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CreateInstall Changelog

What's new in CreateInstall 8.10.0

May 22, 2022
  • Added:
  • Added the "Set DPIAware" checkbox to Project - Dialog Settings.
  • Added parameter Serialpsw to dialog Dialog - User and reg. key.
  • Added Windows 11 detection.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in CreateInstall 8.9.0 (Sep 25, 2021)

  • Added:
  • Added the ability to specify your own manifest files for installation, uninstallation and update.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in CreateInstall 8.8.1 (Jul 15, 2021)

  • Added:
  • Added the Check VC++ Redistributable command.
  • Improved:
  • Improved some commands.

New in CreateInstall 8.6.2 (Mar 7, 2020)

  • Added:
  • Licread parameter to the Dialog - License command.
  • Improved:
  • Improved some commands.

New in CreateInstall 8.5.1 (Nov 9, 2019)

  • Added:
  • Added Comment field for list items.
  • Added the INI File - Format command (CI Full).
  • Added the Send Keystroke command (CI Full).
  • Improved:
  • Improved over 20 commands.
  • Fixed:
  • Some little bugs.

New in CreateInstall 8.4.2 (Aug 7, 2018)

  • Added:
  • Added the Get letter of drives command (CI Full).
  • Added the Get drive space command (CI Full).
  • Added the Catch Exit command (CI Full).
  • Improved:
  • Improved language files.
  • Added #osreleaseid# (Windows 10 release ID) to the predefined variables.
  • Added #osupbuildrev# (Windows 10 Update Build Revision) to the predefined variables.
  • The "Dialog - Setup Path", free spaces text will red color if there is not enough free disk space or the path is invalid.
  • Fixed:
  • When the dialog window or controls in the dialog window are resized in percent.
  • The remaining download time is incorrect or inaccurate if the download is paused at the beginning.
  • The method size2str, sometimes returns an inaccurate value, after the decimal point.

New in CreateInstall 8.3.9 (Jul 19, 2018)

  • Added:
  • Added replacing environemnt variables %NAME% in values of global variables $name$.
  • Improved:
  • Improved about 20 commands.
  • Added support of Unicode in commands - read/write variable to file.
  • Fixed:
  • Some little bugs.

New in CreateInstall 8.2.0 (Feb 5, 2018)

  • Added:
  • Updated French and Chinese languages.
  • Improved:
  • Added Lictext and Readtext parameters in Dialog - License and Dialog - Readme commands.
  • Added result variable result7z in Decompress 7z command.
  • Added 'Delete only empty subkey' checkbox in Registry - Delete command.
  • Fixed:
  • Some little bugs.

New in CreateInstall 8.0.0 (Mar 20, 2017)

  • Added:
  • Now CreateInstall can compress files over 4GB.
  • Improved:
  • Update the decompressor of 7z files to the latest version.
  • Added Result variable to the Download Files command.
  • Fixed:
  • Some little bugs.

New in CreateInstall 7.8.0 (Mar 12, 2017)

  • Added:
  • The command Copy Files List (Light version) has been added.
  • Improved:
  • Improved Check, Replace within files, Replace text, Modify variable commands.
  • Fixed:
  • Some little bugs.

New in CreateInstall 7.7.2 (Dec 22, 2016)

  • Added:
  • 'Allow multiple instances' checkbox in Install Script.
  • Improved:
  • Message and Dialog - Settings commands.
  • Added options Pdownloads and Pspeed for displaying download speed in Dialog - Progress.
  • Fixed:
  • Some little bugs.

New in CreateInstall 7.6.0 (Oct 10, 2016)

  • Added:
  • Command Timeout has been added (full version).
  • Improved:
  • Added If Condition in Create service.
  • Added Additional parameters in Register C# and VB.NET DLL.
  • Fixed:
  • Some little bugs.

New in CreateInstall 7.5.0 (Oct 10, 2016)

  • Added:
  • Command Dialog - Slideshow has been added (full version).
  • Improved:
  • Added UTF-8 encoding checkbox in HTTP GET/POST Request, Insert text into file, Delete lines from file, INI file – Insert text, INI File - Delete.
  • Fixed:
  • Some little bugs.

New in CreateInstall 7.4.0 (Mar 7, 2016)

  • Added:
  • The Command-Line Parameters command (CI Light and Full).
  • Improved:
  • Added the support of the https protocol in the Download Files and HTTP GET/POST request commands.
  • Added If File Exists field in the Download Files command.
  • Added If Statement field in the Shortcut - Create command.
  • Fixed:
  • Some little bugs.

