| Basic Features | |||||
Installer and Uninstaller Create packages that completely install and register,
respectively uninstall and unregister, your application .
| |||||
Always valid MSI 2.0/3.x/4.x/5.0 packages Each written and unwritten Windows Installer rule,
recommendation and best practice is carefully followed. | |||||
Wizard for Simple Project creation Use the provided wizard to create complete Windows
Installer MSI installs in mere minutes. | |||||
Add/Remove (Control Panel) customization Customize your application's information listed in the
"Add/Remove Programs" page of the Control Panel. | |||||
Per-user and per-machine installs Select which type of installation better suits your needs:
per-user or per-machine if the user is Administrator. | |||||
Limit to Basic UI For unassisted or automated installs: display only a
progress dialog and the eventual error message boxes. | |||||
Project files in XML format They can be easily checked into a version control system
and shared between multiple developers. | |||||
Template projects Create templates based on your current project and
ready-to-use for your future projects. | |||||
Project Solutions Simplify the process of working with multiple projects by
having them into a solution and managing them all from one single
place. | |||||
Context sensitive help and tutorials Illustrated, integrated help and tutorials are provided for
a simple and user-friendly learning of the application. | |||||
64-bit packages Create packages that run and install on 32-bit processors
or on the latest 64-bit CPUs from Intel and AMD. | |||||
Optionally force rebooting Prompt the user for a reboot even after a successful
install, supporting sensitive components that require
it. | |||||
Formatted fields Use variables and parameters almost anywhere in your
installs. They will be resolved at build or run time. | |||||
Visual formatted editing Edit controls for Formatted and Condition fields offer
reference auto-completion, highlight, errors and resolved value
hints. | |||||
Run and log MSIs Launch your MSI package while printing the full Windows
Installer log. Syntax highlighting and log summary. | |||||
| From Windows Vista to Windows 11, create perfect installations that target the operating system's features and security model. | |||||
| Use the Advanced Installer Visual Studio extension to easily access your installer directly from your IDE. | |||||
Build cache Enjoy faster development and quicker installer build times
with by caching and reusing unchanged archives. | |||||
| Create and configure your projects using PowerShell commands. | |||||
| Installer Analytics (subscription required) | |||||
| Get essential KPIs for you application, and see how to improve your retention and user experience. | |||||
| Know your audience by getting information about active users, language preferences, platform specs, uninstall reasons and impact of updates. | |||||
| Detect issues such as blockers, errors, stability and missing prerequisites before they impact your user base. | |||||
| Use Custom Properties functionality to track any property that you declare within your setup package such as the package version or edition that each of your users has installed, or any control which has a property attached to it. | |||||
| Application Resources | |||||
Files and folders Install and uninstall files, create and remove folders.
Visually define your distribution tree. | |||||
Create shortcuts Shortcuts to your files, external files, commands, URLs.
