Setup Authoring Automation for Windows Installer:
InstallAware is a useful and reliable software which provides an automation interface to programmatically generate and build complete setup projects. You can emit setup scripts from your own programs and even web pages, and then later build these setups. Author your own setup development front-ends, or toolkits for building custom versions of your software.
Repackaging and Upgrades:
For systems administrators facing complex deployment tasks, InstallAware offers a repackaging route that avoids the complexity and hassles innate in setup re-engineering: shelling to Windows Installer! Simply execute any MSI setup and install/re-install/upgrade/remove it. Detect installed products on the system and automatically upgrade older versions of products, all as part of the same unified setup.
Advanced Setup Commands:
InstallAware Studio provides the advanced scripting functionality that complex software installations demand. Install services, ODBC drivers, configure DSNs, detect IIS versions and folders, terminate running programs, setup Internet Explorer, the Java virtual machine, and more.
Here are some key features of "InstallAware Studio for Windows Installer":
· InstallAware setups don't have to install any dependencies or scripting runtimes. Still, you can completely customize your setup even if you're unfamiliar with Windows Installer.
· Impress your users while installing with interactive Flash presentations and HTML billboards. Choose from any of the stunning 15 pre-built setup themes.
· InstallAware Web Update works out of the box. It looks and feels just like Windows Update - no pesky icons taking up system tray real estate, or independent browser windows that cannot be closed.
· All InstallAware setups are based on the industry standard Windows Installer technology. Easily deploy your single file MSIs on corporate networks using Group Policy Deployment.
· Nothing is hard-coded in InstallAware! You may customize every aspect of the installation user interface and setup logic, delivering installers tailored to highly specific needs.
· InstallAware script contains a very wide selection of setup commands that perform a wide variety of installation tasks and report on the state of the target system at no effort to you.
· InstallAware contains features that let you run third-party installers as an integral part of your main setup, capturing progress feedback, and letting you customize the third-party installations on-the-fly.
· Choose the edition that best suits your needs! If you are on a budget, there is an InstallAware edition that does everything you need at a fraction of the cost of other installers.
· Install a wide variety of runtimes and third party dependencies, including the .NET Framework, DirectX, Internet Explorer, the Java Virtual machine, Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 Service Pack 1, Crystal Reports Runtime, and more.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 6.0:
* InstallAware Studio 6 builds Windows Installer packages with 67% improved compression, partial web deployment, and fully customized user interfaces featuring interactive Flash and HTML progress billboards.
* New in version 6 is unlimited Web Updates, VMware/Virtual PC detection, DIFx 2.01 Driver installations, hybrid 32/64 bit setups, and Vista support.
* InstallAware's own setup no longer requires a password to install the trial.
