension
- New Desktop Bridge project for the Visual Studio Extension - import and debug any AppX package
- Windows 10 Creators Update: - Application Alias support for UWP apps - Data Migration support from MSI to UWP apps - User Transition: - Taskbar Pins and Start Tiles for UWP apps - File type associations for UWP apps
- "UWP AppX Import" project type
- Support for automatically pinning desktop applications to Start during installation
- Over 20 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 13.8
Released on March 30th, 2017- MSI UWP (Desktop Bridge) bootstrapper
- Create and customize Windows 10 Start Screen tiles from your MSIs
- Adding a folder and its content as temporary
- "Start Service" predefined custom action
- Over 28 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 13.7
Released on February 27th, 2017- Support for Visual Studio 2017 RTM
- Advanced Installer Extension is available from the Visual Studio Marketplace
- Desktop Bridge support from the VS extension
- 1 bug fix
Version 13.6
Released on February 15th, 2017- Repackager Assistant for recording repackager settings
- Support for VSIX v3
- Updater for UWP packages
- Shortcut arguments for applications from a Desktop Bridge package
- Support for conditioning an update install based on the target OS version
- Testing package installations in VMs from a SYSTEM account
- Support for specifying command line parameters when using "Run/Run in VM" commands
- Predefined prerequisites for "Access 2016 Runtime"
- Predefined prerequisite for "SQL Server Express 2016 SP1"
- Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server 2016 SP1"
- Over 26 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 13.5
Released on December 14th, 2016- Dedicated GUI for advanced configuration of AppX packages
- New predefined custom action "Process Data" for string processing (with regex)
- Predefined launch condition for "PowerShell 5.1"
- Over 50 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 13.4
Released on November 16th, 2016- Support for Visual Studio 2017
- Advanced Installer Extension is available from the Visual Studio Marketplace (on upgrade you must install the extension manually)
- 4 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 13.3
Released on October 31st, 2016- Support for building Nano Server WSA packages from existing MSI projects
- Updated support for UWP AppX builds to Windows 10 Anniversary Edition
- Windows Features Bundle support for "Windows Server 2016"
- Predefined launch condition for "Windows Server 2016"
- Predefined prerequisites
- Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2012 SP3
- Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2014 SP2
- Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 Runtime
- Microsoft Report Viewer 2015 Runtime
- PowerShell 5.0
- Over 30 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 13.2
Released on October 6th, 2016- Support to create/update AppX packages for Windows 10 native UWP apps
- WSIWYG dialog editor and localization support for the Bootstrapper UI
- Command Line Editor for App-V 5.x packages
- MSI Conflict Detector tool
- Support for SCCM 2016
- Support for SharePoint 2016
- VSIX package support for Visual Studio 2012/2013/2015
- Launch Conditions
- Predefined launch condition for ".NET Framework 4.6.2"
- Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2012 SP3"
- Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2014 SP2"
- Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server 2016"
- Prerequisites
- Predefined prerequisites for ".NET Framework 4.6.2"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express 2012 SP3"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express LocalDB 2012 SP3"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express 2014 SP2"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express LocalDB 2014 SP2"
- Predefined prerequisite for "SQL Server Express 2016"
- Over 25 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 13.1
Released on July 19th, 2016- App-V package content validation - detection of unsupported resources (drivers ...)