Placed anywhere: Desktop, Start Programs menu, etc. | |||||
Windows 11/10/8 support for shortcuts Enable Windows 11/10/8 behavior like: "Pin to
Taskbar", "Prevent auto Pin to Start", "Disable
Pin to Start" and "Run as administrator". | |||||
Registry keys and entries Install and uninstall; create or import them from your
Registry or REG files straight into your MSI package. | |||||
Environment variables User or system environment variables to be created,
appended or prepended to existing ones upon install. | |||||
Font registration Register fonts into the OS, specify registration names for
non-TrueType fonts. | |||||
Auto register files Auto registration, for files that support it (such as DLLs
and OCXs), can be scheduled at install time. | |||||
| Create self-contained MSI packages, by including and configuring the required merge modules. | |||||
| Customize how application tiles look in the Start Menu and Start Screen. | |||||
| Handling Versions | |||||
Upgrading older installs automatically Older versions of your product found on the user's machine
can be removed before installing the newer one. | |||||
Prevent installs of older over newer versions Advanced Installer will not let the user install older
packages over newer ones. | |||||
Side-by-side installs Create packages (for different versions of your
application) that can be installed simultaneously and run side by
side. | |||||
| Installer Conditions | |||||
Prevent installing on unsupported OS's Easily specify which Operating Systems are supported,
preventing the installation on the other ones. | |||||
MSI launch conditions Conditions that have to be met (applications, frameworks,
files, versions, etc.) in order for your package to run. | |||||
| Quickly and easily edit Windows Installer conditions. Comes with auto completion, property values detection, predefined examples, multiple level undo, etc. | |||||
| Import | |||||
| Quickly convert your existing Microsoft Visual Studio Setup projects to Advanced Installer. | |||||
| Quickly upgrade your existing Visual Studio 2010 InstallShield LE installer projects to Advanced Installer. | |||||
| Create installation packages by importing WISE projects. | |||||
| Leverage existing installer projects while accessing the numerous Advanced Installer features and capabilities. | |||||
| Import third party MSI installers and MSM merge modules into your own Advanced Installer Projects. | |||||
| Jump-start your installer by importing your existing VS project. Auto-detect names, files and dependencies. | |||||
| Import applications developed in Visual Basic 6.0 to get a head start on creating their installer. | |||||
| Create installers for applications developed with RAD Studio. | |||||
| Develop installers for Real Studio applications. | |||||
| Switch to Windows Installer easier than ever before. Move to MSI setups without wasting the effort already spent. | |||||
| Switch your NSIS projects to Windows Installer. Enjoy Advanced Installer's ease of use and wealth of features. | |||||
| Installer Continuous Integration | |||||
Command line mode execution Build your release packages in a completely automated
script, like Make, Ant or NAnt. | |||||
| Enable users to create installers directly from your RAD tool environment. | |||||
| Use Advanced Installer's full support to benefit from TFS as back end for your integrated development environment. | |||||
| Build Advanced Installer projects using Azure DevOps. | |||||
| Integrate the Advanced Installer project in your build system using our custom designed plugin. | |||||
| Dedicated build runner for Advanced Installer. | |||||
| Dedicated Bamboo tasks for Advanced Installer. | |||||
| Automate the EXE, MSI, and MSIX building using the Advanced Installer's official GitHub Action. | |||||
| Delivery Options | |||||
Single, self-contained MSI installs Create a single MSI package that contains bundled
everything required to install your application. | |||||
Unpacked installations The files stay unbundled next to the MSI file, suited for
regular installs or to run directly from (CD, DVD)
source. | |||||
| Your application resources can be archived into CAB files, compressed (for size) or uncompressed (for speed). | |||||
Smart Cabbing Automatically checks that files with the same source are
included only once in the generated CAB file. | |||||
Online installs The MSI packages can be launched from an URL, either
directly by the user or by the EXE
bootstrapper (in Pro edition). | |||||
| Professional Features | |||||
| Use the intuitive GUI to enable the optional Windows Features your application requires. | |||||
