Advanced Installer for Java 9.2 Build 44805 - Changelog

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 9.2 Build 44805:

May 23rd, 2012

New features in this release:
· Pre-flight checks for project source files
· Single-dialog installers
· Custom check box control in enhanced user interface
· Predefined properties for localized user accounts and groups
· Determine free disk space predefined custom action
· Redesigned Updater view
· Enhancements to existing features
· Automatic update selection based on target platform (32/64-bit)
· Added project navigation menu in ribbon
· Simplified user interface for selecting digital signing certificates from store
· Support different targets for prerequisite maintenance and uninstall
· Unified the extraction and download folders for all prerequisites
· Added an option for keeping extracted files for feature-based prerequisites
· Added default command line for the updater
· Support different application names for updater auto-restart
· Improved file detection for Visual Basic 6 application import
· Formatted values support for folder sharing
· Added support for configuring LZMA compression method
· Display feature content in project summary

Bug fixes:
· Crash when creating a Mixed 32/64-bit project
· Crash when deleting a non-empty folder in a VSIX project
· Crash when unregistering a file
· Crash after using drag and drop for a custom action
· Crash when saving a project generated by Inno setup import
· Crash when deleting some control groups in specific dialog configurations
· Temporary files were not removed for the Unicode updater
· Unicode updater did not remember user names and passwords
· Incorrect updater return code when the check frequency was not elapsed
· License check parameters were encoded in Unicode for the Unicode updater
· Invalid command line error when installing feature-based prerequisites that triggered a reboot
· Installation started again after rebooting the machine
· Prerequisites which required a reboot did not trigger it if their condition was not met after install
· Custom download names were not supported by feature-based prerequisites
· XML searches were performed for both InstallUISequence and InstallExecuteSequence
· Multiple XML updates on the same file created a backup even if backups were disabled
· XML update was not applied when the attribute execute options were not set
· IIS browsing did not capture secure bindings
· INI entry actions were not saved for new entries
· Reboot was not suppressed for administrative installations
· EXE LZMA temporary files were not removed from the output folder
· Current feature shown in ribbon was not updated when opening a different project
· Invalid output path was used when importing a Visual Studio setup project with the output path on a network drive
· Incorrect source paths were used when importing a Visual Studio setup project
· Embedded JAR files were not handled correctly by multilingual packages
· Custom button in Spring theme did not work in Professional projects
· MSI import did not ignore control events that referenced nonexistent controls
· Log on as a service action was not removed when deleting all services that used it
· Files picker did not have a filter for all features
· Separator was not mandatory when appending or prepending an environment variable
· Visual Studio did not display any notifications when a project was modified from outside

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 9.1.1 Build 44617:

May 17th, 2012

· .NET Framework launch conditions were not converted correctly for older projects
· Updater scheduled task was not deleted during uninstall
· Current feature displayed in ribbon was not reset when opening a different project
· UI language options in Translations page were not saved correctly

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 9.1 Build 44432:

May 3rd, 2012

New features in this release:
· Windows 8 Consumer Preview support
· Silverlight applications support
· Import Visual Studio 11 projects
· Visual Studio 11 integration
· Adaptive fonts and text styles for enhanced UI
· Redesigned Media view
· NET Framework 4.5 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
· IIS 8.0 predefined launch condition
· Internet Explorer 10 predefined launch condition and search
· MySQL Server 5.5 predefined prerequisite
· SQL Server 2012 Express predefined launch condition and prerequisite
· Apache HTTP Server 2.2.22 predefined prerequisite

Enhancements to existing features:
· Added Run as Administrator option for "Launch file or open URL" custom action
· Improved upgrade behavior for multiple instances
· Added text styles support for hyperlink controls in enhanced UI
· Automatically remove sequence when deleting a custom action
· Automatically add stop slideshow event when using custom stop trigger
· Improved user account picker
· Disable service authentication controls when a service can interact with the desktop
· Moved all package language options in Translations view
· Improved action lists in Custom Actions view

Bug fixes:
· Crash when selecting AI_APP_FILE property in Table Editor
· Crash when building from command line using advinst.exe with ICE validation enabled
· Crash when moving a sequence in Custom Actions view
· Exception when icons are not extracted successfully from a file
· Crash when importing an MSI with a missing table referenced in Validation table
· Merge module CABs were not inserted in the EXE bootstrapper for mixed 32/64-bit packages
· Custom actions list was not sorted after renaming a custom action
· Feature builds were not saved correctly
· Custom icons for CommandLink buttons were not displayed in Dialog Editor
· Custom action targets were limited to 255 characters
· Browse for SQL servers wizard allowed duplicated entries
· Custom actions were not selected correctly from project summary view
· Scheduled tasks were not uninstalled if a repair was performed
· Dialogs did not support conditions which started with a string value
· Test installation UI failed for products which were not registered with Windows Installer
· Web installer with CAB per-feature did not leave the generated CABs in the output folder

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 9.0.1 Build 43678:

April 11th, 2012

Bug fixes:
· A new control was lost after spawning a new dialog from it
· Visual Studio application import did not allow skipping unsupported projects
· Chained package ProductCode was not updated in Table Editor after changing the source
· Command line parameters were not used correctly by single instance Java Products
· Error when using product picker in Upgrades page on a machine with corrupted Windows Installer data
· Log on as a service policy could not be set for domain accounts
· Online license check did not work when using the Unicode updater
· Action Data sequence order was broken when using drag and drop to move custom actions
· Error when retrieving default component for Internet Shortcut

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 9.0:

April 11th, 2012

New features in this release:
· Ribbon Toolbar
· Ability to convert EXE packages to MSIs
· Import packed SharePoint solutions
· Minimal progress dialog for image slideshow
· Digital Signature command line option
· New path variable command line option for merge module projects
· Redesigned Custom Actions view

Enhancements to existing features:
· Available users and groups are now displayed in username edit controls
· Added connection/session timeout configuration for IIS web applications
· Removed minimum HTTP bindings requirement for web applications
· Temporary files support for "Call function from standard DLL" custom actions
· Maintenance command lines are now updated automatically when selecting MSI package prerequisites
· Multiple selection support for image slideshow
· "CFBundleShortVersionString" can now be customized for MAC OS X builds
· Removed mandatory value requirement for App-V server settings
· Java Launcher now supports services which use "System.exit(0)"
· Added support for PKCS #12 digital certificate with .p12 extension

