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Advanced Installer is a setup authoring tool which is primarily used to create Windows Installer MSI packages. It also includes features and dedicated tools designed for application deployment tasks.

Advanced Installer is a setup authoring tool which creates installers and software packages. It has both free and commercial editions.

It is primarily used for creating Windows Installer MSI packages for Windows applications, but it can also be used to create:

  • Microsoft App-V packages
  • Microsoft UWP packages (.appx)
  • VMware ThinApp packages
  • MAC OS X ZIP packages
  • Windows CE CAB files
  • Microsoft Office and Visual Studio add-in and extension packages
  • Visual Studio add-in/extension packages (.vsix)

Advanced Installer also includes dedicated tools for:

  • delivering application updates
  • integrating a trial period and licensing mechanism into an application
  • repackaging existing packages

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.net Framework installation using Advanced Installer

I added the .net framework prerequisite to my installer using Advanced Installer which I had set to framework 4.5.My System already has framework 4.5 installed,It still forces me to install framework 4.5.I want that if the framework is already…
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Specified file not found Advanced Installer

I have created a 32/64 bit mixed installer package using Advanced Installer.I am trying to implement chain installations by adding a .exe file to the current package under Package Prerequisites.It works fine on my windows 7 64bit PC ,but when I run…
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Advanced Installer error on running MySQL script at Program Setup

I have this Visual Studio program that I am packaging into an .exe setup using Advanced Installer v10.7. I have added all the prerequisites into the installer with no issues. My problem comes in when I am trying to run a MySQL script I included in…
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vb.net Application - what database to use (Access install is killing me)

I have an application that I created which queries an Access accdb dataase (ACE Drivers). I find the problem is in installing the application now. First off... it seems (seems, as I am not 100% sure) that I have to put both the x64 and x86…
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how to set maximum selection of checkbox in a dialog in advanced installer 8.9?

Advanced Installer 8.9 I have 9 check-box on a selection dialog ,on which i need to allow maximum selection of any three check-boxes. We can show a message box displaying that only three can be selected or disable next…
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Text file for DB settings cannot be created

I create an Library Management System Application in Java Swing, and I created the executable file using launch 4j. Then I created an installer using Advanced Installer 10. When I am running my application a text file is created for saving the…
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Creation of a windows installer package

Can Visual Studio make a Windows installer from a c++ project (MSI or EXE setup file) without relying on InstallShield or Advanced Installer? Actually, I haven't found the way to create an installation package with Visual Studio, as I did for…
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Advanced Installer: Installed .exe won't launch from installation directory

Using Advanced Installer, I have created and run a simple installer that contains a single .exe. This .exe started as an executable jar (w/ splashscreen) and was built into a Windows .exe using Launch4j. Once the application is installed (in…
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Installing exe installation file on a remote server using PsExec

I'm trying to install an exe installation file using PsExec: PsExec targetServer /s /accepteula exeFilePath /i /quiet For some reason I get the 1619 error. I'm running as an admin and my user is an admin on the remote server. Does anyone Know why I…
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Re-sync folders via command line

I am currently working out how best to go about syncing files in my folders which will be included in my installer. It works fine through the interface, but doesn't seem to work out well when doing it through the command line. My folder structure is…
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Hot-fix Project in Advanced Installer

I am new to Advanced Installer, since I am using a trial version, I want as much as I can about it. I have an installer, already created. One of the files it installs is InvoicePro.exe (version 1.0.0.0). I found some bugs in that version so I built…
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Advanced Installer serial validation DLL

I am working on an installer project in Advanced Installer 10.2. I found out that I can use a DLL for serial validation then I found this resource on their website. I succeeded in building that DLL, here is my code: // SerialValidationLib.cpp :…
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Why is /exenoupdates being put in the command line when I use /qn?

Advanced Installer bootstrap passed the /qn and the EXE_CMD_LINE gets turned into this: EXE_CMD_LINE=/exenoupdates /exelang 0 /noprereqs /quiet /l*v c:\test2.txt What gives? Is there an inverse to /exenoupdates? It's really hampering this…
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How to create installer for WCF service,which is created in Visual Studio 2012(.net framework 4.5)?

I need to create installer package for WCF(service) class library,which i created in VS2012 with .net framework 4.5. 2.I try to install the service manually using VS2012 command prompt with the following link,…
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How to allow Outlook Add-In read the config file

We are developing an Outlook Add-In VSTO using C#, it reads a configuration by using ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["key"]. We made a .msi installer by WIX and installed to Outlook, then the Add-In can't read the config value. But when trying with…
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