| Digitally sign generated or included files - authenticate your products and MSIs for improved customer credibility. Device Guard and Azure Key Vault integration. | |||||
| The easiest way to implement ISO 19770-2 standard compliance in your software products. | |||||
Command line mode editing Change the project without bringing up the UI - at command
line or in batch scripts. | |||||
| Run PowerShell scripts by using the dedicated editor, predefined prerequisites, launch conditions, and much more. | |||||
Multi-volume installs Split large installs onto several disks, with customizable
size and number of archives and volumes. | |||||
| Reduce the size of your install packages using some of the best compression algorithms in the industry. | |||||
Large file support Include in your project files larger than 2GB and pack them
using multi-core-aware LZMA compression. | |||||
Installer encryption Protect your installers using AES encryption. A password
will be automatically requested before installing your
package. | |||||
| Ask the user for a serial code during install. Validate it online, through bundled algorithm or your custom DLL. | |||||
Wizard for Professional Project creation Use the provided wizard to create professional Windows
Installer MSI installs in mere minutes. | |||||
Friendly Wizards Easy to use, intuitive wizards are ready to assist you
during your install creation. Get more done in less
time. | |||||
| Document every intricate detail of your projects in order to improve your installer team collaboration. | |||||
EXE/DLL dependency detector Quickly and easily find out and include in your
installation the libraries that your EXE and DLL files depend
on. | |||||
Fast installation Automatically optimize your packages for the fastest
possible installation. | |||||
Single Package Authoring Create a single MSI package able to install both per-user
and per-machine with a selection dialog for the user. | |||||
Mixed 32/64-bit installers Powerful wizard helps author single, unified installers
that run as 32-bit on 32-bit and as 64-bit on 64-bit
platforms. | |||||
Control Panel Applets Install applets in Control Panel to configure and customize
your system-level services and applications. | |||||
| Easily create dedicated installers for Visual Studio 2017 extensions and add-ins (in Ent. edition). | |||||
| Easily create dedicated installers for Microsoft Office add-ins directly from a Visual Studio Project or from a disk location. | |||||
Adobe Products Add-In installers Create dedicated add-in installers for most often used
Adobe products. | |||||
| Builds | |||||
| Build multiple installers from a single project creating packages customized for various deployment scenarios. | |||||
| Create APPX bundles for multiple architectures and platform types. | |||||
| Customize your installer build process with pre- and post-build events: copy or move files, run commands. | |||||
| At-a-glance reports outlining essential information about your installer. | |||||
| Run ICE validation suites as a final step in the build process, messages being appended to the Build Log. | |||||
| Suggest and apply fixes for package validation errors resulted from running ICE validation suites. | |||||
| Run WACK validations as a final step in the build process for MSI, AppX and MSIX packages, messages being appended to the Build Log and inside an HTML report. | |||||
| Build MSIX packages from your existing projects. Get you desktop application in the Windows Store with just a few clicks. | |||||
MSIX Sparse Packages Provide your non-UWP desktop app with deeper integration
into the OS features using Sparse packages. | |||||
| Professional Application Resources | |||||
| Specify installation folders to be synchronized with folders on your disk, with include and exclude patterns. | |||||
Path Variables Ability to use custom, per-machine configurable Variables
in project paths. | |||||
Compute file hashes Turn this feature on to eliminate unnecessary file copying
during a repair process. | |||||
File associations and mime types Associate files having certain extensions with your
application for open, edit, view, print or other
operations. | |||||
Vista Default Programs Take advantage of the Windows Vista's new support for
registering applications to handle file types. | |||||
Advertised shortcuts Advertised shortcuts trigger installation of features on
demand or application check and repair when launched. | |||||
INI files and entries Import full INI files. Easily create and edit, update or
change INI entries. | |||||
Search for applications and resources Search for components, files, folders, registry and INI
entries during the install process. | |||||
