Setup creators

MAKEMSI 10.030

Description

Builds or Updates MSI based Installers (written by a Microsoft MVP).

Written by a Microsoft MVP to create or update MSI (Windows Installer) based installers for files, registry etc using an XML like script. Has command line support for use in unattended builds (NMAKE, ANT, NANT builds etc). MAKEMSI will build a HTML report by default (with a "file verify" button). For both beginners and advanced users.

Common processes can be defined once and reused in multiple projects (templates). Has extensive documentation and a large user group (500+ members). A MSI compare or disassemble tool is available which generates MAKEMSI output, this is commonly used by people wishing to automate tasks they currently use ORCA for. Also has a framework for easy MSM (merge module) and CUB (MSI validation suite) building.

Note: Some antivirus and antispyware programs flag MAKEMSI as being infected/malware, although the application is perfectly safe and does not pose a threat to your system. This is called a 'false positive'. The term false positive is used when antivirus software wrongly classifies an innocuous ( inoffensive ) file as a virus. The incorrect detection may be due to heuristics or to an incorrect virus signature in a database. [Similar problems can occur with antitrojan or antispyware software.]

Here are some key features of "MAKEMSI":

· Automatic handling of files opened by applications (in use).
· If an install fails then prior changes will be undone (no half installs).
· Enables deployment (with or without elevated privledges) to all boxes in a network via Group Policy/Active Directory. Corporate customers will definately prefer (or in fact generally require) MSI based installers due to their ease of deployment.
· The automatic creation of XP system restore points at package install and uninstall.
· Self healing (repair) of files or registry entries.
· The advertising of complete applications (or parts) which allows installation on demand (resources not installed until required).
· Installation or uninstallation can be automated via command line parameters in a standard way (automatic support for silent or unattended installs).
· Allows merging of common "runtime files" (via Microsoft or other 3rd party merge modules).
· Configuration of MSI based products is supported by many mechanisms which are standard for all MSI installers. MSI files are databases which can be manipulated (by the end user) to tweak them or alterations can be done via separate transforms or options can be overridden from the command line. This can change install file and shortcut locations and control which features get installed plus much more.
· Microsoft Windows product logos require MSI based installers

SFXMaker Portable 1.2.1 Beta / 1.2 Final

Description

A tool that can create silent installers.

SFXMaker is a tool used to create switchless installers, installers that install without user interaction and no GUI, via silent switches.

wyBuild 2.5.14.0

Description

Simply drag & drop files directly into wyBuild. Additionally with wyBuild you can manage all the versions of you software.

Using the wyBuild application you can deliver updates of your software to your users fast. No confusing interfaces - just simplicity.

Make your users happy by keeping them up-to-date. They'll love having the latest bug-free versions of your software. They'll talk far and wide about how great your software is.

Make your current users happy, attract more users, and make more money all with wyBuild.

Here are some key features of "wyBuild":

Visually Design your Updates:
· Drag & drop files directly from Windows Explorer, add registry changes with a few clicks, and upload your updates to your site all within the same interface.

Tiny Update Patches:
· wyBuild quickly compares your new version with your older versions. So instead of including whole files in the updates, wyBuild creates tiny update files with only the changes to get from one version to the next.

.NET Optimizations:
· wyBuild automatically detects any assemblies made with Microsoft's .NET Framework 2.0 (or above). When the update is installed on your user's computer, wyUpdate optimizes these .NET assemblies to start and run fast using NGEN.

Multi-lingual wyUpdate:
· wyUpdate has been tranlated into 13 languages: Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Swedish. Also, wyBuild has a translation editor for creating and editing language files.

Secure Updating:
· Your users will always have working software. For instance, if the user cancels a software update, or an unforseen error occurs while updating, wyUpdate quickly and cleanly restores the previous version of the software. It never leaves extras files or registry lying around.

Windows Vista's User Account Control (UAC):
· No worrying about Windows Vista's troublesome UAC, wyUpdate handles it in stride. Limited users can check for updates without needing Administrator priviledges and, if an update is found, Windows UAC prompts the user for an administrator password.

