Installer Msi Software
InstallAware creates Windows Installer MSI setups with easy MSIcode scripting. Instead of populating MSI databases to build your setup, or being stuck with the limitations of visual designers, use the intuitive MSIcode scripting environment.
InstallAware builds Windows Installer MSI setups with completely customizable user interfaces and unique dialog controls. Build non-rectangular or transparent wizards, display bitmap buttons, standard or custom animations, even create tabbed dialogs.
The InstallAware MSI Installer builds sophisticated, visually appealing setups with support for the latest technologies, including IIS, Microsoft/Oracle/MySQL database servers, Web Updates, Partial Web Deployment, DIFx Driver installs, and Vista.
InstallAware for Windows Installer can import existing MSI setup packages and let you customize their behavior. Using the redistributable automation interface, you may also remotely build your setups over web pages or on end-user machine's.
MSIDIFF
Free - Dennis Bareis
MSIDIFF is freeware to compare or disassemble Windows Installer databases (a "MSI to TEXT" utility). While it is a command line based tool, the installer creates shell extensions so that the decompile operations can be invoked by right clicking on a file in Explorer. The output can be processed by my MAKEMSI tool to automate the change in future.
MAKEMSI
Free - Dennis Bareis
Create or update MSI (Windows Installer) based installers for files, registry etc using an XML like script. Can use in automated builds (NMAKE, ANT, NANT builds etc). A HTML report can be created (with a "file verify" button). For both beginners and advanced users. Common processes can be defined once and reused in multiple projects (templates). Has extensive documentation and a large user group.
SkinCrafter Installer
$39.00 - DMSoft Technologies
SkinCrafter Installer is a developer tool for skinning of install packages created with Windows installer (MSI files). SkinCrafter Installer uses SkinCrafter engine for skins implementation. SkinCrafter performs skinning Windows applications, allowing absolute visual customizations. In combination with SkinCrafter library you can get complete package: skinned installer + skinned end-user application.
Tarma ExpertInstall
$189.00 - Tarma Software Research
Tarma ExpertInstall creates native and MSI software installers for Microsoft® Windows® platforms, with a small distribution size, a straightforward and clean user interface, and smart install and uninstall behavior. Requires no scripting; includes an intuitive and comprehensive development environment with extensive preflight checking to suit novices and experts alike.
Advanced Installer Professional
$249.00 - Caphyon LLC
Advanced Installer Professional 4.4 is a Windows Installer authoring tool which enables developers and system administrators to easily build reliable MSI packages. Advanced Installer runs on Windows 2000/XP, and the install packages it creates run on all Microsoft Windows 9x/ME/NT/2k/XP operating systems.
Check MSI
Free - Catfood Software
Check MSI is a tool for setup programs that checks the version of the Microsoft Windows Installer present on a user's system. If the right version is present Check MSI launches the product's setup program transparently. If MSI is not installed or the version is too old the user is directed to a web page where the right version can be downloaded. Check MSI is driven by an easy to configure INI file.
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