Test-run searches Invaluable tool allowing you to test Windows Installer
searches on the spot, seeing the results immediately. | |||||
Permissions Set permissions to define in detail the allowed user access
to files, folders, registry keys and entries. | |||||
Resource removal on install Remove files, registry keys and values during both install
and uninstall stages. | |||||
File install actions Move, copy or duplicate any file during install. Reserve
additional space for install costing. | |||||
Uninstall cleanup Now it's easy to make sure your application doesn't leave
anything on your user's system after uninstall. | |||||
Persistent user data Persist user-modified settings and configurations through
upgrades and repairs of your application. | |||||
Temporary installation files Include additional files that must be present at install
time, without being installed themselves. | |||||
| Resource Registration | |||||
Extract registration information The registration data can be extracted from files that can
auto-register, and installed directly in the Registry. | |||||
| Install and register services. Control (start, stop, etc.) them both on install and uninstall. | |||||
ODBC drivers, data sources and translators Install and easily set the attributes on ODBC drivers, data
sources and translators. | |||||
COM, COM+ and DCOM Fully specify COM, COM+ and DCOM components for
registration at install time. | |||||
COM Interfaces Create COM Interfaces using Advanced Installer GUI. | |||||
COM+ import Import complete COM+ installation MSIs into existing Advanced Installer
projects. | |||||
| .NET Framework | |||||
.NET and Win32 assemblies Install .NET and Win32 assemblies in Global Assembly Cache
(GAC) or privately, side-by-side on Windows XP. | |||||
.NET / COM interoperability Let Advanced Installer extract registration information and
register your .NET assemblies for COM interoperability. | |||||
Precompile .NET assemblies Improve .NET applications performance and startup time by
precompiling them to native images on install. | |||||
Assembly attributes Advanced Installer automatically scans and detects .NET
assembly attributes freeing you from this task. | |||||
.NET project template Use the provided template and wizard to create installers
for .NET framework applications in mere minutes. | |||||
.NET prerequisite Check if the right .NET framework is present on the target
machine and, if necessary, download and
install it. | |||||
| Write Custom Actions using the .NET framework, taking advantage of InstallerClass. | |||||
| Custom Actions | |||||
| Extend your installer's capabilities by executing JS, VBScript, an EXE, or a function in a DLL during install. | |||||
Nested Install custom actions Launch an embedded MSI file from your installation in order
to install, repair or remove another product. | |||||
Multi-file Custom Actions Provide resources in separate files. Call normal,
third-party multi-file programs as custom actions. | |||||
Predefined actions library Predefined Custom Actions, ready to be used and easy to
customize: play audio file, detect/stop processes and services,
etc. | |||||
Standard DLL call Predefined Custom Action
allows you to call any function in any standard DLL. | |||||
| Package Organization | |||||
| Organize your Windows Installer package in features and sub-features. Create, set attributes and install conditions. | |||||
Group components in features Group installation components into features, share them or
set their attributes and install conditions. | |||||
Build one CAB per feature Save bandwidth by ensuring that for online installs only
features actually installed will be downloaded. | |||||
Isolated components Ensure the components you need are next to your application
and will not be overwritten by other software. | |||||
Qualified/Published components Another level of indirection in your components supports
pluggable components and replaceable implementations. | |||||
| EXE bootstrapper | |||||
| Bootstrap your MSI or MSIX(AppX) package into an EXE file with a custom icon, file description and version. | |||||
MD5 signatures Setups can use MD5 for checking self and downloaded files
(prerequisites or updates) integrity. | |||||
| Create setups that can automatically search for, download and install prerequisite applications. Full CLI support from Enterprise. | |||||
Install/update Windows Installer Set it as prerequisite and your setup will be able to
download and update it on the target machine. | |||||
Latest version check On launch, check online for a newer version of this
installer, and if available, download and install it