· wyUpdate also handles user access particulars on all other Windows versions (2000, XP, etc.). A user will always be able to check for updates, and will only be prompted for a password if the user doesn't have access to the folders or registry that need to be updated.

Tarma Installer 5.8.3681

Description

Create installers for any Windows platform, including 64-bits windows and Windows Mobile, with complete customization of all installer actions and dialogs

Tarma Installer creates stand-alone software installers for Microsoft Windows platforms, with a small distribution size, a straightforward and clean user interface, and smart install and uninstall behavior. Besides the fact it does not require any scripting, this software provides an intuitive and comprehensive development environment, including extensive preflight checking that will suit beginners and experts alike.

Intuitive development environment
An easy to use development environment with clearly subdivided project sections and pages, plus extensive help and toolbars.

Wide range of installation items
You can install files, folders, shortcuts, registry keys and values, INI file values, environment variables, file extensions, COM and DCOM classes and servers (including ActiveX controls), type libraries, and services, with a comprehensive range of options.

Feature- and component-based installation
Features are pieces of functionality that the user can select for installation in a tree-like structure, while components are groups of installation items defined by the developer that must be installed or removed together.

Small and fast
The Tarma Installer Setup.exe program is small, fast, and has excellent compression, making your installation packages as compact as possible, thus saving download time and disk space.

Extensive preflight checking
More than 450 different preflight checks spot potential problems before you deploy your installation.

Fully editable installer action sequences
You have complete control over the installer's actions, even to the point that it's not an installer at all, but, for example, a CD-ROM AutoRun menu application.

Fully editable installer dialogs and dialog sequences
Using the built-in dialog editor, you can completely redefine any and all dialogs in the installation wizard, add any dialogs that you need, or even remove all of them completely.

Flexible symbolic expressions
Symbolic expressions can be used for many purposes, including file and folder paths, registry paths, system and runtime information, and of course general text that must be easily replaceable. Our runtime functions offer even more possibilities.

Comprehensive language and localization support
Virtually any piece of text that is visible to the user can be localized, including, but not limited to: dialogs, messages, file and folder names, shortcut titles, and registry data. You can build a single installer that includes all languages, or separate installers for each language from a single project.
The Tarma Installer development environment, its project files, and the Tarma native installation database and Setup program are Unicode-based from the ground up to ensure that all localization remains intact.

Add-on and update installers
Add-on and update installers allow you to install and remove updates and add-on packages separately from the main application's original installation, while still allowing the main application to be uninstalled together with all its dependants.

Extension DLLs
You can extend the functionality of the installers by creating your own extension DLLs.

yberInstaller Suite 2009 1.2

Description

Create reliable and safe installation packages in a few minutes for free

CyberInstaller Suite is a packetization and installation software, oriented to every kind of developer. Thus, it can be applied to any language or development environment (.Net, C++, C#, Delphi, Java, PHP, Visual Basic, etc.) and can be used either by the occasional programmer (free version), or by the professional developer (registered versions). Now available also for 64 bit systems (x64).

The "Free" version of CyberInstaller Suite will allow you to distribute your own software in the easiest and cheapest possible way.CyberInstaller Suite (CIS) highlights itself from other installers for the great easy of use joined to the many functionalities and the great versatility offered.

Here are some key features of "CyberInstaller Suite":

· proprietary engine unpdated and even more flexible and reliable
· detailed summary of changes applied to the system
· roll-back for the safest installations
· wizards for assisted package creation (also to create update packages)
· Dependencies Finder tool completely automatic
· multilanguage support (Translator tool included)
· creation and automatic management of infinite (and different) serial codes
· management of minimum requirements for current package
· integrated support for Microsoft .Net framework 1.x, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 version
· ready for Microsoft Windows Vista and UAC
· automatic search of on-line updates for all modules
· Windows Installer embedded support (.msi and .msm)
· improved fonts installation with no system reboot needed
· side-by-side installation mode for special components
· selectable output: executable, CD/DVD, web page

Requirements:

· CPU: PC Pentium II or equivalent (300 MHz or higher)
· RAM: 256 MB
· Video: Resolution 800x600 or higher (recommanded: 1024x768, 32 bit)

BitRock InstallBuilder Professional 6.2.7

Description

A professional setup creator

BitRock InstallBuilder is a program which simplifies applications packaging and deployment. From a single build environment, these development tools allow you to quickly create easy to use, multiplatform installers with a native look and feel on all platforms.

