Windows Installer Software helps build MSI packages.

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Advanced Installer Professional v2.1 is a Windows Installer authoring tool featuring logical and intuitive operation. Everything is done in user interface, without complicated scripts to learn or arcane database tables to edit. Project files are saved as XML files for integration with source control systems. Software offers ability to edit file attributes and import data sources. It supports synchronized folders, multi-target builds, and empty register values.



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Advanced Installer Professional v2.1 Released


Caphyon LLC is pleased to announce the release of Advanced Installer Professional 2.1, a Windows Installer authoring tool which enables developers and system administrators to easily build reliable MSI packages.

Advanced Installer runs on Windows 2000/XP, and the install packages it creates run on all Microsoft Windows 9x/ME/NT/2k/XP operating systems.

Windows Installer is a powerful, but very complex technology. Mastering it on your own takes months of hard work. That's where Advanced Installer comes to help. It creates a high level abstraction on top of the underlying technology. With a clean, simple user interface, each operation is logical and intuitive. Everything is done in the user interface, without complicated scripts to learn or arcane database tables to edit.

Advanced Installer is built on standard, open formats. The project files are saved as XML files for easy integration with source control systems. Advanced Installer is FREE for the simplest, most common usages. If additional capabilities are needed, they are available at some of the lowest prices in the industry.

What's new in Advanced Installer 2.1

This new version adds support for installation folders that are synchronized with disk folders for easier project maintenance, and support for install packages with files not packed in CABs for running programs directly from their install media. Also new are the ability to edit file attributes and to import data sources.

- 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 charactes 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.

- Fixed lost File Association issue and others.

Advanced Installer Professional costs USD $149.

The application can be downloaded from: www.advancedinstaller.com/download.html

More details about the application can be found at: www.advancedinstaller.com

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