instead. | |||||
| The Bootstrapper UI has Enhanced UI rendering engine with MSI Dialog table, making the EXE and MSI dialogs indistinguishable. | |||||
Bootstrapper for Desktop Bridge apps On launch, we check on which OS the package is running and
install an MSIX(AppX) package, for Windows 11, or an MSI for older
systems. | |||||
| User Interface | |||||
Change banners and images Customize the way dialogs look during the installation
process by changing the background banner images. | |||||
| You have over 75 built-in custom themes to effortlessly give your application a professional (and gorgeous!) look. | |||||
Additional Dialogs Select one of the available pre-built dialogs to appear in
front of the user during the installation. | |||||
Background image slide shows Schedule image slide shows during the install of your
application. Advertise your brand and products, show off their
abilities. | |||||
| Localization | |||||
| Currently localizations in 31 languages for MSIs, EXE bootstrapper and all helper utilities are already included. | |||||
| Translating additional languages is as easy as editing an XML file generated as a dictionary of untranslated strings. | |||||
| Generate a single MSI or EXE file with all the desired languages. Automatically match the end-user's default language. | |||||
| Allow your users to select any installation language from the languages included in your installer. | |||||
| Localize your Universal Windows Platform package and distribute it worldwide through the Microsoft Store. | |||||
| Automatic Updater | |||||
| Highly configurable and versatile, it automatically checks for, downloads and installs patches and updates. | |||||
Visual Updates Editor Edit your updates configurations visually in dedicated
projects and build in multiple locales. | |||||
HTTP authentication, HTTPS Downloading over HTTPS is supported, as well as HTTP
authentication which prompts for a user and password. | |||||
Server-side license check Server-side license check is supported, as another way to
hinder piracy. | |||||
| Prompt your users with a notification and keep them up to date with the latest version of your application. | |||||
| Windows Store | |||||
| Package your applications for next generation deployment in Windows 8/8.1/10 and beyond with AppX. | |||||
| Import and edit existing Windows Store App packages using the friendly Advanced Installer GUI. | |||||
| Create CABinet packages that can be used to install applications on Windows CE / Mobile platforms. | |||||
| Full support to build, debug and customize MSIX(AppX) packages for your Win32/.NET applications, through Desktop Bridge. Create UWP and WSA packages from your existing projects. | |||||
| Migrate to the MSIX package standard by using the built-in support for the Package Support Framework. | |||||
| Internet Information Services (IIS) | |||||
| Configure and deploy Web Sites, create Front Page Server Extensions, Web Application Mappings, etc. | |||||
Import Web Applications Quickly configure web sites, virtual directories and
application pools by importing directly from your working
configurations. | |||||
Virtual Directories Configure and deploy Virtual Directories, associate a Web
Application, open FTP access, etc. | |||||
Configure IIS server Configure the IIS server, register ISAPI filters, backup
the metabase, open the Management Console, FastCgi
Applications. | |||||
Application Pools Assign specific configuration settings to a worker process
(or processes) that services a group of applications. | |||||
IIS 5.1 to 10 Full support for IIS 5.1, 6, 7, 8, 8.5 and 10 running on
Microsoft Windows XP all the way to Windows 11 and 2012 R2 Server
OSs. | |||||
User Accounts integration Configure anonymous access for IIS or authentication fully
integrated with the User Accounts functionality. | |||||
HTTPS/SSL configuration Configure HTTPS/SSL parameters for websites: bindings,
digital certificates and options. | |||||
| Dedicated wizard. Register your ASP.NET (including .NET 4.5) web application with IIS 7/8 or with IIS 5/6. | |||||
| In addition to the dedicated UI features, custom properties help you modify the majority of IIS 7 or above attributes/collections. | |||||
| For Java Installer Features | |||||
| Package both console applications (within a terminal window) and GUI applications (that have a graphical user interface). | |||||
| Quickly and easily create, package, install and run Win32 services written in Java. | |||||
Multiple Java applications per package Install several Java applications (each with its own
settings and native launcher) with the same package. | |||||