Bug fixes:
· Crash when adding a driver
· Error when navigating through tables in Table Editor
· Crash when deleting a file referenced by another element
· Crash when deleting a folder referenced by a chained package
· Crash when adding a file extension in a Windows Mobile project
· Error when importing a WiX fragment
· Error when selecting an MSI for an Attached custom action
· Error when duplicating a Default Program in File Association view
· Error when using an installation path ended with multiple backslashes
· Enhanced UI started the EXE bootstrapper after a prerequisite reboot
· EXE bootstrapper command line did not escape quotes in the MSI command line options
· EXE bootstrapper was automatically enabled when adding feature-based prerequisites using the wizard
· Feature-based prerequisites did not support pseudo-formatted values for their URLs
· "Automatically use the previous version's language" option enabled the "Check for a newer version before install" functionality
· "Check for a newer version" bootstrapper option did not use the correct URL
· "/justcheck" Updater option did not support the "-url" parameter
· New line tokens were ignored by text file updates
· Office Add-In configuration registry keys were incomplete
· Some build options were ignored when using copy/paste
· Prerequisite settings were not saved before exporting to repository
· Global search could not find installer properties
· ICE38 component automatic fix broke the fix for a different component
· ICE38 validation error was not re-evaluated before an automatic fix
· Empty custom tables were not inserted in the MSI
· File registration did not work for DLLs which had MPR.DLL as a dependency
· Assembly native image was not generated correctly
· Assembly native image settings were not converted correctly for older projects
· An incorrect error was shown when a .NET Installer Class Action failed
· Duplicate installation paths were available when installing some side by side packages
· Test Installation UI did not work in Themes view
· .XAP files could not be signed individually
· Command line interface did not support argument values which started with "-"
· Image slideshow could not be started through Install button on Spring theme
· Image slideshow could not be started through Typical button on Air theme
· Wrong dialog was displayed when adding a property in a project which contained a MAC OS X build
· Autorun view was not updated correctly when changing the current build
· Bootstrapper UI options were not updated correctly for a silent install
· CD/DVD Autorun was not automatically enabled when creating CD/DVD builds
· Application toolbar was not updated correctly when selecting a dialog chain
· Control strings were not translated for some predefined dialogs

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.8.1 Build 40989:

December 30th, 2011

· Switched to external digital signature tools (if installed) as default primary choice to avoid reported issues with internal tool
· Fixed crash when changing a prerequisite type to feature-based
· Prerequisite language list was not loaded correctly
· Chained package properties were not always saved

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.8 Build 40887:

December 23rd, 2011

New features:
· ThinApp Virtualization support
· Internal Digital Signature Tool
· Single-click predefined prerequisites
· Unified Prerequisites view includes: pre&post-install, chained and feature-based
· UltiDev Web Server predefined prerequisite

Enhancements to existing features:
· Resume installation after a reboot triggered by a feature-based prerequisite
· Progress dialog when the bootstrapper prepares large packages
· Dialog sharing for multiple chains by using Add Dialog feature
· System store certificate browsing for digital signature
· Improved reference detection when deleting a folder used by a file
· License file browsing when registering Advanced Installer by email
· Moved Product IDs information in Product Details page
· Added a valid default URL in launch application page for Tomcat project wizard
· Automatically trim spaces for service account information
· Added display language selection dialog option in new project wizard
· File extension Default Program restoration during uninstall

Bug fixes:
· Crash when disabling the updater in projects created with Advanced Installer 7.0.1 or older
· Internet connection predefined launch condition did not work in EXE bootstrapper
· Error when using a duplicate name in Windows Mobile folder picker
· Error when replacing a pseudo-formatted ProgId name with its resolved value
· Error when creating a new project with Visual Studio
· Shortcut name was not updated when modified through Edit Shortcut dialog
· "Synchronize value with the assembly file" option did not work
· An incorrect message was displayed when rebooting after installing a global prerequisite
· Spring theme was not resized correctly on systems with custom DPI settings
· Volume Cost List control displayed negative values in enhanced UI
· Feature-based prerequisites ignored custom download folders
· loadpathvars command line option did not work
· help command line option did not work correctly
· Table Editor was not refreshed correctly when switching from a MAC OS X build to a MSI build
· Build output path was not set correctly when duplicating a build
· Copy/Paste did not work correctly for builds
· ExitDialog was shown instead of FatalError dialog when a chained installation failed
· Software Identification files and folders allowed rename and move operations
· Software Identification folder was not removed when disabling the option
· Software Identification XML name was not set correctly when using formatted values in the Identifier field
· Environment variable install behavior was not loaded correctly when editing PATH variable
· EXE updates used an incorrect default detection criteria
· Service control operation was not updated correctly when renaming its component
· Custom launch condition list was not updated when importing an MSI
· No component was selected by default in Uninstall Cleanup wizard
· Installation\Product Information\Product Details menu did not work
· Build time was not calculated correctly for Patch projects

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.7.1 Build 40564:

December 10th, 2011

Bug fixes:
· File registration did not work on Windows XP
· Error when unchecking "Register Product with Windows Installer" option
· Crash when building a project with dialog Init events that did not have arguments
· Crash when saving a custom template on a clean machine
· Control conditions for text labels were deleted when upgrading the project
· URL location did not work for HTML Host controls
· Crash when double-clicking an XML file generated by Software Identification Tool
· Floating licenses with non-ASCII charactes were not recognized
· Updater uninstall custom action did not work on Windows 95
· "InstallLanguage" registry entry corrupted installer information on Windows Vista x64
· Uninstall string was incorrect when using per-user installs on Windows 7
· Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable x64 prerequisite used incorrect detection criteria
· Install Visual Studio extension only when IDE is found on the machine

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.7:

December 10th, 2011

New features in this release:
· Software Identification in accordance with ISO/IEC 19770-2:2009
· App-V package dependencies
· Tab Host control in enhanced user interface
· Internet Explorer predefined searches
· "Log on as a service" policy support

