InstallAware products deliver reliable
installations used in a variety of deployment scenarios worldwide.
Below is a short list of our clients.
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David Ridgway |
| We recently began evaluating
InstallAware as a replacement for our current
install tools. I have always been hesitant
to use MSI as part of our installs for many
reasons, such as the installer run-time requirements,
size of the install, and the complexity of
the scripting. After spending a very short
time with InstallAware, all 3 concerns vanished!
The run-times are neatly packaged into the
final install...great compression routines
mean the install size is still kept to a good
size for downloading...and the easy to use
IDE means you don't actually have to look
at the script! Being able to see it and make
small adjustments is a great benefit, and
overall the whole system feels very well thought
out, and makes life easier for the developer.
The web downloadable packages are an excellent
feature, as is the ability to customise every
single dialog in the install process! It means
we can brand our products, and customise the
installer interface to suit our needs - and
it can all be done with a visual editor. We
thoroughly recommend InstallAware for all
developers who want to make their life easier
when developing installers! |
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Jim Gunkel |
| InstallAware is the best MSI
based installer available at this time. It
will quickly handle small jobs but will grow
to meet the more complex requirements of larger
jobs. The two-way wizards that are new in
InstallAware 3 make it very easy to use for
any experience level. However, as software
developers we really like the ability to drop
down to the InstallAware scripting level which
is still quite easy to use yet flexible enough
for our complex tasks. Most MSI based installers
that we looked at were difficult to use because
of a lack of ability to drop down to a scripting
style model and were expensive to boot. This
is something that we've grown accustomed to
with using non-MSI based installers in the
past. However, our applications that are released
today and in the future are dependent upon
new Microsoft technologies such as the .NET
framework, MDAC and many others. It's nice
to have the benefits of an MSI based installer
to make sure these pieces are installed while
still providing enough power and flexibility
to complete the main job of installing our
product. We are really looking forward to
using the InstallAware web module feature
with our future installers to reduce the download
size requirements for our users. We're used
to downloading hundreds of megabytes for some
applications and have the bandwidth to do
so, but many of our customers are located
all around the world and many are also still
on dialup. For those users trimming off even
a few megabytes makes a big difference to
the download time and the overall installation
experience. |
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Jeremy North |
| InstallAware allows me to quickly
make MSI compatible installations for my products.
With the ability to customise screens, choose
one of the include GUI themes (there are several
available) and even write my own plugins for
further functionality it has enough features
to keep all of my needs satisfied. The use
of superior compression allows my installations
to include the .Net framework and only add
around 11MB to the installation. Not the 20MB
for the download from Microsoft. I suggest
you download the trial and try it for yourself.
You won't be disappointed! |
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Chris Hoffman |
| InstallAware is a one-of-a-kind
product. I searched high and low for a solution
to provide the ability to download and install
runtimes from the Internet only if they are
needed. InstallAware was the only program
I could find that offered this for all the
runtimes needed. Add to that the dialog editing/customization,
and all the other great features, InstallAware
is the best solution available to my knowledge,
and I would highly recommend it to anyone
looking for a solution. |
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Andrew Neillans |
| A first class Installer using
the Microsoft Windows Installer Engine. You
are not limited to standard MSI actions; you
can even author your own plugins. Combined
with an extensive selection of pre-built themed
installers, or even the option to totally
construct your own, this makes InstallAware
one of the most flexible packages out in the
market today. Only one suggestion; download
the trial today :) |
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George Karatsiolis |
| We were looking for weeks to
find the ideal software installation system
for our needs. We had many options, from freeware
to expensive and "professional"
solutions. At last, we finally selected InstallAware.
A professional software installation system
in an affordable price. InstallAware has all
those big installation system features plus
many more. Very easy to use and understand
IDE, excellent customized dialogs, themes
(we love that Windows XP installation theme),
plugins, etc. Also, the company provides excellent
support, very fast and efficient. |
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Mert Eken |
| It's one of the best install
programs that I could find. After testing
6 different install programs, Ii chose InstallAware
and I am really happy with it. Its very simple
to use and also you can do everything you
want with plugins, when the option is not
included in the base product. But the best
thing is the support. So far I have had two
questions, and for both an answer came in
15 minutes. So just use it! |
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David Clegg |
| I'm continually impressed by
the depth of power that InstallAware offers
me. I know absolutely nothing about creating
Windows MSI based installers, but with InstallAware
I don't need to. It's easy to quickly get
up and running with InstallAware, but there
is so much more to explore once you start
getting more adventurous with your scripts.
And the support for custom dialogs is truly
awesome! |
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Troy Wolbrink |
| InstallAware has enabled me
to fully support Windows Installer, yet remain
in full control of what's going on. InstallAware's
Web Media Blocks help to ensure that my customers
only download what's necessary, and the excellent
compression ensures that it's small as possible.
I take quality very seriously, and I've been
impressed with what I've seen. If you're looking
to improve the way you deploy your application,
I think you should give InstallAware a serious
look. |
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Jon Person |
Your claim of installations taking one-third the time of other
products is entirely true! I was scrambling this past weekend because
InstallShield Express X is still rife with bugs, has lousy support, and
takes forever to build MSI packages. I tried moving to a home-grown setup
program using Microsoft's ClickOnce technology, but apparently this
technology is still new and about 40% of my customers encountered problems
that kept the setup program from running. As of last Friday, all of my
installations were failing. I went to InstallSite.com to look for an alternative and found
InstallAware. After about three hours of trying InstallAware Studio 5, I
was able to completely rebuild an installation... and it worked! The
ability to customize dialogs was very helpful. My favorite feature of
InstallAware, however, is this: I need to publish several installations
which are quite similar. I was able to copy-and-paste the script from one
setup to another, then search-and-replace a few key variables, and it was
done! This is such a relief and so convenient to use, I really enjoyed the
fact I'll never have to use InstallShield again. Furthermore, my build tool
(FinalBuilder 4) already had an InstallAware build task, so the new
installations snapped right in to my one-keypress build system. Thank you VERY MUCH for providing such an excellent, well-written
product. Your software has rescued me, in a single weekend, from a
nightmarish installation problem. I can now rest very easy thanks to your
hard work. |
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