100% native code, no JVM overhead Installers contain only native code and technologies, for
the smallest footprint and the tightest platform
integration. | |||||
Wizard for Java Project creation Use the wizard to create complete Windows and Mac OS X
installers for your Java application in mere minutes. | |||||
| Point Advanced Installer to your Eclipse project and it will instantaneously create your installer and launchers. | |||||
| Powerful wizard employed to help you create installation packages by importing IntelliJ IDEA workspaces. | |||||
| Coupled with LZMA compression, can reduce the size of code archives to as low as 20% of the initial size. | |||||
Flexible ClassPath, Library and System paths Include JAR files, folders, Windows Installer properties
and environment variables in your application's paths. | |||||
Edit JVM parameters Easy to use GUI to edit runtime options, system properties,
VM command line and other parameters. | |||||
Powerful memory sizing options Specify JVM initial and maximum heap and stack sizes, fixed
or in bounded physical memory percentages. | |||||
JRockit JRE Bundle or run your Java applications using the JRockit Java
Runtime Environment. | |||||
JRE bundling Create packages that include a private JRE for your
application or a bundled one to install on the computer. | |||||
| Check if the right JVM is present on the target machine and, if necessary, download and install it. | |||||
| Java Native Launcher | |||||
JRE/JDK detection and selection Powerful and customizable way to find the installed JVMs
and to select the one fitted to run your application. | |||||
Your process name instead of java/javaw Set your own process name to appear in the task manager and
the Windows XP task bar groups. | |||||
Custom application/EXE icon Include a professional native Windows ICO icon in your
executable, with multiple resolutions and color depths. | |||||
File version and name for executable Embed the version information and name into the generated
executable file of your Java application. | |||||
Instant-on native splash screen A custom splash screen displayed as soon as the EXE file is
launched, without having to wait for the JRE to load. | |||||
Java 6 native splash screen Use the standard Java 6 native splash screen API if
available, or fall back on the one provided otherwise. | |||||
User friendly error handling Errors are treated internally, or if not possible,
presented to the user well explained and with solution
suggestions. | |||||
Single application instance Optionally enforce a system-wide unique instance of your
product, redirecting secondary launches to this
instance. | |||||
Stdout and stderr redirection Redirect the standard streams to files so the user can
check for errors and exceptions even for GUI
applications. | |||||
Native 64-bit launcher A native 64-bit Java launcher version allows you to load
your application into a discovered (or bundled) 64-bit
JRE. | |||||
Embed JAR in EXE Protect your application code and simplify deployment by
running your JAR directly from the native launcher, without an
extraction. | |||||
| Mac OS X Packages | |||||
Mac OS X standalone bundles Create standard, standalone, native application bundles for
your Java products to be installed on Mac OS X
computers. | |||||
Java applications for Mac OS X Build standalone Java applications ready to be signed and
published on the App Store. | |||||
Translate Windows settings to Mac OS X Every installer setting with an equivalent on Mac OS X will
be used directly like it is used in the Windows package. | |||||
Platform-specific Mac OS X settings Settings that are specific to Mac OS X can be specified
separately for the best platform integration. | |||||
Minimum Mac OS X version Specify the minimum version of Mac OS X required to run
your application. | |||||
Native Mac OS X icon Specify a ICNS file to be used to graphically identify your
application on Mac OS X. | |||||
Mac OS X splash screen Display a specified splash screen when launching your
application on Mac OS X. | |||||
Mac OS X localization The Mac OS X packages are also easily localizable, with a
number of built-in languages already included. | |||||
Mac OS X file associations and mime types Define document types and associate them with your
application. | |||||
| Enterprise Features | |||||
| Search in XML files and return the values of elements, attributes or text nodes. | |||||
| Insert, replace or remove elements and attributes in XML files. Patch XML config files, register in XML frameworks. | |||||
Update TXT files Insert, replace or remove any string in any file type
installed by your package or already present on the target machine.
