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Wise Installation System - One of the most popular and easy to use installation makers
Wise Installation System is a script-based, easy-to-use installation utility that will help developers create reliable, professional installations to meet a wide range of requirements.
Whether you need to quickly create a simple, reliable install, or you have advanced requirements such as Internet/intranet distribution, Windows CE installs, or application self-healing, Wise Installation System is the script-based solution for you.
Wise Installation Studio contains the following applications:
· Windows Installer Editor
· WiseScript Package Editor
· Wise Virtual Package Editor
· Wise Mobile Device Package Editor
Here are some key features of \"Wise Installation System\":
· Create installations that support Microsoft* Windows Installer (MSI) standard.
· Create .EXE installations that use WiseScript technology.
· Virtualize applications to dramatically minimize application and OS conflicts.
· Integration with Altiris Software Virtualization Solution (SVS), lets you create, edit, and manage virtual software installations.
· Add VBScripts to a WiseScript. Use all VBScript capabilities including arrays and subfunctions.WiseScripts and VBscripts interact so variables can be passed between either type of script.
· WiseScripts can be moved to another machine by packaging all files, including source files, as a self-extracting .EXE.
· Enhancements for Vista include checking for the presence of Windows Vista on target machines, compatibility with Internet Explorer 7.0, minimizing reboots using the Restart Manager Infrastructure in Vista, access control for general user and administrator privileges, enhancements for digital signature support, validation for Vista logo standards, and setting logging options for the installation.
· Manage the 64-bit portion of the registry and file system, author a single .WSI project file that can create separate .MSIs for both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of an application, and use the Release Settings page to specify which components to not install in the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the installation.
· Support for Nalpeiron\"s PRO-Tector* product, which allows developers to electronically generate, track and enforce software licenses and protect against unauthorized use by implementing a range of product activation and enablement software copy protection options. See www.nalpeiron.com/altiris/. The Wise Installation Studio installation includes a link to download a free copy of Nalpeiron PRO-Tector Standard ($799 value), which will trialware-enable a single product.
· Use the Windows Installer Editor to create an installation that will install a mobile device package to a desktop computer. The mobile device package can then be copied to the mobile device using HotSync (Palm) or ActiveSync (Windows).
· Easily create a project file in .INF format and compile it to one or more .CAB files that installs a mobile device application. Supports Windows Mobile 5.0 platform, Windows CE, Pocket PC* 2003 (and older versions), Palm* OS, .NET
· Compact Framework*.
· Allows you to view your .MSI installation as a logical, sequential script. Edit the script by adding script actions, and each modification automatically updates corresponding entries in the Windows Installer database tables. Includes ability to search for specific text, support for nested IF statements, ability to select multiple lines for moving or deleting an entire IF statement, and provides visual feedback on where to place custom actions within restricted locations.
· All the advanced tools you need to fully customize an installation. Provides an alternate view of your installation, giving you more control over organizing features and components, designing dialogs, editing database tables, creating and editing properties, and developing a wide range of custom actions.
· Merge modules, commonly used for third-party runtimes, can now be included in your installation.You can author your own modules, including support for creating static or configurable modules.
· Built-in scripting actions Our industry-leading scripting engine can be used to create special routines in your installation or add security to your installation when installing license files.
Limitations:
· 30-day trial period
What\"s New in This Release: [ ]
· The Code Signing page has been renamed the Digital Signature page.
· Previously, when your installation created a shortcut in a new program group in the Start menu, the uninstall removed the shortcut but left the program group. This has been corrected.
· There was a problem when you used a variable to name a new shortcut. Another blank shortcut would appear, which in turn resulted in two Create Shortcut actions in the script. This has been corrected.
· Previously, a problem existed with reading text files into variables from a custom dialog script. This problem could cause a hang when reading text files into variables through a dialog script. Variables processed in a dialog script had a lower size limit than variables that were processed from the main script. Variables in dialog scripts now have the same size capabilities as variables in the main script.
· Sometimes users were not prompted to reboot at the end of uninstalls when a reboot was necessary in order to delete some files. These...
The Wise Installation System is an easy-to-use utility that is going to help developers be able to create a reliable and professional installation that will be able to meet a huge array of the requirements that they need. It doesn’t matter if you need to create a simple and reliable installation, an application that needs self-healing, or any Windows CE installs because the Wise Installation System is exactly what you are looking for. There are multiple applications within the system, such as: Windows Installer Editor, Wise Virtual Package Editor, WiseScript Package Editor and the Wise Mobile Device Package Editor.
Some of the enhancement features for Vista users is going to be the checking for Vista on different machines and making sure it is compatible with IE 7.0, as well as minimizing the use of reboots through the restart manager within Vista. You will have much more control of the general settings within the user privileges menu. A project can easily be created within .INF format to make it more compatible with .CAB files, which install a mobile device application. It also supports Windows Mobile 5.0, as well as many others.
There are a few different features within this release, such as there is no longer a Code Signing Page because it is now the Digital Signature Page. The previous issue of the uninstall menu removing the shortcut and leaving the program has been corrected, so now the proper procedures are in place. There were often times when a user was not prompted to reboot their computer after a program uninstall had taken place, but that has been corrected.