- Automatic fixes for App-V packages: store OS driver resources in a separate companion MSI package
- Repackager QA: compare output with original package
- Import Visual Studio "15" Preview projects
- Advanced Installer Extension for Visual Studio "15" Preview
- Software Environment Reports for Installer Analytics
- Over 37 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 13.0
Released on June 2nd, 2016- Build UWP AppX packages using your current Advanced Installer project
- Win32 to UWP App Converter
- Collect Installer Analytics data for Software Environment report
- Project Content Summary and Reporting
- Over 60 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 12.8
Released on March 23rd, 2016- Support to create a new virtual machine for testing or repackaging operations
- Detect embedded MSI installs during EXE repackaging
- Launch condition to allow packages installation on Windows XP/2003 only with latest Service Pack
- Over 41 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 12.7
Released on February 4th, 2016- SHA-1/2 smart double-signing support
- Mitigations for DLL hijacking vulnerability
- Major upgrades support for multiple instances
- Support new options for a registry based COM Class
- Weekly Mail report for Installer Analytics users
- Predefined launch condition for ".NET Framework 4.6.1"
- Predefined prerequisites for ".NET Framework 4.6.1"
- Over 31 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 12.6
Released on December 8th, 2015- Wizard for sequencing an existing application for App-V virtualization
- Support to enable "Browser Helper Objects" in App-V 5.x packages
- Predefined dialog for SQL Server connections
- "Run Windows PowerShell Script From File" predefined custom action
- Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2014 SP1"
- Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2008 R2 SP3"
- Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2008 SP4"
- Predefined launch condition for "PowerShell 5.0"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express with Tools 2014 SP1"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express 2014 SP1"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express LocalDB 2014 SP1"
- Over 44 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 12.5
Released on October 21st, 2015- Run and Log when testing in VM
- Uninstall Survey report in Installer Analytics
- "/ImportMsi" command line
- "/ImportMsm" command line
- Predefined launch conditions for "IIS 10"
- Predefined launch condition for "JRE 1.8"
- Predefined launch condition for ".NET Framework 3.5 SP1"
- Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2012 SP2"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express 2012 SP2"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express LocalDB 2012 SP2"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express with Tools 2012 SP2"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express with Tools 2014"
- Over 36 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 12.4
Released on September 7th, 2015- Support installing OS features on Windows 10
- Atlassian Bamboo plugin for Advanced Installer
- Support extracting archive files at install time
- App-V 5.1 predefined support
- Predefined launch condition for ".NET Framework 4.6"
- Predefined launch conditions for "Office 2016"
- Predefined prerequisites for ".NET Framework 4.6"
- Predefined prerequisites for "Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015"
- Over 15 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 12.3
Released on July 16th, 2015- Support to download files at install time
- Installer Analytics new report types: Launch conditions, User base with timeline and versions, Users per version, New or returning users and Geographic per user
- Predefined prerequisites for ".NET Framework 4.6 RC"
- Predefined launch conditions for "Windows 10"
- Added support for Office 2016 VSTO add-in
- Over 36 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 12.2
Released on June 10th, 2015- Advanced Installer extension for Visual Studio 2015
- TeamCity build system plugin
- Installer Analytics new report types: Prerequisites, Weekly/Monthly and Geographic
- Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2014"
- Predefined launch condition for "DirectX 12"
- Over 15 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 12.1
Released on May 19th, 2015- Installer Analytics new report types: - Uninstall and Upgrade - Environment - Exceptions - Users - Versions
- Support appending permissions to existing folders/registry during installations
- Import Windows Firewall rules
- Command line option to add/delete "File Associations"
- Predefined prerequisite for "IIS URL Rewrite Module"
- Over 31 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 11.9
Released on March 17th, 2015- App-V 5.0 package editor
- Import ThinApp workspaces
- Support for IIS FastCgi Applications
- Support to deploy AppX packages through SCCM
- Predefined prerequisites for ".NET Framework 4.6 Preview"
- Predefined prerequisites for "Remote Server Administration Tools"
- Over 34 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 11.8
Released on January 28th, 2015- Import App-V 5.0 packages
- New streamlined user interface for easily configuring browsing for IIS application pools, web-sites and virtual directories
