Software tool for creating installers or software packages

1. Designed to create installation packages and software
packages.
As a rule, all installation packages have a wizard
interface (i.e. a stepwise refinement of settings).
Moreover, almost always there is a possibility to
remove an installed program.
Characteristics:
 oriented on the use of Windows Installer, or their
own means;
 capability to automatically track dependencies of
executable files or shared libraries;
 availability of a built-in scripting language;

2.  functions supported during installation (except for
copying files):
 creation of registry keys;
 registration of COM-objects;
 rebooting after or during installation;
 capability to delete the installed program;
 capability to control versions of the installed
program (rewriting, if necessary) and shared libraries;
 capability and compression ratio of the installation
package;
 capability to develop an installation package
consisting of a single file or a specified number of
files;

3. InstallShield
Developer: Flexera Software
Distribution conditions: Shareware
Website: http://www.flexerasoftware.com/

4. InstallShield
Basic functions:
 work on PC, portable and mobile devices;
 support of Visual Studio 2010, .NET
Framework 4;
 integration with Team Foundation Server
Build for compiling and building projects;
 cross-platform application.

5. Developer: Wise Solutions
Distribution conditions: 20 $ with a free
demo-version
Website: http://www.wise.com
Wise InstallMaster

6. Основные функции:
 settings for patch, uninstallation, fonts;
 support of execution environments (runtime)
Visual Basic, Visual Foxpro, BDE, Crystall
Reports, Windows;
 databasesupport;
 setting icons, registry keys, INI-files;
 adding Windows services;
 capability to change autoexec.bat and
config.sys when installing an application;
Wise InstallMaster

7. Basic functions:
 editing the background and the application
installation dialogue;
 protection of an installation package by
password and online-registration;
 small size of created installation packages;
Wise InstallMaster

8. Setup Factory
Developer: Indigo Rose Corp.
Distribution conditions: 395$
Website: http://www.indigorose.com/

9. Basic functions:
 Easy to use.
 Support of Russian language.
 Support of Visual Basic, .NET.
 Consists of hundreds of functions to handle
almost anything. You can execute programs,
call the function DLL, manage strings,
enumerate processes, interact with web
macros, work with the registry, etc.
 Availability of theme templates.
Setup Factory

10. Ghost Installer
Developer: Ethalone Solutions, Inc.
Distribution conditions: 300$
Website: http://www.ethalone.com/index.php

11. Basic functions:
Compatibility with Microsoft Visual Studio,
Borland Delphi, JBuilder, and C ++ Builder.
 Support of applications built under the
technology .NET.
 Allows developing installers, besides the
usual ones, that install programs via the
Internet.
Capability to send requests to a web server.
capability to make installation CDs.
Ghost Installer

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