Multiple installation modes let installers run on servers, workstations, and desktops. Both versions of InstallBuilder also offer RPM integration and other advanced functionality.

Here are some key features of "BitRock InstallBuilder Professional":

· Desktop Integration : BitRock installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE and Gnome.
· RPM Integration : BitRock installers can register your software with the RPM package database, combining ease of use with the powerful RPM package management system.
· RPM and DEB generation : In addition to creating native executables that can register with the RPM subsystem, BitRock InstallBuilder can generate RPM and Debian packages that can be installed using the native package management tools.
· Optimized : BitRock installers are optimized in size and speed and do not require a self-extraction step, reducing download, startup and installation time. Built-in LZMA support provides great compression ratios.
· No External Dependencies : BitRock installers are single-file, self-contained native executables with no external dependencies and minimal overhead. Unlike competing products, all BitRock installers are truly native code and do not require bundling a Java Runtime Environment.
· Ease of Use : BitRock installers provide an intuitive and easy to use interface on all platforms, even for end users without previous Linux experience.
· Ease of Development : BitRock InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment. Design, build and test installers with the click of a button.
· Time Saving Functionality : For advanced users, a friendly XML project format supports source control integration, collaborative development and customizing projects both by hand and using external scripts. A command line interface allows you to automate and integrate the building process. QuickBuild functionality allows you to update installers in a few seconds, without having to repack the entire application.
· Built-in actions : BitRock InstallBuilder provides convenient built-in actions for commonly required installation functionality such as autodetecting a Java(tm) Runtime, changing file permissions and ownership, substituting text in a file, adding environment variables, adding directories to the path, creating symbolic links, changing the Windows registry, launching external scripts and so on.
· Crossplatform Build Support : The installer builder tool can run on Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IRIX, and Linux (Intel x86/x64, Itanium, s390, PPC) and generate installers for all target platforms from a single project file. Create all your installers from a single build environment!
· Customization : BitRock installers can be customized in a variety of ways, both graphically and in functionality. It is possible to ask for multiple parameters, like username and passwords, in the same installer screen. These helps simplify the installation process for end-users.
· Multiple Installation modes : BitRock installers provide: several GUI modes with native look-and-feel, for installation in a variety of desktop environments, a text-based installation mode, for console-based and remote installations, and a silent/unattended install mode which can be used for integration in shell scripts for automated deployment.
· Support for Qt® GUI Frontend : The InstallBuilder for Qt family of products provides a new GUI installation mode using the Qt crossplatform toolkit, enhancing the end-user experience
· Rollback Functionality : BitRock installers by default perform a backup of all the files overwritten during installation, so in case there is an error, the system is recovered to its previous state.
· Uninstall Functionality : An uninstall program is created as part of every installation, allowing users to easily uninstall the software. As the installer, it can be run in a variety of modes. On Windows, uninstall functionality can also be accessed from the Add/Remove Programs entry in the Control Panel.
· Startup Failure Detection : BitRock installers will automatically detect the best installation mode available. Users also have the option to manually select a mode.
· Language and Platform Independent : BitRock installers can install applications written in any language, including: Java, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, C / C++ and .NET / Mono.
· Multiple Language Support : BitRock installers support a variety of installation languages, including English, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Polish, Valencian, Catalan, Estonian, Slovenian, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian and Welsh. You can specify a default language or let the user decide. Please contact us if you require additional language support.