- Predefined prerequisite for Microsoft Access 2010 SP2 Runtime(KB2687444)
- Over 27 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 11.7
Released on December 16th, 2014- Support for editing advanced VMware ThinApp options
- New streamlined user interface for easily configuring browsing for SQL servers and databases
- Support for building UNICODE Updates Configuration files
- Over 31 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 11.6
Released on October 23rd, 2014- VM Profiles Editor - used by Run in VM option and VM repackaging
- UI automation for testing packages in VM
- Support for automatically pinning shortcuts to taskbar
- Secured updates through digital signature
- Check for updates at application launch
- Predefined prerequisites for SQL Server Express LocalDB
- Support for UNICODE updates configuration files
- Over 54 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 11.5
Released on September 25th, 2014- Create AppX packages
- Import and customize AppX packages
- Run&Test packages in provisioned Virtual Machines
- Over 49 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 11.4
Released on July 30th, 2014- Support publishing web apps to Microsoft Azure and IIS using Microsoft Web Deploy
- Team Foundation Server (TFS) integration
- Predefined prerequisites for IIS Web Deploy 3.5
- Over 37 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 11.3
Released on June 17th, 2014- Support for deploying setups as SCCM applications for SCCM 2012
- Support for deploying App-V packages to SCCM
- Support for deploying SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports
- Quick Selection List control
- Predefined prerequisites for .NET Framework 4.5.2
- Predefined prerequisites for Adobe Flash Player 13
- Predefined prerequisites for Java SE 7 and 8
- Predefined prerequisites for SQL Server Express 2014
- Predefined prerequisites for SQL Server ODBC Driver 11
- Predefined prerequisite for Microsoft Silverlight 5 64-bit
- Over 43 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 11.2
Released on May 21st, 2014- Support for Windows Server Roles
- Dynamic installation support for Multiple Instances
- Simultaneous registration support for 32-bit and 64-bit version of the same COM
- Display chained packages installation progress into the main UI
- Predefined prerequisite for Apache Tomcat 8.0
- Predefined prerequisites for DirectX 11.0
- Predefined prerequisites for DirectX 11.1
- Predefined prerequisite for MSXML 6.0 64-bit
- Predefined prerequisites for MSXML 4.0, 6.0 SP1 and SP2
- Predefined prerequisite for Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 64-bit
- Predefined prerequisites for Windows Imaging Component
- Over 24 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 11.1
Released on April 28th, 2014- Support repackaging applications in Hyper-V VMs
- Automatic conversion from MSI to App-V 5.0
- Added full command line support for SCCM tool
- Predefined build event for deploying to SCCM
- Support for IIS 8.0 Application Initialization
- Support for IIS 8.0 Dynamic IP Restriction
- Automatic project recovery
- Predefined prerequisites for Access 2013 Runtime
- Predefined prerequisite for Access 2010 Runtime 64-bit
- Predefined prerequisites for MySQL Server 5.5
- Predefined prerequisites for SQL Server Compact 4.0 SP1
- Predefined prerequisite for Visual F# 2.0 SP1 Runtime
- Windows Installer 3.1 for Windows XP/Server 2003 predefined prerequisites
- Windows Installer 3.0 for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 predefined prerequisites
- Over 85 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 11.0
Released on March 13th, 2014- Support for deploying setup packages to SCCM
- Import IntelliJ IDEA projects
- Support for running SQL Scripts on Microsoft Windows Azure
- Sandbox test for SQL Queries and Connections
- SQL Scripts error logging
- Support for IIS 7+ Module Mapping
- Support for IIS 8.0 CPU Throttling
- Windows Firewall support for Merge Modules
- Flat buttons Air theme variation
- Organization page refresh
- Predefined prerequisites for Internet Explorer 11
- Predefined prerequisites for Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10 64-bit
- Predefined prerequisites for PowerShell 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0
- Predefined prerequisites for Windows Management Framework BITS
- Predefined prerequisite for Visual C++ 2008 SP1 x64 (MFC Security Update)
- Predefined prerequisite for Visual C++ 2008 x64
- Predefined prerequisite for Visual C++ 2005 x64
- Over 69 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 10.9
Released on January 23rd, 2014- Support Java 7 on Mac OS X
- Bundle JRE for Mac OS X
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server 2012 Express SP1"
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express" 64-bit
- On-the-fly conversion of WIX, Install Shield and Visual Studio setup projects from Visual Studio Extension
- Over 43 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 10.8
Released on December 10th, 2013- MSI and MST Diff
- Online Activation Support for Licensing Library
- Support for bulk editing SQL Scripts
- Updated all .NET Framework prerequisites
- Predefined prerequisite for .NET 4.5.1
- Predefined launch condition for .NET 4.5.1
- Predefined launch condition for IIS 8.5