| |||||
| The licensing module offers ready to use trial and registration (with maintenance plans) functionality for your application. | |||||
Install Drivers Specify drivers for install using the Windows Driver
Install Frameworks (DIFx), version 2.1. | |||||
Convert EXE installers to MSIs Powerful wizard will convert any EXE setup into an MSI
ready for network deployment through Active Directory. | |||||
User Accounts and Groups Allow your installers to create user accounts and groups on
the user's computer. | |||||
Task scheduler Create and fully configure tasks to be run by the native
Windows Scheduler service. | |||||
Scheduled Updates The Updater integrated with the Task Scheduler allows you
to run updates from the Windows Scheduler service. | |||||
| Quickly enable your product to automatically start from CDs and DVDs. Powerful, customizable, Windows 7-Ready launcher. | |||||
Folder sharing Easily share folders on install, setting the sharing
permissions for secured access. | |||||
| Add your application to the exception list during installation, and remove it during uninstallation. | |||||
| Easily and fully integrate your games in Windows Vista's Games Explorer, specifying ratings, genres, art and more. | |||||
Media Center registration Register your games in Windows Media Center and allow your
users to run them directly from there. | |||||
Windows 7 Libraries Easily create or add to existing Libraries like
“Documents”, “Pictures” or “Music” on Windows
7. | |||||
Embedded Chainers Embed multiple MSIs in a unified setup package and install
them chained in a single, atomic transaction. | |||||
| Save the prerequisites you defined and reuse them in other projects. | |||||
| Allow the installation of multiple instances of your product on the same computer. | |||||
| Capture user input during an install or the differences between two MSI databases into a Windows Installer transform. | |||||
Custom Tables editor Visually define new tables and columns, insert rows in your
MSIs. Add and edit additional data for your custom
actions. | |||||
| Visually edit your MSIs and MSMs at database table and row level, customizing your installers to the tiniest detail. | |||||
MSI and MST Diff Highlight MST content or MSI differences within the Table
Editor. Optimize your work by reverting changes on the
fly. | |||||
| Avoid damaging your local machine when testing the installation by running it in a provisioned virtual machine. | |||||
| Dialog Editor | |||||
| Control every detail of the UI of your MSI packages. Add, change or remove controls, dialogs, texts and more. | |||||
Full Billboard Editor Spice up your installs, advertise your application's
features (in text and images) during setup. | |||||
Dialog Repository Save time and work by reusing the dialogs and dialog
templates you create in other projects. | |||||
Wizard for Control Event creation Handy wizard to assist you when accomplishing the more
difficult tasks of Windows Installer UI. | |||||
Print Control With just a couple of clicks, add a fully functional
Print... button to your License or Readme dialogs. | |||||
Browse for File Add a predefined Custom Action allowing your users to
select a file (license, DB, etc.) during your installer's
UI. | |||||
ListBox & ComboBox controls Predefined Custom Actions for populating, deleting and
extracting data from ListBox and ComboBox controls. | |||||
Collect user info Predefined Custom Action for collecting user information
during install and POST-ing it to your web server. | |||||
UI Testing Test your installer's User Interface as you create it,
without building the full package every time. | |||||
| Enhanced User Interface | |||||
| External UI implementation improving the way your installers look and feel. UAC compliant. | |||||
Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista controls On Windows Vista or higher, use true color icons as large
as 256x256 pixels and Command Link controls. | |||||
HTML Host control Create HTML UIs in your installer, scripting with
JavaScript. Included Windows Installer - JavaScript full two-way
bridge. | |||||
Additional controls Feature Selection Tree with checkboxes, checklist, native
OS Browse for Folder dialog, hyperlink, enforced EULA
lecture. | |||||
Global Progress Deterministic, installation-global progress tracking
events. Correctly estimate installer completion and avoid user
confusion. | |||||
| Patches | |||||
| With Advanced Installer you can quickly and easily create patches for your applications. | |||||
Removable Patches Advanced Installer generates patches that can be
uninstalled separately on Windows Installer 3.0 or
higher. | |||||
Patch Sequencing Guarantees your patches are always applied in the order you
want (Windows Installer 3.0 or higher). | |||||
Wizard for MSP Project creation Use the provided wizard to create Windows Installer Patches
in mere minutes. | |||||
Patch EXE bootstrapper Pack your patches in EXE files for simpler deployment.