New in CreateInstall 7.3.0 (Feb 6, 2016)

  • Improved:
  • Now you can specify images for items in Dialog - Tree command.
  • Added a detection feature of Windows Product type in System Information command.
  • There are a lot of improvements in approximately 15 commands.
  • Fixed:
  • Some minor bugs.

New in CreateInstall 7.2.0 (Nov 27, 2015)

  • Added:
  • Command Sleep.
  • Command Register .NET DLL.
  • Improved:
  • Command Modify Variable. Added the noutf options in Calculate Hash.
  • Fixed:
  • Some minor bugs.

New in CreateInstall 7.1.7 (Nov 27, 2015)

  • Added:
  • Added the $ver$ variable for Output Folder and Executable Filename fields.
  • Added predefined variables osspmajor and osspminor for getting Service Pack version.
  • Improved:
  • Added the 'UTF-8 encoding' checkbox in Embedded Files, Write variable to file, Read variable from file.
  • Added 'If Condition' in Check and Check Requirements commands.
  • Added the detection of Office 16 in the Get Application Information command.
  • Fixed:
  • The bug of registering fonts on Windows 10.
  • Some minor bugs.

New in CreateInstall 7.1.0 (Aug 24, 2015)

  • Added search in the scripts of the project.
  • Command Notice has been added.
  • Added the detection of Windows 10.

New in CreateInstall 7.0.14 (Jun 15, 2015)

  • Improved:
  • Working with VERSION_INFO structure.
  • Fixed:
  • Some minor bugs.

New in CreateInstall 6.4.0 (Jun 15, 2015)

  • Command INI File
  • Delete has been added (light & full version).
  • Added new features in 4 commands.

New in CreateInstall 6.3.0 (Jun 26, 2014)

  • Added Update Script tab. Now you can create your own script for the update program.
  • It is possible to change the font size of CreateInstall in Tools - Preferences.
  • Added new features in 4 commands.

New in CreateInstall 6.2.1 (Jun 26, 2014)

  • Command Global Environment - Append Path has been added (full version).
  • Command Global Environment - Delete Path has been added (full version).
  • Command Delete Lines from file has been added (Light version).
  • Command INI File - Insert Text has been added (Light version).
  • Command Insert Text into File has been added (Light version).
  • Command Calculate Hash has been added (full version).

New in CreateInstall 6.1.0 (Nov 13, 2013)

  • Added:
  • CreateInstall Setup Extractor (all versions).
  • The capability of compressing the created installation into a .zip file has been added (all versions).
  • The global variable $prjname$ - the name of the project file.
  • Improved:
  • Command Message. Added If Condition.
  • Command Get application information (Java Runtime Environment).
  • Fixed: Some minor bugs.

New in CreateInstall 6.0.0 (Nov 13, 2013)

  • Added: Quick CreateInstall application which has a simple interface and allows you to create installations quickly (All version).
  • Improved: Command Copy Files. Added the 'Show error message if files have not been found' checkbox.
  • Fixed: Some minor bugs.

New in CreateInstall 5.19.0 (Jun 10, 2013)

  • Command Decompress 7z file.
  • Command Replace Text.
  • Predefined variable originaluser. The name of the user, who launched the installation. If the user doesn't have administrator rights, this name is different from "username".
  • Improved:
  • Command Get Application Information. MS Access was added.
  • All Registry commands. If HKEY_CURRENT_USER is specified then HKEY_CURRENT_USER of original user is used.
  • New features for the command Global Environment - Set Value.

New in CreateInstall 5.18.0 (May 17, 2013)

  • Added:
  • Command Get Application Information.
  • Command Parse Text.
  • Improved:
  • Command Check Requirements
  • Command Dialog - Settings.
  • New features for local variables.
  • Fixed:
  • Some minor bugs.

New in CreateInstall 5.17.1 (Feb 25, 2013)

  • Added:
  • Command Create Scheduled Task (Full version)
  • Command Delete Scheduled Task (Full version)
  • Command Share & Permissions (Full version)
  • Command Decompress ZIP file (Full & Light version)
  • Improved:
  • Commands Dialog - License and Dialog - Readme. You can show any external file during the installation. For example, you can distribute individual license files near setup.exe and show their text.
  • Command Shortcut - Create. You can set a flag so the shortcut runs as administrator.