- Predefined launch condition for PowerShell 3.0
- Predefined launch condition for Windows Server 2012 R2
- Over 40 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 10.7
Released on November 11th, 2013- Updated Windows Features support for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
- Predefined custom action to run PowerShell scripts with inline (dedicated) editor
- Visual Studio 2013 Setup Project Extension
- Predefined prerequisite for Visual Studio C++ Redistributable 2013
- Predefined prerequisite for Windows PowerShell 3.0
- Over 53 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 10.6
Released on September 30th, 2013- Complete redesign for the Repackager
- Support to directly import&convert App-V 4.x packages to App-V 5.0
- Support configuration of all IIS advanced properties
- Automatically detect MSM resources and replace them with original MSM packages
- Open containing folder, file context menu entry in Files and Folders page
- Redesigned and extended support for ODBC
- Support 64-bit ODBC driver in DSN UI
- MSI QuickEditor now supports editing MSI packages with non-standard table schemas
- Over 37 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 10.5
Released on September 2nd, 2013- Windows 8.1 support
- Visual Studio 2013 setup project extension
- MST Editor
- Adaptive image stretching for MSIs in High-DPI environments
- Global build events
- Fast-scan engine for Repackager
- Over 64 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 10.3
Released on June 26th, 2013- Creating COM Interfaces
- Streamlined IIS configuration UI
- Updates Configuration project CLI
- Enhanced UI Masked Edit Control
- Over 37 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 10.2
Released on May 27th, 2013- Windows Features configuration support
- Dynamic Repackager profile update
- New Repackager UI for configuring multiple applications to be repackaged at once
- Ability to create a Repackager noise profile scan
- Ability for Bootstrapper to remove a previous version of the package it installs
- Custom defined .CUB files (for ICE validations)
- Digital Signature for MSI Editor
- Internet Explorer 10 predefined prerequisite
- Over 56 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 10.1
Released on May 2nd, 2013- Direct Editor (with GUI) for existing MSIs
- Ability to query SQL databases (fetch data)
- Greatly improved configuration UI for all predefined Custom Actions
- Further reduction of generated MSI size
- Added persistent properties support for MSMs
- Added the ability to configure port ranges in Windows firewall rules
- Over 50 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 10.0
Released on March 21st, 2013- Support for AppV 5.0
- IIS WebSite ISAPI Filters and Restrictions
- Allow "Visual Studio Application" import to create imported files per configuration/build
- Customizable Summary Information for MSI
- New 64-bit LZMA encoder for handling larger archives with high compression ratios
- Over 37 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 9.9
Released on February 4th, 2013- Support controlling VM instances from Repackager
- UI automation for installer packages in Repackager
- Repackager command line interface
- Over 52 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 9.8
Released on December 20th, 2012- App-V packages import
- Smart condition editor
- Categorized updates
- Set Product Version from file
- IIS ASP.NET Impersonation support
- IIS Basic Authentication support
- SQL Server 2008 Express SP3 predefined prerequisite and launch condition
- Adobe Reader XI predefined prerequisite and launch condition
- Over 38 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 9.7
Released on November 29th, 2012- Import Real Studio Desktop solutions
- Direct deployment for SharePoint WSP files
- Automatically upgrade existing SharePoint solutions
- Vital SharePoint solutions
- Package UI project wizard page
- Install updates without elevation
- Download updates without automatic installation
- SQL Server 2008 R2 Express SP2 predefined prerequisite and launch condition
- Over 34 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 9.6
Released on October 5th, 2012- Dictionary editor
- Microsoft Office 2013 support
- Prevent Start Page auto-pin for shortcuts on Windows 8
- Option to disable shortcut taskbar pinning
- Run as Administrator option for shortcuts
- “New project” command line option
- IIS 8 Express predefined prerequisite
- Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 predefined prerequisite
- SharePoint 2013 predefined launch condition
- Ability to digitally sign files in a merge module
- Download progress for web installers
- Over 36 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 9.5
Released on September 10th, 2012- New installer theme (Surface)
- White background Air theme variation
- Predefined dialog with both EULA and installation folder
- Repository manager
- Repository dialog import
- Bulk editing for XML elements and attributes
- XML file updates in Merge Module projects
- Elevation failure detection with user prompt
- Uninstall/Change button when overriding the Windows Installer programs entry
- Project-based download of predefined prerequisites for off-line installers
- MSZip archives support for SharePoint features
- Over 39 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 9.4
