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Fri, May 11 2012 12:32

InstallShield 2012 Spring released

Yesterday, Flexera Software released a new version of InstallShield, called "InstallShield 2012 Spring". New features include Microsoft SQL Azure™ database scripting capabilities, automatic update check during installation, new end user...
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Thu, Oct 6 2011 13:22

Symantec discontinues Wise Package Studio, replaces it with AdminStudio from Flexera Software

According to various sources, Symantec Corp. yesterday announced the end of life of the Wise Package Studio product during their Symantec Vision conference in Barcelona. It will be replaced by a special edition of AdminStudio from Flexera Software, which...
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Wed, Aug 24 2011 17:15

InstallShield 2012 released, End of Life for InstallShield 2009 announced, Upgrade Promotions available

On August 23, 2011, Flexera Software released a new version of their setup authoring product, InstallShield 2012. It includes many improvements and several significant new features. Some of the new features are only available in the Premier edition, increasing...
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Wed, Aug 3 2011 18:34

Advanced Installer 8.3 released

On July 26th, 2011 Caphyon Ltd. released Advanced Installer 8.3 in Freeware, Professional, For Java, Enterprise and Architect editions. The 8.3 release introduces the Advanced Installer extension for Microsoft Visual Studio, offering a better integration...
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Sun, Nov 14 2010 20:56

Advanced Installer 8.0 released, with Microsoft App-V support

On November 11th, 2010 Caphyon Ltd. announced the release of Advanced Installer 8.0. Advanced Installer is available in five editions: Freeware, Professional, For Java, Enterprise and Architect. The new Architect Edition brings full support for Microsoft's...
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Tue, Oct 26 2010 13:50

A book about WiX

WiX: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML Books about Windows Installer are very rare. Some people have requested that Rob Mensching, head of the WiX project, write a book about WiX, but he's too busy working on the WiX toolset itself...
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Tue, Oct 26 2010 11:19

Topics of the week 42

Some interesting stuff I came across during the past week. A book about WiX Nick Ramirez has written a book about WiX (and it looks like the book also introduces the underlying concepts of Windows Installer along the way). I think this deserves a separate...
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Thu, Sep 23 2010 14:38

Microsoft will retire Visual Studio Installer

Since the release of Visual Studio 2010 users can get a limited edition of InstallShield free of charge. I just came across an announcement from Microsoft which has been posted two months ago. Candy Chiang, Program Manager Visual Studio Deployment, announces...
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Mon, Sep 13 2010 11:18

Links of the week 36

During the first week after my vacation I came across these articles that might interest you: Alternative method to extract COM Data Shieldmaster Blog posted a workaround if the COM data extracted by InstallShield are incomplete Service Pack 3 for AdminStudio...
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Thu, Aug 19 2010 10:40

InstallShield 2011 Released, Changes to Stand-Alone Build Module Licensing

Today, Flexera Software released InstallShield 2011, their flagship product to create setups using Windows Installer (MSI) or InstallScript technologies, and virtual application packackes for Microsoft App-V. Highlights of this release: Enhanced Visual...
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Mon, Jul 5 2010 9:39

InstallShield, AdminStudio, InstallAnywhere Special Offers extended until 30th July

Flexera Software announced that the special offers which originally expired on 30th June will be extended for one month, until 30th July (actually they say 31st July but that's a Saturday). This applies to the following offers: 18% off InstallShield...
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Thu, Jun 24 2010 10:40

Advanced Installer 7.7 adds full support for Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0

On June 17th, 2010 Caphyon Ltd. announced the release of Advanced Installer 7.7. This release adds full support for the latest Microsoft development tools: Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0. The included Installer Repackager has also been improved...
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Mon, Jun 14 2010 13:29

InstallShield Maintenance Bundle Offer

Here's another special offer from Flexera Software, available through June 30, 2010: When buying InstallShield Professional or Premier with a Silver or Gold maintenance plan, you can get 18% off the bundle price. This means that you essentially get...
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Tue, Jun 8 2010 16:07

Upgrade Offer for InstallShield 12 and InstallShield German in June

Through June, Flexera Software has several special offers, which I'm going to describe in this and following blog entries. The first offer is about end-of-life versions of InstallShield. From time to time, Flexera Software "retires" old...
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Fri, May 7 2010 11:25

Expansion Pack for InstallShield 2010 adds .NET 4.0 Prerequisites and more

Flexera Software released an "InstallShield 2010 Expansion Pack for Visual Studio 2010" that's applicable to all edition of InstallShield 2010: Premier, Professional, Express and Limited Edition (LE), and also to the Stand-Alone Build Engine...
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Thu, May 6 2010 13:05

Advanced Installer gets 64-bit Repackager

Caphyon Ltd. released version 7.6 of their Windows Installer authoring tool, Advanced Installer. The new version now includes a native 64-bit repackager, and a wiazrd to create installers for Microsoft Office add-ins. Other improvements include enhanced...
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Wed, Apr 28 2010 11:19

Hotfix for msi.dll hang on Windows Vista and Server 2008

Microsoft has released a hotfix for Windows Installer 4.5 to fix a problem where msi.dll might stop responding when trying to install some software. The hotfix only applies to MSI 4.5 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (all service pack levels)...
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Tue, Apr 13 2010 10:18

Symantec discontinues Wise Installation Studio and Wise Installation Express

According to a confirmed post in the Symantec forums, the following message has been sent to users of the Wise setup authoring tools: End of Availability for Wise Installation Studio and Wise Installation Express. Dear Valued Customer, This letter is...
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Thu, Feb 18 2010 19:46

AdminStudio Service Pack adds 64-Bit Repackager

Flexera Software released Service Pack 1 for AdminStudio 9.5. It adds much anticipated 64-bit support to the repackager and more: Repackaging 64-Bit Applications - Repackager now has the capability to repackage both 32-bit and 64-bit applications, as...
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Fri, Feb 12 2010 16:43

Dell to acquire KACE

On February 11, 2010, it was announced that computer manufacturer Dell intends to acquire systems management company KACE. From the announcement: "Dell Inc. and KACE announced on February 11, 2010 that Dell intends to acquire KACE and its award winning...
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