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Design Features

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Stand Alone IDE
a
a
Visual Wizards
a
a
Setup Capture
a
Automatic Vista Certification Compliancy
a
Dynamic File Linking
a
a
Dynamic Features
a
Scripting
a
a
Two-Way Integrated Editing (Visual/Code)
a
One-Click Patching
a
Debugger
a
a
Service Support
a
a
Database Support
a
a
Compiler Directives
a
a
Manual ICE Validation
a
a
Automation Interface
a
a
Web Applications
a
a
Unlimited Web Updates
a
  
Update Client Source Code
a
  

 

 

Technology Support

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LZMA/BCJ2 Compression
a
Multi-Core Compression
a
256 bit AES Encryption
a
Windows Installer
a
a
Merge Modules
a
a
Web Media Blocks (Partial Web Deployment/WebAware Installation)
a
Interactive Flash Billboards
a
Interactive HTML Billboards
a
Maintenance/Repair Installation
a
a
Scriptable Uninstallation
a
a
DIFx 2.01 Support
a
a
Genuine Scripting for Windows Installer (MSIcode Scripting)
a
Hybrid 32 bit/64 bit Single File Installer
a
  
System Tray Minimizable Wizards
a
  
Virtual Machine Detection
a
  

 

 

Extensibility

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EXE
a
a
Plug-Ins
a
a
Call Any DLL Function
a
a
Unified Scripting (Install/Maintain/Uninstall)
a

 

 

International Support

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Supported Languages
34
33
Languages Included in Base Package
1
1
Edit Languages
a
a
Redistributable Translation Environment
a

 

 

Runtime Dialogs

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Pre-built Setup Themes
15
2
Pre-built Runtime Dialogs
265
66
Dialog Editor
a
a
Create New Setup Themes
a
Available Dialog Controls
38
23
Automatic Variable Passing to/from Script
a
Alpha Blending and Transparency
a
Vista Glass
a

 

 

Build and Distribution Media

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CD / DVD Optical Media
a
a
Self Extracting EXE
a
a
Light Mode Setups (no setup runtime)
a
Differential Binary Patching
a
a
Partial Web Deployment with Web Media Blocks (WebAware Installation)
a
Custom Icons in Setup Executables
a
Release Management (multiple builds)
a
a
Command Line Build Tools
a
a
Authenticode Code Signing
a
a
Redistributable Build Interface
a
Web Based Automation Interface
a
a

 

 

Target Platforms

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Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista
a
a
.NET Framework
a
a
Internet Information Services
a
a
Microsoft SQL Server
a
a
My SQL
a
a
Oracle, Oracle Net
a
a
Pre-install MSI runtime
a
a
Pre-install .NET Framework
a
a
Pre-install of .NET Framework 1.1 with Service Pack 1
a
Pre-install of .NET Framework 2.0 a a
Pre-install of .NET Framework 3.0 a a
Pre-install of .NET Framework 3.5 a  
Pre-install Internet Explorer 6
a
a
Pre-install Internet Explorer 7
a
Pre-install Java Virtual Machine
a
a
Pre-install Microsoft SQL Server Express with Service Pack 2 a