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AWinstall General Information
AWinstall is an installation development tool for creating lightweight professional installer packages.
AWinstall consists of two main components: installer engine (a small executable used as a setup launcher) and fully-functional Setup Builder (document-oriented application for creating installer projects and building redistributable packages).
AWinstall engine features:
AWinstall interface example
| • | Modern and attractive user interface (with Vista-like icons and bitmaps); |
| • | Customizable graphics (support for custom installer logo bitmap and icon); |
| • | Support for single-file packaging you'll get just one executable; |
| • | Support for CD distribution "Copy Files" option for large CD setups; |
| • | Multi-language interface (with ability to add new languages); |
| • | Good compression method: often better than popular ZIP; |
| • | No need for external tools such as Regedit, Regsvr32 and so on; |
| • | Built-in support for user interaction elements (license screens, required and optional setup tasks); |
| • | Ability to create 'silent' setups without user interaction; |
| • | Support for automatic product uninstall; |
| • | Built-in and editable installer variables with 'special folders' auto-detection; |
| • | Extracting files with full paths (with sub-folders auto-creating). |
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AWinstall IDE features:
AWinstall IDE (Setup Builder)
| • | Drag-and-drop support just drag needed files/folders into Project window from Explorer; |
| • | Smart file types detection when adding font files, COM Inproc Servers and Type Libraries; |
| • | Import registry keys from .reg files and existing system registry; |
| • | Command-line support for performing automated 'night builds'; |
| • | Windows XP-compatible interface. |
See Also:
Working with Project Tree
Tips And Tricks
History of changes
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