Released on July 26th, 2012- Windows Server 2012 support
- Product SKUs based on serial numbers
- Styled progress bar control in enhanced UI
- Collapsible groups in enhanced UI
- Hyperlinks inside static text controls
- Backup and restore files and registry entries
- Installation path validation
- Feature conditions based on UI elements
- Persistent property values
- File move operations on component uninstall
- SQL Server Native Client predefined prerequisites
- Apache Tomcat predefined prerequisites
- ASP.NET MVC predefined prerequisites
- SQL Server 2008 R2 Express SP1 predefined prerequisite
- Over 30 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 9.3
Released on June 26th, 2012- Import Embarcadero RAD Studio projects
- Import WISE projects
- Select install features based on detected CAB archives
- Spawn support for predefined installer dialogs
- Predefined tabbed dialog for package features and installation folder
- List project and output files that will be digitally signed
- Bulk editing for XML files
- PNG and GIF support in Enhanced UI
- Over 29 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 9.2
Released on May 23rd, 2012- Pre-flight checks for project source files
- Single-dialog installers
- Custom check box control in enhanced user interface
- Predefined properties for localized user accounts and groups
- Determine free disk space predefined custom action
- Redesigned Updater view
- Over 43 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 9.1
Released on May 2nd, 2012- Windows 8 Consumer Preview support
- Silverlight applications support
- Import Visual Studio 11 projects
- Visual Studio 11 integration
- Adaptive fonts and text styles for enhanced UI
- Redesigned Media view
- .NET Framework 4.5 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
- IIS 8.0 predefined launch condition
- Internet Explorer 10 predefined launch condition and search
- MySQL Server 5.5 predefined prerequisite
- SQL Server 2012 Express predefined launch condition and prerequisite
- Apache HTTP Server 2.2.22 predefined prerequisite
- Over 25 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 9.0
Released on March 26th, 2012- Ribbon Toolbar
- Ability to convert EXE packages to MSIs
- Import packed SharePoint solutions
- Minimal progress dialog for image slideshow
- Digital Signature command line option
- New path variable command line option for merge module projects
- Redesigned Custom Actions view
- Over 50 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 8.9
Released on January 26th, 2012- Maintenance operations for feature-based prerequisites
- Support for always-installing prerequisites
- Microsoft Silverlight 5 predefined prerequisite
- Microsoft Games for Windows - LIVE predefined prerequisite
- NVIDIA PhysX predefined prerequisite
- Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0 SP1 predefined prerequisite
- Action Data for UI event Custom Actions
- Install, uninstall and maintenance custom action predefined conditions
- Automatically detect and add JAR file dependencies to project
- Over 34 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 8.8
Released on December 22nd, 2011- ThinApp Virtualization support
- Internal Digital Signature Tool
- Single-click predefined prerequisites
- Unified Prerequisites view includes: pre&post-install, chained and feature-based
- UltiDev Web Server predefined prerequisite
- Over 38 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 8.7
Released on November 29th, 2011- Software Identification in accordance with ISO/IEC 19770-2:2009
- App-V package dependencies
- Tab Host control in enhanced user interface
- Internet Explorer predefined searches
- "Log on as a service" policy support
- Over 30 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 8.6
Released on October 19th, 2011- Fast installation support
- Protect your installers using AES encryption
- Left menu filter
- Set-up distribution types (online/DVD, EXE/MSI etc.) with a single mouse click
- Unicode updater for better OS integration
- Unicode Java products
- Java splash screen for MAC OS X
- License Agreement dialog wizard
- Display install log when encountering a fatal error
- Import Internet shortcut files
- Microsoft VSTO 2010 Runtime x64 predefined prerequisite
- Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable predefined prerequisite
- Automatic fix for TypeLib table usage best practice error
- Automatic fix for best practice rule which checks if actions added in InstallUISequence are also present in InstallExecuteSequence
- Automatic fix for best practice rule which checks if all dialog controls use public properties
- Over 39 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 8.5
Released on September 19th, 2011- Suggest and apply fixes for package validation errors
- Best Practice Rules validation suite
- SQLite support for SQL Script
- Application pool identity support for IIS web application authentication
- Unconditional prerequisite installation
- Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable MFC Security update predefined prerequisite
- Over 37 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 8.4
Released on August 16th, 2011- User Interface refresh for a modern, Windows 7 look and feel
- SharePoint feature editor
- Any CPU (32/64-bit) support for Java Launcher