Enhancements to existing features:
· Synchronization support for licensing module
· Synchronization support for Java Products
· Close 64-bit applications from 32-bit updater
· Resume installation after a prerequisite reboot
· Share control events between all Install buttons in a theme
· Skip global prerequisites when testing installation UI

Bug fixes:
· Error when building a project which contains text file updates
· Floating license server reported license expiration date in an incorrect format
· Error when saving a project which contained only a library
· Error in Themes page after enabling virtual machine launch condition
· Spring theme crashed on Windows 8 Developer Preview
· Error when right-clicking a merge module
· Error when copying dialog controls with indirect image references
· Enhanced UI packages did not work on Windows 2000
· PublicDocumentsFolder property was not resolved in Search page
· Unicode updater did not close applications automatically
· Feature-based prerequisites did not remove their features when changed to global
· System Library path for a Java Product was not saved when using an environment variable
· Version registry entries were not removed when disabling Windows Installer information override
· Driver components had an incorrect install condition when the drivers did not contain PE files
· Duplicate initialization control events were allowed on the same dialog
· Edit custom action parameters dialog used quotes for files and folders added in custom action data
· Validation issues pane was not displayed correctly
· Some installation packages failed on Windows 9x
· Reboot was suppressed when using enhanced UI
· Advanced Installer Visual Studio extension saved unused data in the project file
· Auto-register synchronization settings were not saved when editing multiple files
· Some SharePoint information was not removed when deleting all solutions
· References were not displayed when deleting a Java Product
· Rename option did not work for VSIX files

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.6:

December 10th, 2011

New features in this release:
· Fast installation support
· Protect your installers using AES encryption
· Left menu filter
· Set-up distribution types (online/DVD, EXE/MSI etc.) with a single mouse click
· Unicode updater for better OS integration
· Unicode Java products
· Java splash screen for MAC OS X
· License Agreement dialog wizard
· Display install log when encountering a fatal error
· Import Internet shortcut files
· Microsoft VSTO 2010 Runtime x64 predefined prerequisite
· Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable predefined prerequisite
· Automatic fix for TypeLib table usage best practice error
· Automatic fix for best practice rule which checks if actions added in InstallUISequence are also present in InstallExecuteSequence
· Automatic fix for best practice rule which checks if all dialog controls use public properties

Enhancements to existing features:
· Best practice rules warning for private properties in Control table
· Best practice rules warning for UI properties which don't have a default value
· Enhanced update detection criteria
· Support file registration for assemblies detected by .NET Application project wizard
· Automatically set a default install condition for custom MSI prerequisites
· Automatically add project information registry entries in new projects
· Add complete product information in registry when overriding Windows Installer programs list entry
· Multiple builds support for CD/DVD Autorun
· Detect TypeLibrary DLLs and register them appropriately
· Automatically move a dialog in an existing chain instead of displaying an error message
· Detect and display merge module dependencies
· Automatically create disk paths for Java product output and error stream

Bug fixes:
· Error when adding a registry value removal
· Error when renaming a feature in a Client/Server application project
· Error when building an App-V package with an empty binary
· Crash when closing Updater dialogs
· Crash when double-clicking a custom template in start page or new project dialog
· EXE bootstrapper did not set a correct installation language when silently installing mixed 32/64-bit packages
· Reboot after prerequisite install option was used even when it was disabled
· Shortcut working directory modifications were not saved
· Service name was not updated correctly when changed
· Finish Actions tab was shown for maintenance dialog chain
· Duplicate properties were created when manually renaming a property to associate it with an existing dialog control
· Repackager did not link captured shortcuts to their target files
· Component combo box was not updated when adding new components
· Bootstrapper lost its original configuration when launched after a prerequisite reboot
· Adding a folder from disk overwrote synchronized elements
· Application Pool identity settings were lost when selecting another tab
· LZMA compression progress was inaccurate
· Error when running a patch project with log
· Project language was not saved correctly when using start page
· Localized properties were not saved correctly when using enhanced UI
· Installation path was empty when selecting a custom install in Modern theme
· A multiple volumes installation prompted for the first disk when using enhanced UI
· Maintenance dialogs for multiple instances were not handled correctly
· IIS "AnonymousPasswordSync" flag appeared as set in metabase when upgrading older projects
· Language selection dialog did not work for mixed 32/64-bit packages
· EXE bootstrapper could extract to a network path
· Finish actions were not executed for "Run application" button on Azure and Spring themes

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.5:

December 10th, 2011

New features in this release:
· Suggest and apply fixes for package validation errors
· Best Practice Rules validation suite
· SQLite support for SQL Script
· Application pool identity support for IIS web application authentication
· Unconditional prerequisite installation
· Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable MFC Security update predefined prerequisite

Enhancements to existing features:
· Added patches and GPO deployment support for mixed 32/64-bit packages
· Indeterminate progress control in Enhanced UI
· Expand environment variables and installer properties in command files
· Display available environment variables when adding one to the project
· Automatic bootstrapper language selection is now optional
· Imported XML elements now update first matching element by default

Bug fixes:
· Registry value rename operation ignored letter case changes
· Error when deleting a Java product
· HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry keys were not removed by Uninstall Cleanup
· Disk ID and File Sequence Start values were not updated when adding a patch target from command line interface
· New Java product CLASSPATH properties were lost when reloading project
· "Ensure that this file overwrites any installed target file" option was not saved when multiple files are selected
· Crash when deleting a SharePoint feature after changing its ID
· Country name was shown twice in language selection dialog when using non-Unicode bootstrapper
· Crash in Autorun page when removing a command
· Error when registering a feature-based prerequisite
· SharePoint project notes were not saved
· Prerequisites in projects created with older Advanced Installer versions were not converted correctly
· Error when using global search in a project with Air theme
· Project became broken after importing a merge module
· Sequenced dialogs were empty when using Air theme
· Error when importing an MSI in a project which uses Advanced Media Layout
· Custom action properties pane was still visible after deleting a custom action
· File removal operations prevented Windows Installer from removing folders
· Start page language selection was not applied to new projects
· Error when importing CustomAction table from a Visual Studio setup project
· Advanced Licensing dates were not set correctly on non-English Windows versions
· Path variables which used environment variables were set to incorrect relative paths
· An invalid installation path could not be edited when using enhanced UI
· Maintenance operations did not work for multilingual mixed 32/64-bit packages
· Computer ID was not displayed when licensing registration page was displayed from inside the application
· "ApplicationPoolIdentity" option did not correctly detect its supported Windows versions
· List columns supported a null width in Files and Folders page
· File version update detection criteria was not supported for ARX files
· Bootstrapper was returning an incorrect value when canceling language selection dialog
· Notification pane was not displayed
· Application Folder and Application Shortcut Folder were not configured correctly when did not contain any regular files

