A complete installer suite for developers which can install, uninstall and cleanup software deployments - and update and clean up registry entries left over.
Advanced Installer is a freeware MSI builder app and developer tool developed by Caphyon for Windows. It's well-designed, advanced, professional, modern and reliable.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Package installer software for Windows, designed for developers
Advanced Installer simplifies how you package and update your software on Windows. Conquer the complexity and harness the power of Windows Installer through our simple GUI.
Windows Installer is becoming the "de facto" software installation technology on Windows. Being preinstalled on the latest Microsoft operating systems, and also bundled with the most popular productivity packages (Office, etc.) this software installer provides a significant number of power features that improve application management and administration.
This power doesn't come without pitfalls, and the most important of them all is the complexity. Creating an MSI file requires careful planning and editing of dozens of database tables.
Hundreds of pages of documentation must be read, countless lists of rules must be followed. Building a Windows Installer package may take days or even weeks. This is where a MSI creation tool comes to help.
Features of Advanced Installer
- COM & .NET Support: Install COM and .NET components.
- Customizations: Create complex customizations and custom actions.
- Database Support: Access, SQL, Oracle, MySQL, Firebird.
- Digital Signatures: Sign packages with digital certificates.
- IIS Support: Install and configure IIS web sites.
- Installer Analytics: Track installations in real time.
- MSI & EXE: Package projects as MSI, EXE or App-V.
- Multi-Language: Create multilingual installations.
- Prerequisite Editor: Add prerequisites to installers.
- Secure Packaging: Secure packages with encryption.
- Suite Installer: Create complex suites of applications.
- Transformations: Modify existing MSI packages.
- Updater & Patcher: Create and distribute updates.
- Visual Studio Integration: Build installers from Visual Studio.
- Web Deployment: Create web-based installations.
Compatibility and License
Is Advanced Installer free?
Advanced Installer is a restricted version of commercial software, often called freemium which requires you to pay a license fee to unlock additional features which are not accessible with the free version. Download and installation of this software is free, however other similar programs are available from programming software which may have what you need. 21.6 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can Advanced Installer run on?
Advanced Installer can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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