Software:Advanced Installer
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| Developer(s) | Caphyon |
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| Initial release | 2003 |
| Stable release | 14.0.2
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Installation software |
| License | Trialware |
| Website | advancedinstaller |
Advanced Installer is a setup packaging tool used for creating Windows installation packages such as classic Windows Installer or modern AppX package for the Universal Windows Platform.
Features
The software has a wide range of features, including application licensing, deploying updates, repackaging and importing old setups, setup analytics, web site installation, SQL databases handling, driver installation which substantially simplify the setup build and deployment tasks.
History
The product is developed by Caphyon[1], a Romanian software company founded in 2002. Advanced Installer first appeared in 2003 as a more user-friendly focused alternative to the existing packaging software at the time.
Advanced Installer version 2.0 was released in 2004.
Advanced Installer version 4.7 was released in 2007 and offered support for Windows Vista Installers.
Advanced Installer version 7.0 was released in 2009 and offered support for the Windows Mobile Platforms.
Advanced Installer version 7.2.1 was released in 2009 and offered support for the newly released Windows 7.
Advanced Installer version 9.1 was released in 2012 and offered support for the newly released Windows 8.
Advanced Installer version 10.5 was released in 2013 and offered support for the newly released Windows 8.1.
Advanced Installer version 12.2 was released in 2013 and offered support for the newly released Windows 10.
Advanced Installer version 14.0 was released in 2017 and was focused on the Desktop Bridge, Microsoft Visual Studio extensions, and the new AppX format.
Notable features
The software has features for software licensing, updates, repackaging old setups, setup analytics, website installation, SQL databases handling, and driver installation. Advanced Installer also has a Microsoft Visual Studio extension to manage installer projects within Microsoft Visual Studio solution.
The tool comes with dedicated plugins for build servers like Team Foundation Server, Jenkins, TeamCity, and Bamboo.
Advanced Installer competes in the setup packaging industry against InstallShield, WiX, and others.[2][3]
List of products
| Advanced Installer Versions | Analytics | App Converter |
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| Advanced Installer Freeware | Installer Analytics | Desktop Bridge Setup Converter |
| Advanced Installer Professional | ||
| Advanced Installer For Java | ||
| Advanced Installer Enterprise | ||
| Advanced Installer Architect |
Installer Analytics
Installer Analytics is a tracking software for Windows desktop apps which can be used with Advanced Installer.
Desktop Bridge Setup Converter
Desktop Bridge Setup Converter[4] is a free tool created with technology from Advanced Installer. It can convert existing Win32 / .NET applications for the Windows Store via the Desktop Bridge. The software is an alternative to Microsoft's Desktop App Convertor, which is also used to convert Win32, .NET applications or games for the Windows Store.
See also
References
- ↑ "Caphyon: Desktop Apps in The Windows Store" (in en-US). SD Times. 2017-04-27. http://sdtimes.com/caphyon-desktop-apps-windows-store/.
- ↑ "Advanced Installer (setup authoring and repackaging suite)". 2017-01-03. http://www.appdetails.com/2017/01/03/advanced-installer/.
- ↑ "Advanced Installer Download" (in en-us). softpedia. http://www.softpedia.com/get/Authoring-tools/Setup-creators/Advanced-Installer.shtml.
- ↑ "Desktop Bridge Setup Converter for Windows 10". http://www.advancedinstaller.com/desktop-bridge-setup-converter.html.
Category:Installation software
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