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.4:

December 10th, 2011

New features in this release:
· User Interface refresh for a modern, Windows 7 look and feel
· SharePoint feature editor
· Any CPU (32/64-bit) support for Java Launcher
· Generate multiple instances GUID command line option

Enhancements to existing features:
· Vital custom action information can no longer be modified for predefined actions
· Added filter in property picker
· Chained package command line support for maintenance
· Automatically detect Product Version when adding an update
· Added support for selecting a specific instance for multiple instance packages
· Automatically use active Internet connection launch condition when using server-side serial number validation

Bug fixes:
· Some command line interface errors used message boxes
· Software launch conditions were not refreshed when use the launch condition wizard
· Prerequisite feature was not removed when deleting a repository prerequisite
· Office 2007 launch conditions were not evaluated correctly for Office 2010 x64
· Extended searches were renamed when opening the project
· File association target component was removed when deleting extension
· Disable Repair option was ignored when overriding Windows Installer programs list entry
· Launch application finish action did not support Unicode paths
· Custom action condition was reset when shared between sequences
· Old version language was not applied correctly when upgrading multilingual packages
· Incorrect line endings were set for comment sections in imported XML files
· Enhanced UI control conditions were not checked when editing a combo box

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.3:

December 10th, 2011

New features in this release:
· Advanced Installer Visual Studio integration
· SharePoint solution editor
· Office native add-in support
· Download on demand support for Merge Module cabinet files
· SQL Server Express 2005 SP4 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
· SQL Server Express 2008 SP2 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
· Internet Explorer 9 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
· Register font command line option
· Revamped Start Page and New Project dialog for simpler, clearer project creation

Enhancements to existing features:
· Create or append text files support
· Support all network profiles for Windows Firewall configuration
· Display SharePoint operations log during maintenance
· Auto register support for 64-bit DLL files
· Improved resource cleaner performance on Windows 2008
· Display country for each entry in select languages dialog
· Perform server-side serial number validation only once for an installation process
· Support email address in server-side serial number validation
· Custom project template can no longer be opened directly

Bug fixes:
· Crash in Office add-in installation when using long paths
· XML searches were not performed in InstallExecuteSequence
· Exception when saving an imported INI file
· Prerequisites with duplicate searches were not converted correctly
· Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable prerequisite was not detected correctly
· XML and Text file searches did not preserve browsing information
· Crash when using Browse Web Sites and Virtual Directories wizard
· Crash when building a project with caching
· Error when testing searches for an installed product
· File removal conditions were not saved correctly
· Files with no name were not removed by uninstall cleanup
· Advanced licensing trial was not extended correctly
· Radio Button Group did switch between radio buttons from keyboard on Enhanced UI
· InstallTypeDlg dialog did not work on Enhanced UI
· Java products did not support non-ANSI characters
· Java product registration dialog was not localized for multilingual packages
· .NET Assembly Precompilation failed when included from Merge Module
· Feature condition controls remained enabled when cancelling condition editing
· Chained packages were not displayed in Build Content tab from Media page

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.2:

December 10th, 2011

· SharePoint Solution Project Wizard
· System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) deployment support
· ASP.NET Project Wizard
· Import Visual Basic 6.0 projects
· Adobe Product Plug-In Project Wizard
· Digital Signatures support for Visual Studio Extensions
· New Air theme with Glass effect
· Preview for inactive themes
· Image button control in enhanced UI
· Project notifications
· Log parsing for summarizing and syntax highlighting
· Support files larger than 2GB
· Predefined folders for "Printer Shortcuts", "Recent Items" and "Network Shortcuts" locations
· Ability to download latest product version before starting install
· Predefined prerequisite and launch condition for SQL Server Compact 4.0
· Tomcat 7 Support
· Predefined search for IIS root location
· Predefined searches for .NET Framework 4.0 "regasm.exe" and "aspnet_regiis.exe" files
· Predefined launch condition which prevents running on virtual machines
· "Add/Remove Network Location" predefined custom actions
· LZMA2 compression support

Enhancements to existing features:
· Improved LZMA compression speed on multi-core processors
· Unique default extraction path for each product version
· Support for selecting already installed applications when adding a new entry in the Upgrades page
· Set UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE property in versions removed by "Uninstall Previous Versions" custom action
· The same UpgradeCode cannot be used for entries in Upgrades page anymore
· Ability to apply folder permissions to all subfolders
· Show local user accounts and groups when editing permissions
· 64-bit keys are now displayed in the Registry Picker
· Use versioned registry entries when overriding the Windows Installer information
· Support folder sharing during maintenance
· New predefined property which contains the project name
· Support absolute paths in PseudoFormatted properties
· Display per-build values in Edit Property dialog
· Option for scheduling build events before or after building the MSI or EXE package
· Support relative paths and wildcards in Java Product Classpath
· Validation for Service name change operation
· Support Private profiles for Windows 7 Firewall exceptions
· Improved handling of "impersonate logon user" connection flag for MS-SQL trusted connections
· New context menu option for conditioning Dialogs
· Dialogs added after ProgressDlg are now shown after installation is performed
· Option for creating installation log automatically
· Added default timestamp URL for digital signature
· Show progress dialog when loading resources in files and registry views
· Bootstrapper is no longer activated for feature-based prerequisites
· Application Folder combo box is no longer focused by default when selecting Install Parameters page
· Improved progress dialog when loading and saving projects
· Call function from standard 64-bit DLL custom action is now conditioned by default with VersionNT64
· Launch File or Open URL using 64-bit Launcher custom action is now conditioned by default with VersionNT64
· Command line option to create multiple searches for prerequisites
· Command line option for setting Application Folder
· Command line option for setting Shortcut Folder
· Command line option for changing prerequisites between feature-based and global
· Files included in Bootstrapper can no longer be extracted through an archiving tool
· Added /exefullui, /exenoui, /exebasicui, /exelog and /exenoupdates bootstrapper command line options
· Reevaluate control conditions when typing in an edit box in enhanced UI