- Generate multiple instances GUID command line option
- Over 18 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 8.3
Released on July 26th, 2011- Advanced Installer Visual Studio integration
- SharePoint solution editor
- Office native add-in support
- Download on demand support for Merge Module cabinet files
- SQL Server Express 2005 SP4 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
- SQL Server Express 2008 SP2 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
- Internet Explorer 9 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
- Register font command line option
- Revamped Start Page and New Project dialog for simpler, clearer project creation
- Over 28 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 8.2
Released on June 6th, 2011- SharePoint Solution Project Wizard
- System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) deployment support
- ASP.NET Project Wizard
- Import Visual Basic 6.0 projects
- Adobe Product Plug-In Project Wizard
- Digital Signatures support for Visual Studio Extensions
- New Air theme with Glass effect
- Preview for inactive themes
- Image button control in enhanced UI
- Project notifications
- Log parsing for summarizing and syntax highlighting
- Support files larger than 2GB
- Predefined folders for "Printer Shortcuts", "Recent Items" and "Network Shortcuts" locations
- Ability to download latest product version before starting install
- Predefined prerequisite and launch condition for SQL Server Compact 4.0
- Tomcat 7 Support
- Predefined search for IIS root location
- Predefined searches for .NET Framework 4.0 "regasm.exe" and "aspnet_regiis.exe" files
- Predefined launch condition which prevents running on virtual machines
- "Add/Remove Network Location" predefined custom actions
- LZMA2 compression support
- Over 105 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 8.1
Released on March 31st, 2011- Enhanced Theme Variations
- Import InstallShield LE Projects
- XML File Search
- Project Notes
- Selecting and adding pre-built installer dialogs in Freeware edition
- Text files search and replace operations
- Search INI files in any folder
- Register Merge Modules with Visual Studio and Advanced Installer
- New "Launch File or Open URL Using 64-bit Launcher" Custom Action
- New "Call function from standard 64-bit dll" custom action
- Detect driver platform type and support 32/64bit drivers in the same package
- Import Custom Tables and User Interface Tables from third-party MSI installers
- Ability to create path variables specific for projects or builds from projects
- Adobe Reader X predefined Prerequisite and launch condition
- XNA 4.0 prerequisite and launch condition
- Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 launch conditions
- Command line option for adding a feature
- Command line option for adding a path variable
- Command line option for deleting a path variable
- Command line option for importing path variables
- Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Over 104 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 8.0
Released on November 11th, 2010- Microsoft Application Virtualization support
- Visual Studio 2010 Extensions (VSIX) installations
- Import IIS web applications
- Pre-build and post-build events support
- New HTML-based installer theme (Spring)
- Register Prerequisites with Visual Studio and Advanced Installer
- Digitally sign created merge modules
- Support for adding dialogs anywhere in the user interface dialogs chain
- Office 2010 predefined launch conditions
- Office 2010 primary and shared interop assembly predefined launch conditions
- Adobe Air predefined prerequisite
- Microsoft Access 2010 predefined prerequisite
- Microsoft Silverlight 3 and 4 predefined prerequisites
- Over 79 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 7.7
Released on June 17th, 2010- Visual Studio add-in installation
- HTTPS/SSL configuration for IIS websites
- Support .NET 4.0 for IIS configurations
- Browse IIS Application Pools on a web server
- Selective file association registration
- Detect services, drivers, file associations, environment variables and assemblies in Repackager scan results
- Global search in project
- .NET Framework 4.0 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
- Visual Studio 2010 project import
- Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable predefined prerequisite
- Visual Studio 2010 F# Runtime 2.0 predefined prerequisite
- Windows Management Framework predefined prerequisites
- SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
- SQL Server 2008 Express SP1 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
- SQL Server 2008 R2 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
- Direct table editor for merge module projects
- Detect and allow inclusion of Visual Studio merge modules
- Over 41 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 7.6
Released on April 8th, 2010- Advanced repackager on 64-bit systems
- Support for installing Microsoft Office add-ins
- Themed window frame and title bar on Enhanced UI
- Global progress support in Enhanced UI
- Enhanced UI in package Maintenance and Uninstall modes
- Support for embedding JAR in Java Launcher
- Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies predefined launch conditions
- Over 72 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 7.5
