Introduction
Welcome to ActiSetup, the setup development environment for Windows Installer.
ActiSetup allows you to create installation packages for software products, with
maximum ease of use, compatibility, and flexibility. With ActiSetup, you can
quickly create installations with a single step-by-step wizard, as well as
directly edit the MSI database for greater
fine-tuning.
Quick Guide
What's New
This new release brings many exciting enhancements
to previous versions of ActiSetup. Below is a list outlining a few of the
primary changes in this release.
- Windows Installer support
For the first time, ActiSetup can build full-featured Windows Installer
packages: anything from installations to patches and merge modules.
ActiSetup supports Windows Installer up to version 4.5. This means you can
also build installations for any previous versions of Windows Installer.
- Integrated project build and distribution
With ActiSetup 4.5, you can create multiple build configurations and
customize the way your application is packaged. ActiSetup 4.5 includes a
brand-new setup bootstrapper, designed to simplify the process of installing
prerequisites such as the .NET Framework.
- Online updater
New to this version of ActiSetup is a tool called Dacris Updater. With
this updater service, you can deliver patches to users of your application
securely and efficiently. Dacris Updater simplifies the process of looking
for updates online.
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