Bug fixes:
· Repackager failed to launch the repackaged product if the "UAC Bypass UI Protection" was enabled
· Error when importing Install Shield LE Projects
· Title on "PrerequisitesDlg" was not translated correctly even if the dictionary contained the string
· Update license check option did not mark the project as modified
· The Product Name from title bar was not refreshed after two consecutive changes
· Prerequisites were not installing correctly when "Limit to basic UI" option was enabled
· No error message was displayed when an Open Site prerequisite was set as feature-based
· The user was allowed to complete an Office Add-in Wizard without selecting any resources
· UpgradesDlg text was not displayed correctly when using Azure theme
· Bootstrapper memory leak
· Bootstrapper always searched for prerequisites in per-user locations
· Bootstrapper was passing incorrect working directory to prerequisites
· Bootstrapper extraction path was not handled correctly when it contained a trailing backslash
· Notes status bar icon was not hidden when all items with notes were removed
· Build error after running the Transforms wizard
· Formatted strings were not escaped when importing IDT files
· Build error when using the new language wizard
· Error when testing a recently created XML file
· Dictionaries were not removed when unchecking a language in VSIX packages
· Error when building EXE packages while the output folder was opened in Windows Explorer
· .NET assemblies without a PublicKeyToken were not supported for private installs
· Predefined prerequisites could not be added multiple times
· Office 2010 64-bit was not detected by Office 2007 launch condition
· Exception when using invalid MSI formatted values for custom actions
· Action Data field was set incorrectly for "Call Function From Standard DLL" (32/64-bit) predefined custom action if it was scheduled for immediate execution
· Builds column from a custom launch condition was not updated when a build with an existing custom launch condition was duplicated
· Error when building a project with Advanced CAB Layout
· Icon extension preview was not displayed after converting the file path in Windows Mobile projects
· Build error when deleting files from cabinets
· Error when trying to paste an environment variable in a new project
· Copy of predefined libraries could not be modified
· Builds window in chained-packages page was empty if a MacOS build was present in Media page
· Builds using Advanced CAB Layout were not copied correctly
· Crash when trying to delete files referred by a COM
· Resource cleaner crash
· Build error when predefined control events were duplicated
· MSI Import projects were not saved if the imported Control Events were targeting missing features
· Prerequisites were listed as "Installed" even if they failed to install correctly
· Per-build value of a property was not refreshed when the property was copied
· Build Events were duplicated when a MacOS build was copied
· Error after renaming a Custom Action to Install and changing tabs
· AppV build failed when a needed file was used by another process
· Component table was corrupted when converting projects that override Windows Installer registry entries
· Output path for AppV builds did not support PseudoFormatted values
· CurrentFeature combobox did not display the current feature correctly
· Errors in absolute to relative path conversions
· Error when using PseudoFormatted values for folder names
· Creating a property with the same name as a control resulted in the created property not being displayed in Install Parameters page
· Error when selecting a build event and a column by drag and drop
· "Create if absent" option was not enabled automatically for a registry key
· Error when reloading a project which was saved while focusing Media page
· Build events were enabled automatically when using the "Edit" hotkey
· Settings for Post/Pre build events were not maintained when duplicating a build
· Error when creating build event for patch projects
· Exclusion of digital signature and embedded jar options of a Java product was not enforced
· Status text in ProgressDlg was not displayed correctly in Dialogs page
· Mixed 32/64 package wizard had incorrect text alignment on Requirements dialog
· The component for ShortcutsDlg was not removed if the entire subchain of the dialog was deleted
· "Back" button from dialogs added in a sequence was not disabled
· Convert Paths... Wizard did not correctly convert to project path variables
· BrowseDlg did not handle properly folders with square brackets in their name when using Enhanced UI
· Excessive usage of CPU when no particular VM provider was used for Java applications
· Crash when deleting a Windows Firewall rule
· Windows Firewall exception checkbox state was not saved
· Build error when creating Multilingual Merge Modules packages
· Error when creating Build Events in Patch Projects
· Error in table editor when serial validation was enabled
· Characters were not escaped correctly when importing IDT files
· Files were not included in cabinets after reimporting them in the project when using Advanced Media
· Tab selection was not saved correctly after unselecting and selecting a tab

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.2:

December 10th, 2011

· SharePoint Solution Project Wizard
· System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) deployment support
· ASP.NET Project Wizard
· Import Visual Basic 6.0 projects
· Adobe Product Plug-In Project Wizard
· Digital Signatures support for Visual Studio Extensions
· New Air theme with Glass effect
· Preview for inactive themes
· Image button control in enhanced UI
· Project notifications
· Log parsing for summarizing and syntax highlighting
· Support files larger than 2GB
· Predefined folders for "Printer Shortcuts", "Recent Items" and "Network Shortcuts" locations
· Ability to download latest product version before starting install
· Predefined prerequisite and launch condition for SQL Server Compact 4.0
· Tomcat 7 Support
· Predefined search for IIS root location
· Predefined searches for .NET Framework 4.0 "regasm.exe" and "aspnet_regiis.exe" files
· Predefined launch condition which prevents running on virtual machines
· "Add/Remove Network Location" predefined custom actions
· LZMA2 compression support

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.1.3:

December 10th, 2011

Bug fixes:
· Installer crashed when running multilingual packages
· Feature Picker dialog crashed when called from Edit Condition Dialog
· The Repackager excluded registry entries were not checked in 32-bit hive on 64-bit machines
· Repackager was not ignoring its own scheduled tasks when scanning for system changes
· Name collisions occurred when generating IDT files
· Right view was not focused after loading a project
· The left menu selected item was not always visible after restoring scrollbar position