Released on January 27th, 2010- Enhanced Themes for Installer User Interface
- Direct table editor
- Windows 7 Libraries
- Maintenance Plan period for Advanced Licensing module
- Installation UI testing without building the full installer
- Username/password predefined dialog
- Microsoft Access Runtime predefined prerequisites
- Customizable, reorganized left pane navigation menu
- Over 58 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 7.3
Released on November 9th, 2009- Custom Tables editor
- Feature-based prerequisites
- HTML Host control in Enhanced UI
- Vertical line control in Enhanced UI
- Predefined installer project templates for: Tomcat web applications, client-server applications and XNA Games
- Windows Server 2008 R2 predefined launch condition
- Predefined custom action for displaying a message box
- Copy/Paste support for: Java products, registry, media, environment variables, file associations, custom actions, services, ODBC elements, SQL connections and scripts, scheduled tasks, themes, IIS elements and Game Explorer
- Over 50 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 7.2
Released on September 8th, 2009- Support for desktop ActiveSync installations
- Windows Installer transform files (MST) generation
- Fast installs through Windows Installer 5.0
- Retrieve WiX imported files from Visual Studio project
- Ability to digitally sign using information from the certificates store
- Ability to customize the installation folder for each feature
- Mixed 32-bit/64-bit package predefined project template
- Visual C++ application predefined project template
- .NET Framework application predefined project template
- Copy/Paste support for: dialog editor, launch conditions, Prerequisites, upgrades and searches
- Command line options for: Windows Mobile projects, patch images, adding and removing merge modules in a MSI project, setting merge module signature information, ProductCode.
- Windows Powershell 1.0 predefined prerequisite
- Adobe Flash Player 10 predefined prerequisite
- XNA Framework 3.1 predefined prerequisite and launch condition
- SQL Server Express and SQL Server Compact launch conditions
- Over 65 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 7.1
Released on July 8th, 2009- Single Package Authoring for WI 5.0
- Enhanced Service Configuration for WI 5.0
- Ability to generate Unicode MSI Databases
- File associations in Windows Mobile projects
- New configuration content report for Windows Mobile projects
- Display progress information on Windows 7 Taskbar for: Updater, Repackager, package build, Enhanced UI installation and EXE bootstrapper installation
- Added Checklist control in Enhanced UI
- Added Hyperlink control in Enhanced UI and Windows Installer 5.0 UI
- Multiple selection ListBox and ListView controls in Enhanced UI
- ASP.NET registration for an IIS web application
- Logging support for chained packages
- Extended search support with 10 additional methods
- Predefined searches for RegAsm, Regsvr32, Aspnet_regiis and Microsoft Office installation path
- Microsoft Silverlight predefined prerequisite
- DirectX 11 predefined launch condition
- Windows 7 predefined launch condition
- Refreshed Advanced Installer icon set
- Over 43 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 7.0
Released on May 25th, 2009- Windows Mobile/CE support
- Import NSIS projects
- Enhanced installation user interface
- Cleanup application-generated resources and settings at uninstall
- Persist user-modified application data through upgrades and repairs
- Predefined custom action for testing if a port is free (not bound to an application)
- Predefined custom action for closing applications
- Custom name in the "Add or Remove Programs" applet
- XNA Framework predefined prerequisite and launch condition
- Windows Installer 5.0 predefined launch condition
- Internet Explorer 8 predefined launch condition
- SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 SP1 predefined prerequisite
- Over 45 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 6.9
Released on March 18th, 2009- Ability to install multiple instances of the same product
- IIS Application Pools support
- Extensible trial period
- Programmable image slide shows for installation background
- Back / Next navigation in Advanced Installer's graphical interface
- Hide Java Launcher settings from end-user
- Over 29 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 6.8
Released on February 5th, 2009- Import Inno Setup projects
- Call function from standard DLL predefined custom action
- Ability to add new dialogs directly in the UI Sequence
- List all databases the user can connect to
- Detect process and stop process predefined custom actions
- Detect service predefined custom action
- Per-build GUI themes
- Ability to condition standard actions
- Detailed information when trying to remove a referenced file, folder or property
- Wizard for "Browse IIS Websites & Virtual Directories" predefined custom action
- Wizard for "Browse for SQL Servers" predefined custom action
- Installed Office 2003 application predefined launch condition
- Over 38 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 6.7
Released on November 26th, 2008- Licensing module: trials and registration support
- Play Audio File predefined custom action