New in CreateInstall 5.16.0 (Jan 2, 2013)

  • Added:
  • View of project settings and commands as an HTML file. You can view project settings and commands in a browser and print them.
  • Menu item Examples – you can familiarize yourself with completed example projects.
  • Improved:
  • Command Dialog-Settings. You can define the field for input of a password. The Button element has been added.
  • Command Import REG file. 'Use 64-bit regedit.exe' checkbox has been added.
  • Command Dialog – Language. The variables lang_nosort, lang_nonative and lang_[Language name] have been added.
  • Command Dialog – Progress. The Continue button is not shown if the option of automatic closure of the window after completion of the process is checked.
  • Command Modify Variable. The possibility to get the path to a file, its name and extension [Get Filename] has been added.
  • Command Close Application. The possibility to specify objects to be closed as a list has been added.
  • Command If Statement (full version). The possibility of processing Else.
  • Commands If Statement & While Statement. A checkbox to negate the condition had been added.
  • Fixed:
  • Deletion of temporary files after interruption of the installation by the user.
  • A message about an error is shown if the source directory doesn't exist during execution of the command Copy Files & Folders.

New in CreateInstall 5.15.2 (Oct 25, 2012)

  • Added:
  • Command Run Uninstaller
  • Command Temporary Files
  • Improved:
  • Command Dialog - Settings. New elements were added: Link and Image. Also you can now deploy controls in one row
  • Command System Information. Added, obtaining RAM size
  • If installation icons contain frames with sizes greater than 64x64, then those frames are ignored
  • If, while packaging files and conducting a search using wildcards, nothing was found, then in the warning window you can choose “Yes to all” and all following warnings will be ignored
  • Predefined variables. Variables added: shortdate and shorttime
  • Fixed:
  • If the logo at the top of dialog box was too wide, then the description text in the title was covered by the logo
  • Error in the Condition field if any word in the row started with upper case S or N. For example, Nmyvar == "This is a String"

New in CreateInstall 5.14.1 (Oct 1, 2012)

  • Added:
  • Command Get Original User (Full, Light, Free).
  • Command Run As Original user (Full, Light, Free) .
  • Command Embedded files (Full).
  • Option Self-Deleting Setup File (Full, Light, Free).
  • Improved:
  • Command Check Requirements.
  • Predefined variables. The variable 'oswindows' - added Windows 8.
  • Fixed:
  • Some minor bugs.

New in CreateInstall 5.12.0 (Jun 14, 2012)

  • Main new features:
  • Added the checkbox 'Access a 64-bit key' to Registry commands.
  • Added additional uninstall log parameters to the Installation Files command.

New in CreateInstall 5.11.0 (May 31, 2012)

  • Added Get File Information command.
  • Added Split Variable command.
  • Added Split & For statement command.
  • Added Wow64Redirection On/Off command.

New in CreateInstall 5.10.0 (May 31, 2012)

  • Added Update feature. See Update for more details.
  • Added Dialog - Checkboxes List command.
  • Added Redirect Console Output command.
  • Added Run JavaScript & VBScript command.
  • Added Action After Reboot command.

New in CreateInstall 5.9.0 (May 31, 2012)

  • Added a parameter 'Silent command line' on Project - Settings.
  • Added the Spanish Help file.

New in CreateInstall 5.8.0 (May 31, 2012)

  • It is possible to code signing uninstaller executable file.
  • It is possible to move/resize dialog controls.
  • Added Rename file or folder command.
  • Added Substitute Variables in Files command.

New in CreateInstall 5.7.0 (May 31, 2012)

  • Added System Information command.
  • Added Set File Attributes command.
  • Added Read variable from file command.
  • Added Dialog - Browser command.
  • Added Menu Tools - Create CAB (MS Cabinet) File dialog.

New in CreateInstall 5.6.0 (May 31, 2012)

  • Added Modify Variable command.
  • Added Run MSI file command.
  • Added Decompress CAB file command.

New in CreateInstall 5.5.0 (May 31, 2012)

  • Added Dialog - Ready To Install command.
  • Added Write variable to file command.
  • Added HTTP GET/POST Request command.
  • Added Import .REG File command.
  • Checkbox 'Include VERSION_INFO resource'.

New in CreateInstall 5.4.0 (May 31, 2012)

  • Added 'Backup Files' command.
  • Added 'Create Folders' command.
  • Added 'Dialog - Backup' command.
  • Added 'Restore Backup Files' command.