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.1.2:

December 10th, 2011

Bug fixes:
· Mixed 32/64-bit package type was not available in Java Application projects
· Crash in some projects containing files, folders and registry permissions
· ASP.NET global IIS registration ignored the "Restart W3SVC after ASP.NET registration" option
· 64-bit .NET Installer custom actions were not working properly
· Windows Firewall configuration was not possible on Windows Server 2003 without Service Packs
· Bootstrapper registry entry was not removed after finishing installation
· Last backslash from a property value was not correctly escaped when using Enhanced User Interface
· Digital Signature was checking for "CAPICOM" on Windows 7 machines
· Properties that were not selected in Transforms Wizard were modified
· Exception in Build Content tab on Professional projects
· GetProperty command line did not return any value
· Exception when repackaging on some Windows 7 x64 machines
· Projects with multiple "Advanced CAB Layout" builds were not converted correctly
· Crash when deleting files in projects with "Advanced CAB Layout" builds
· Incorrect file sequence in projects using "Advanced CAB Layouts" converted with Advanced Installer 8.1

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.1.1:

December 10th, 2011

Bug fixes:
· XML Search could not be added per build
· Crash when XML locator was copied in a Professional project
· Project was not marked as modified when new elements for XML Search were added
· Crash when deleting temporary files from Advanced Installer 7.7 or earlier projects
· Crash when loading projects with file permissions
· Windows version prerequisites were not converted correctly in projects import
· File version was not displayed in a Visual Studio Extension project
· Build time was not computed correctly for Visual Studio Extension projects
· File registration was unavailable for uncommon portable executable extensions
· Improved error handling during project load

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.1:

December 10th, 2011

· Enhanced Theme Variations
· Import InstallShield LE Projects
· XML File Search
· Project Notes
· Selecting and adding pre-built installer dialogs in Freeware edition
· Text files search and replace operations
· Search INI files in any folder
· Register Merge Modules with Visual Studio and Advanced Installer
· New "Launch File or Open URL Using 64-bit Launcher" Custom Action
· New "Call function from standard 64-bit dll" custom action
· Detect driver platform type and support 32/64bit drivers in the same package
· Import Custom Tables and User Interface Tables from third-party MSI installers
· Ability to create path variables specific for projects or builds from projects
· Adobe Reader X predefined Prerequisite and launch condition
· XNA 4.0 prerequisite and launch condition
· Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 launch conditions
· Command line option for adding a feature
· Command line option for adding a path variable
· Command line option for deleting a path variable
· Command line option for importing path variables
· Customer Experience Improvement Program

Enhancements to existing features:
· Improved overall performance by optimizing load time in Files, Folders and Organization views
· Decreased package build times by using IDT files
· Promoted WiX project import to Freeware edition
· Promoted Inno Setup import to Freeware edition
· Promoted NSIS import to Freeware edition
· Promoted Visual Studio Setup import to Freeware edition
· Import repackaged installers into existing Advanced Installer projects
· Microsoft Office 2010 launch conditions in Office Add-In wizard
· Register Advanced Installer under Network Services or Local System accounts
· JRE 1.6 support for IBM machines
· Ability to move multiple files into a new component
· Ability to specify target product versions for updates
· Allow deletion of empty components in Organization Page
· "NEW" option for various picker dialogs
· Share server folder option in Client/Server application wizard
· Build events can now be moved between Post and Pre build events
· Temporarily disable build events from executing
· Autofill parameters fields for predefined build events
· Select specific Windows versions for prerequisite Windows launch conditions
· Bootstrapper option for using current user locale language in multilingual packages
· Display a language name in the language it represents in bootstrapper's language selection dialog
· Specify parent feature when adding Merge Modules from command line
· File version detection now supports only EXE, DLL and OCX files in Update Configuration projects
· Option to specify whether the Update packages will be deleted after installation
· Show progress while loading and saving large projects
· Select the install location for more assemblies at once
· Override Path Variable command line option
· Import a key with its full path from system registry
· Automatically use old version language when upgrading a multilingual installer
· Automatically delete an empty "PublicKeyToken" attribute for an .NET assembly
· Updated error message when a synchronized folder source is missing
· Option to change the output folder for SetPackageName command
· Option for hiding already installed prerequisites
· Improved error message when importing invalid INI files
· Updated BrowseForFile custom action to return the parent directory and file name
· Use actual prerequisite URL in new project wizards
· Flicker free painting of the Enhanced User Interface styled radio and check boxes
· Removed dialog "Visible" attribute from properties list
· Use of correct MSI schema version when importing a MSI
· AI_ResolveKnownFolders will now properly resolve the CommonDocumnts path on Windows XP
· Improved ExitDialog maintenance message
· Support redirection for URLs in prerequisites
· Do not allow a minimum version higher than the maximum version for Java products
· Avoid the duration being lesser than or equal to the repeat period for a scheduled task
· Condition support for folder sharing
· Improved Files In Use detection when using Enhanced User Interface
· Prerequisite name in "PrerequisiteDlg" is not overwritten anymore by the feature name from the Organization Page

