Free Windows Installer - MSI Installer Tool

Wise People Would NEVER Buy InstallShield If They Saw InstallAware First...

Discover the Windows Installer solution Wise should have built... but didn't.
InstallAware's MSIcode is a modern & sophisticated, revamped version of the old WiseScript, including many more features!
MSIcode automatically compiles into a logo compliant MSI database at build time, passing ICE tests with no extra effort.
Convert any WiseScript in one click to an InstallAware setup - thanks to highly portable code forms!
Use the same development metaphors that you are already familiar with from the Wise platform.

Run successfully even when Windows Installer is unavailable or compromised?
Create and delete setup features, securely downloading authenticated bits, at runtime?
Partially web deploy itself, running successfully without forcing an Internet connection for minimum installs?
Download optional components or technology frameworks only when required?
Switch between 32 bit and 64 bit installation modes, at runtime?

Seamlessly run nested third party setups and capture and display their native progress in your own setups.
Be the first to produce installers with Aero Glass interfaces that follow Windows 7 UI guidelines.
Incorporate interactive Flash and HTML billboards to educate and entertain your users while installing.
Automatically pin applications to the new Windows 7 Taskbar, or to the top of the Windows Start Menu.
Fully customize your install dialogs to collect and submit business intelligence directly within your setup.

Create completely free Windows Installer packages in one click from within Visual Studio
The InstallAware Add-In automatically scans your solutions for files and dependencies
One-button "click, build, and run" process for creating your free installer
Customize themes and other setup settings directly inside Visual Studio
Further customize setup projects inside the main InstallAware IDE
Preserve customizations made to your setup projects as your Visual Studio solutions evolve
100% free of charge for Visual Studio users, even for commercial use