Installer2Go 4.2.5

Description

Installer2Go - Interactive utility for creating reliable Windows Installer packages

Installer2Go is an easy to use, powerful, highly interactive utility for creating reliable Windows Installer packages that meet the Windows 2000/XP logo certification guidelines.

Installer2Go is script-free and does not require the user to have any programming background, nor does it require the user to learn any application-specific language!

It allows you to use a point-and-click interface to create and manage installation projects based on your business needs.

Professional developers rely on Installer2GO to quickly and easily create reliable MSI installation packages using the latest Microsoft technologies.

Besides that this tool will allow you to create self-extracting executable files for distribution over the Web, Internet, Intranet and e-mail your data files, graphic images or whatever else you want to distribute!

Requirements:

Minimal configuration:
· Pentium 133 or higher
· 32MB RAM
· 800x600 screen resolution
· Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP

Preferred configuration:
· Pentium II or higher
· 64MB RAM
· 800x600 screen resolution
· Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP

Install Creator Pro 2.0 Build 36

Description

An amazingly versatile installation program builder

With Install Creator Pro, you will be able to gather and compress a large number of files in one single executable file. Then you'll be able to distribute it to your users so that they can install your product using a clear and simple interface.

While being very simple to use, Install Creator Pro allows you to personalize the installation program and use all the resources of the Windows environment (un-installation from the Control Panel, management of dll, adding icons to the Start Menu and desktop, Ini files and the registry).

Here are some key features of "Install Creator Pro":

All the files in one:
· The installation program will contain all your files. It does not need any other program, dll or other library files to run in the Windows environment.

Simple for you:
· It allows you to select a single directory since the Wizard will automatically create all files and sub-directories that it needs to install on the destination machine. That's with the Wizard or you can choose to use the main interface, where you will have access to multiple options. This is also just as simple to operate and you can personalize your installation program in much more detail.

Easy Installation/Un-installation:
· Your users have only to click on your installation program and follow the instructions. All your files will be directly installed on their hard disk. Install Creator Pro will add (if you wish it) a program group of icons in the Start menu and on the desktop. An uninstall icon will allow the user to automatically remove your whole application without leaving a trace.

A fully optimized program:
· The install program added to your files is highly compact. It takes up approximately 85 kb including texts of the installation wizard (130 Kb with uninstall program and standard bitmaps). To the simplicity of Install Creator Pro is added a performance way beyond similar programs in its category.

Gain more space:
· The compression capabilities integrated into Install Creator Pro allows (according to the structure of files) a reduction of the volume of data by up to 80% in the installation program.

Gain time:
· If you distribute your programs via the Internet your users will appreciate downloading your applications more rapidly. It takes only a few seconds for Install Creator Pro to restore an application of several megabytes when previously it would have taken several long minutes just to download.

Nvn Installer Lite 1.0

Description

Easily create professional installation packages.

Nvn Installer is a small, easy to use but professional utility for creating great-looking installation packages with incredible ease. Installers made with Nvn Installer work on all Windows systems and are fully MSI compatible. You can use Nvn Installer to create the installation packages of commercial software and to just get self-extracting archives.

Here are some key features of "Nvn Installer Lite":

· Install your software into program files or any custom INSTALL DIRECTORY
· Install files and folder into system folders like Windows, Local, Application Data etc
· Create desktop, start menu and internet shortcuts
· Install and register services. Control (start, stop, etc.) them both on install and uninstall.
· Install .Net assemblies into Global Assembly Cache (GAC)
· Associate files having certain extensions to open with your application
· Specify any type of registry keys and values to install.
· Extend your installer's capabilities by executing JS, VBScript, an EXE, or a DLL custom actions during install.
· Ask the user for a serial code during install. Validate it by your custom DLL.
· The NvnInstaller-console program is a text-based runner and can be used when you want to control NvnInstaller from command prompt. It is useful for automation and integration into other systems.
· Schedule your Nvn Installer setup projects using Build Scheduler to build at regular intervals.