Bug fixes:
· Caption and Description for 64-bit CPL applets were not correctly localized
· The initial focus was not set correctly if a control that supports receiving the focus was first selected
· Changes on SetupTypeDlg command link buttons were not saved when changing from Azure theme
· Error message in Table Editor when a chained package was not found
· A global prerequisite with its command line parameters set to an environment variable was not resolved correctly if the specified environment variable was not found on the machine
· An error was returned on Windows XP when uninstalling a package from Control Panel using Enhanced User Interface
· Device Root view from Windows Mobile Project was not correctly refreshed
· Application crash when generating button image-lists from bad icons
· Exception in Table Editor when Digital Signature was enabled
· "Do not delete extracted files" option was not working when the installation was canceled while using Enhanced User Interface
· The Progress bar was not rendered correctly on Spring Theme in Java and Professional Projects
· Error loading ExitDlg on Spring theme
· In some cases the license wizard was not displayed when the license file was corrupted
· Configurable parameters information was not imported during a Merge Module import
· Incompatible dialog was added from Repository to the project even if the prompt message said that it cannot be added
· "Single Instance" option was not working when "Hide settings" was enabled for Java Products
· Folder removal operations were imported twice
· Control event was duplicated if the event was modified
· Crash when using "Go To Definition" context menu option from the reference pane
· Install button on ResumeDlg did not work after changing themes
· Deleting a prerequisite from a project created with an older version of Advanced Installer generated a build error
· SetProgress with attribute text was not supported on Enhanced User Interface
· The component for ExtRegDlg remained if the dialog was deleted
· Serial Validations modifications were not saved
· Radio buttons and check boxes background were not correctly painted while using Enhanced User Interface
· Add or Remove Features was not working on MaintenanceTypeDlg while using Azure Theme
· Projects with UserRegistration were not converted correctly
· The tool-tip for mixed 32/64bit package type displayed that an Enterprise license was required
· Content search crash on WinCE Projects
· ICE20 ListBox table was required for "Files in Use" dialog
· Add a Merge Module command line option was not working
· Exception in Table Editor context menu for Merge Module Projects
· Build failed when having Merge Modules in multilingual Mixed 32/64bit package with option "Create only a multilingual package" enabled
· AIControlEvents property was visible in property picker
· Long wait time before launching the installation once the files were extracted
· The InstanceId property could not be removed after creating and deleting multiple instances
· The feature combobox for trial periods under the Licensing Page was enabled and visible on Professional projects
· Resources from Visual Studio Import were not displayed in Files and Folders view
· Updater crashed while trying to install an update that depended on another update detected as installed
· Advanced Installer froze while importing an invalid .vdproj file in Visual Studio Setup Project
· The project was not checked for modifications if a folder was copy/pasted
· "Ok" message from "Check for updates" dialog did not use upper case letters
· Prerequisites were displayed in Build Content tab for an AppV build
· The feature properties were reset when moving the feature up or down in the tree
· Hidden properties were not correctly set
· "Force Installation of this prerequisites" did not work properly for feature-based prerequisites
· The File Association dialog disappeared from the dialog chain when changing themes in Professional project
· Unsaved modifications were lost if the Recent Project open option was used
· A Pseudo-Formatted prerequisite display name was not resolved for feature-based prerequisites and error message 4154 was displayed
· Crash if the Theme was changed after adding a temporary file in the same folder of the Theme's resources
· JAR.EXE was not discovered correctly when using the import Eclipse wizard
· References were not displayed for User Accounts in the Scheduled task table
· The default text style on Graphite SpawnDlg was not DlgFont8
· User defined extended searches were displayed in the property picker
· Enhanced User Interface did not escape correctly the last backslash from a property
· Condition for AI_VALID_SERIAL was not correct
· Error messages were shown when building Advanced Installer projects from the command line

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.0.2:

December 10th, 2011

Bug fixes:
· Fixed "Next" button on AdminWelcomeDlg dialog in Modern theme
· Visual Studio prerequisites were not detected correctly for other languages
· Windows Server versions were not detected correctly by Windows launch conditions
· Domains were not verified correctly by "Check if user exists" predefined custom action
· Fixed download link for .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 predefined prerequisite
· Restart Manager did not work correctly when Enhanced UI was activated

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.0.1:

December 10th, 2011

Bug fixes:
· Install button did not work in administrative installations
· Incorrect conversion for Azure projects without all command link buttons on SetupTypeDlg and MaintenanceTypeDlg dialogs
· Fixed tab order for Azure projects with changes in MaintenanceTypeDlg dialog
· Crash when displaying dialogs chain from projects with NewDialog events conditions that had more than one unsupported terms
· Sporadic crash when performing a content search

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 8.0:

December 10th, 2011

· Microsoft Application Virtualization support
· Visual Studio 2010 Extensions (VSIX) installations
· Import IIS web applications
· Pre-build and post-build events support
· New HTML-based installer theme (Spring)
· Register Prerequisites with Visual Studio and Advanced Installer
· Digitally sign created merge modules
· Support for adding dialogs anywhere in the user interface dialogs chain
· Office 2010 predefined launch conditions
· Office 2010 primary and shared interop assembly predefined launch conditions
· Adobe Air predefined prerequisite
· Microsoft Access 2010 predefined prerequisite
· Microsoft Silverlight 3 and 4 predefined prerequisites

Enhancements to existing features:
· Easier way of adding and removing dialogs in sub-chains like Customize, Complete, Repair or Remove
· Added option for conditioning a dialog
· Ability to select specific Windows versions for Windows launch conditions
· Improved feature condition handling
· Add matching PDB and DLL files to the same component
· XML and INI import features now support more file extensions
· Support for setting proxy user name and password when downloading a prerequisite
· Duplicate multiple instances when duplicating a build
· Improved synchronization for directories with empty subfolders
· Automatic URL verification when launching the MSI from an online location
· Added configurable ASP "Enable Parent Paths" IIS option
· Automatically convert hexadecimal REG_DWORD registry values when importing an Inno Setup script
· Display control attributes changes in the Dialog Editor
· Special directory controls are now associated by default with a valid folder path
· Support for previewing PNG images in the theme settings view
· Added formatted type support for file removal operations
· Automatically select last files added to project
· Improved browsing for custom watermark and banner images
· .NET assemblies which do not have a PublicKeyToken attribute are now treated as regular files
· Add MsiConfigureServices action to installer only when needed
· Display actual versions for Windows Installer launch conditions
· Added formatted type support for prerequisite command line
· Extended JavaScript API for HTML Host control
· Prerequisite working directory is now set to its extraction folder
· Images support for prerequisite wizard welcome page text
· Exposed settings which decide which file extensions should have a separate component
· Re-evaluate Control Conditions when triggering dialog reload through "AiRefreshDlg" property
· Separate selection dialogs for Published and Subscribed control events