- Uninstall Previous Versions predefined custom action
- Ability to configure custom HTTP error pages for a Web Site or Virtual Directory
- Ability to configure custom HTTP headers for a Web Site or Virtual Directory
- Populate a combobox/listbox with all websites/virtual directories on the target IIS server machine
- Ability to change the order of standard actions
- Wizard for creating prerequisites
- .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 and SP2 predefined prerequisites
- .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 predefined prerequisite
- Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Redistributable predefined prerequisite
- Active Internet connection predefined launch condition
- Installed Office 2007 application predefined launch condition
- Over 35 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 6.6
Released on October 3rd, 2008- Prerequisites repository for storing and reusing user-defined prerequisites
- Option to run the ICE validation suite as part of the build process
- Configure web application mappings at Virtual Directory level
- Prompt to use Path Variables when adding files if applicable
- New Condition wizard
- Duplicate build configurations
- .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 predefined prerequisite
- .NET Framework Client Profile predefined prerequisite
- SQL Server Express 2008 predefined prerequisite
- SQL Server Express 2005 SP1 and SP2 predefined prerequisites
- Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 predefined prerequisites
- Run file as Administrator predefined custom action
- Preserve Install Type of the old version predefined custom action
- Support for Minor Upgrades in EXE bootstrapper
- Option to hide properties from install log
- Over 45 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 6.5
Released on August 19th, 2008- Complete Windows Installer 4.5 feature support
- WiX projects import
- .NET Native Image Generation 2.0 support
- .NET Native Image Generation support for assemblies installed in GAC
- User info collection and retrieval custom action
- Support for discrete "INI entry removal" operation
- Windows Installer 4.5 predefined Prerequisites
- SQL Server compact edition predefined prerequisite
- Visual C++ 2005 SP1 redistributable predefined prerequisite
- Visual C++ 2008 redistributable predefined prerequisite
- MS XML Parser predefined prerequisite
- Acrobat Reader 9.0 predefined prerequisite
- Acrobat Reader 9.0 predefined launch condition
- DirectX predefined launch condition
- Over 39 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 6.4
Released on June 16th, 2008- Full transaction support for running SQL Scripts
- Auto-discovery and browse of MS SQL Servers available on the network at install
- Ability to use custom, configurable Variables in project paths
- Wizard for auto-conversion of project paths to Path Variables
- Smart cabbing eliminates duplication of content from cabinets
- Native 64-bit version of Java launcher
- Optional 64-bit JRE bundle
- Native Unicode version of EXE bootstrapper
- Synchronizing information extracted from a COM files
- Over 34 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 6.3
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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 Databases (UTF8 with BOM, UTF16 little or big endian)
- Albanian language localization
- Over 43 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 5.2
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on January 29th, 2007- Extended Digital Signature support to any file for friendlier UAC prompts on Vista
- Digitally signing Java applications and the 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
Released on 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 Databases Tutorial
- Over 15 enhancements and bug fixes
Version 4.5
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on November 21st, 2005- 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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 prerequisites
- Bug fixes
Version 2.5
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Released on 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
Version 1.4
Released on March 15th, 2004- Support for installing, registering and controlling services
- Merge Modules support
- EXE bootstrapper for msi with custom icon and file version
- Custom icon and file version in Java Native Launcher
- Relative paths in project
- User Interface custom banners and images
- User Interface additional dialogs: License, Readme
- Version and other data in saved in File Table
- 3 bug fixes
Version 1.2
Released on December 12th, 2003- Empty folder creation support
- Choosing shortcut directory on creation
- Setting shortcut working directory
Version 1.1
Released on December 1st, 2003- File associations and MIME types support
- Improved JRE selection algorithm in Java Native Launcher
- Editable default application and shortcut installation folders
- Major improvements to the New Project dialog
- Bug fixes
Version 0.4
Released on July 23rd, 2003- Reboot after install
- Limited UI
- Automated upgrades
- Per-user/per-machine installs
- Supported OSs
- Product support info
Version 0.3
Released on July 10th, 2003- Auto registration of files (DLL, OCX, EXE, etc.)
- Customizable shortcut icons (from ICO, EXE, DLL)
- UI improvements