Specify custom icons, file descriptions and versions. | |||||
| Merge Modules | |||||
| Package the independent components you use in your applications as stand-alone MSM files. | |||||
Wizard for MSM Project creation Use the provided wizard to create Windows Installer MSM
Merge Modules in mere minutes. | |||||
Configurable Parameters Allow your users to customize the Merge Modules you
provide. Specify what can be changed and how. | |||||
| Server & Web Apps | |||||
| Publish Web Applications to Microsoft Azure and IIS from installers using Microsoft Web Deploy. | |||||
Tomcat Web Applications Simple-to-build installers to easily and quickly deploy
your web applications into Apache Tomcat. | |||||
| Included wizard will painlessly create standard MSI installers to deploy SharePoint 2016 solutions. | |||||
| Advanced Installer simplifies how you install roles on the server and lets you install multiple roles at the same time. | |||||
| Help your users easily pick target Web Sites, Virtual Directories and Application Pools by showing a list with what's available. | |||||
Microsoft Silverlight Applications Use the dedicated UI to manage deployment solutions for
Microsoft Silverlight OoB (out of browser) applications. | |||||
| Databases | |||||
| During install, configure servers and deploy SQL scripts for Microsoft, Oracle, Postgre and MySQL databases. | |||||
SQL Queries Interrogate SQL databases and use the retrieved information
during the installation. | |||||
| Upload reports, datasets or data sources to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. | |||||
Transaction Support Full transaction support for running SQL Scripts on
transaction-capable DBMSs. | |||||
Sandbox Test Test SQL Queries and
Connections in an isolated environment on your development
machine. | |||||
| Automatically discover and list Microsoft SQL Servers available on the network at install time. | |||||
| List all databases the user with the associated credentials is allowed to connect to. | |||||
| Architect Features | |||||
| Create transforms or quickly edit existing MSI packages directly from the Advanced Installer GUI. | |||||
| Detects possible installation conflicts between a selected MSI and other MSIs from the repository. | |||||
| Extended and update your MSIX packages. Decouple your main application package from its updates, speed up Windows 11 updates. | |||||
| Get an instant view of your package content and customize anything from Advanced Installer’s friendly user interface. | |||||
| Repackage | |||||
| Painlessly capture and repackage existing installations into MSI packages. The repackager has UI automation and its own CLI. | |||||
VMware Repackager Choose between performing the capture either on your
development machine or on a VMware virtual machine. | |||||
Hyper-V Repackager Choose between performing the capture either on your
development machine or on a Hyper-V virtual machine. | |||||
Docker Repackager Native integration for Docker containers. Repackage
applications that support silent installation switche and convert them
to MSI or MSIX. | |||||
Repackaging in Remote Machines Choose to complete a repackaging session into a remote
machine. | |||||
Smart Repackager Detect and preserve high-level constructs like services,
drivers, file associations, environment variables and assemblies in
scan results. | |||||
64-bit Repackager Capture and repackage installations on 64-bit systems,
detecting 64-bit specific components and behaviors. | |||||
Desktop App Converter Capture installations of Win32/.NET desktop applications,
with full UI or silent, and convert them to MSIX(AppX) format.
Customize them using our dedicated GUI. | |||||
| Verify what resources were added, modified or removed in the repackaged installation by comparing the results with the original installation. | |||||
| Record repackager settings, take notes and capture screenshots of the installation. | |||||
| Migrate your project customizations from an older version of your repackaged application when repackaging a newer version. | |||||
| Application Virtualization | |||||
| Full support for Microsoft's Application Virtualization technology. Effortlessly build App-V 4.x or App-V 5.x packages for your software. | |||||
| Create installation packages by importing existing App-V packages. Convert App-V 4.x applications to App-V 5.x. | |||||
| Open App-V 5.x packages with Advanced Installer, edit and save the changes from our friendly GUI, no sequencing. | |||||
| Use the TweakAppV.exe command line interface tool as a scripting alternative to the graphical interface editor. | |||||
VMware ThinApp Full support for VMware's ThinApp technology. Easily
create a virtualized version of your application from your
installer. | |||||
VMware ThinApp Import Create installation packages by importing ThinApp project
folders. | |||||
| Mobile Device Management | |||||
| Save time by using the integrated deployment to System Center Configuration Manager. CLI is included. | |||||
Deploy App-V packages with SCCM Comfortably manage virtual and physical applications
deployment through SCCM and more. | |||||
| Deploy your applications to Microsoft Intune by using our wizard or CLI. | |||||
| Download and Try for Free | |||||