Bug fixes:
· ProgressDlg title control was too short on Graphite theme
· Classic theme was always selected by default when opening a project
· Incorrect status text was shown during uninstall when using Azure theme
· Crash in Browse IIS websites and virtual directories wizard when selecting an unsupported dialog
· Fixed property used for browsing virtual directories under a specific website
· Uninstall shortcut used a hard-coded path when created through shortcuts wizard
· Shortcuts wizard could create duplicate shortcuts
· Web setup URL was not saved when using project wizard
· Crash when localizing the custom name shown in "Add or Remove Programs" from Control Panel
· Error when importing a Visual Studio solution in an existing project
· ClientServerDlg dialog did not reset the feature actions when shown
· Place extension in separate feature option was disabled for older projects
· Feature-based prerequisites did not support a custom filename
· Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable was not available in Visual Studio Application template
· Crash when nothing was selected in language predefined condition
· Fixed scroll for component properties pane
· Crash when importing a RPK file which did not create components
· Crash when removing an extension feature which contained the only instance of the extension component
· DisplayVersion in custom Add or Remove Programs name was not updated when setting version from command line
· First dialog displayed by the updater did not have a default button selected on Windows XP
· OK button on checking for updates dialog was not pressed by the Enter key
· Crash when downloading updates for Chinese Traditional localized updater
· Package type was not evaluated correctly when using enhanced UI
· "Next Notification" field was not updated when changing check frequency
· Folder synchronization test did not handle file names correctly
· Imported data sources were added twice in the project
· ProcessComponents action sequence was changed when adding user accounts and groups
· Font color for files in a synchronized folder was not reset when moving the files
· Cancelling a build process did not remove the output folder
· Folder content was not listed correctly when a property-based folder was selected
· Default name was always used when copying games
· Custom project root paths were not saved
· AI_ResolvedKnownFolder action failed on Windows 98
· Build process was not stopped with an error when a scrollable control was missing a RTF file
· Service names were not checked for invalid characters
· Available physical memory was not reported correctly by the EXE bootstrapper
· Message box predefined custom action did not correctly detect its type options
· Exception when importing a Visual Studio Setup project which contained a merge module with a hyphen in its name
· Log and references panes were not refreshed when opening a project
· _Validation table did not contain service configure and failure operation tables
· Custom rows were not added to MSI if the original table was empty
· Localization menu was not shown correctly for Updates and Merge Modules projects
· Error when importing Visual Studio Setup projects with elements that had separators in their names
· Installer did not reboot the machine based on the REBOOT property when using enhanced UI
· No errors were shown by enhanced UI when installation was stopped by DisableMsi policy
· Disk space was not verified by enhanced UI when pressing Install button
· Multiple radio button groups on the same dialog were not handled correctly by enhanced UI
· Fixed property used to browse virtual directories under a specific website
· Prerequisite builds selection was not saved when switching tabs
· Disk size was not reported correctly by enhanced UI for drives larger than 4 TB
· Localization for custom Add or Remove Programs name was not supported

What's new in Advanced Installer for Java 7.7 Build 28804:

July 23rd, 2010

· Visual Studio add-in installation
· HTTPS/SSL configuration for IIS websites
· Support .NET 4.0 for IIS configurations
· Browse IIS Application Pools on a web server
· Selective file association registration
· Detect services, drivers, file associations, environment variables and assemblies in Repackager scan results
· Global search in project
· .NET Framework 4.0 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
· Visual Studio 2010 project import
· Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable predefined prerequisite
· Visual Studio 2010 F# Runtime 2.0 predefined prerequisite
· Windows Management Framework predefined prerequisites
· SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
· SQL Server 2008 Express SP1 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
· SQL Server 2008 R2 predefined launch condition and prerequisite
· Direct table editor for merge module projects
· Detect and allow inclusion of Visual Studio merge modules

Enhancements to existing features:
· Added option for ignoring original installation path when upgrading
· Current directory support for "Launch file or open URL" custom action
· Support for Any CPU and x64 target platforms for .NET custom actions
· Support for retrieving license information when using Advanced Licensing
· Added "Release date" option for Advanced Licensing maintenance plan
· Added licensing library option for deciding if application will close after trial period ends
· Ability to browse IIS websites and virtual directories separately
· Ability to overwrite an existing Website, Virtual Directory or Application Pool
· Ability to set a specific IIS website ID
· Support for multiple IIS website bindings
· Support for feature action, component state and component action in control event conditions
· Improved selection of Bitmap controls in Dialog Editor
· Added MsiShortcutProperty and MsiLockPermissionsEx predefined tables to Table Editor
· Registering for COM interoperability now uses a .NET version required by the assembly
· Shortcuts to uninstall and to external files are no longer placed in conditioned components
· Tomcat "server.xml" elements are updated by default when added through the template project
· Options for adding a predefined number of serials

Bug fixes:
· Fixed handling of command line options which start with a backslash
· Fixed condition for serial number validation action
· External key columns data type was not determined correctly by the table editor
· Nullable flag was not correctly set when importing a custom table from an IDT file
· "Ensure that all files in this folder overwrite any installed target files" option was not applied to predefined subfolders
· Update properties were not saved when using a custom update name
· Minimize button did not work when using enhanced UI
· "/exelang" bootstrapper command line option did not work
· Installation started again after a reboot when canceling install files extraction
· Custom action source path was not added for pasted actions
· Custom action condition was not added for pasted actions in merge module projects
· Media tab from patch project was not displayed correctly
· Crash when dragging files into an empty folder which has other resources in its component
· "Go to resource" option for registry value removal did not work
· Crash when using "Extract ListBox Data" or "Extract ComboBox Data" custom action
· Relative paths were not correctly imported from a Visual Studio Setup Project
· Multilingual merge module build failed
· Registry removal and qualified components were checked by default when opening projects modified with Advanced Installer 6.2 or older
· Graphite theme did not support FolderDlg and SetupTypeDialog dialogs at the same time
· XNA Game launch conditions were not saved when clicking Finish in the wizard
· Visual C++ 2005 SP1 ATL Security Update was not recognized by the Visual C++ prerequisite
· Port related custom actions were disabled in InstallUISequence
· "Perform the reboot if required without showing any prompts" options was not handled correctly
· OK button was not set as default in "Checking for updates" dialog