Windows Installer is becoming the "de facto" software installation technology on Windows. Being preinstalled on the latest Microsoft operating systems, and also bundled with the most popular productivity packages (Office, etc.) this software installer provides a significant number of power features that improve application management and administration.

This power doesn't come without pitfalls, and the most important of them all is the complexity. Creating an MSI file requires careful planning and editing of dozens of database tables.

Hundreds of pages of documentation must be read, countless lists of rules must be followed. Building a Windows Installer package may take days or even weeks. This is where a MSI creation tool comes to help.

Note: This is a unified package containing the complete Advanced Installer application, which includes Freeware, Professional, For Java, Enterprise and Architect features. Freeware features can be accessed at any time by creating a project of type "Simple".

What's New

New Features

  • Azure Trusted Signing support in Visual Studio Extension
  • PowerShell support for Trusted Signing

Enhancements

  • Updated Korean localization
  • Each setup package now extracts temporary files into its unique folder
  • Updated the source for downloading the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable
  • Updated Python prerequisite to the latest version 3.12.3
  • Updated .NET prerequisites to the latest version (6.0.29, 7.0.18, 8.0.4)

Bug Fixes

  • The Convert Paths wizard now successfully resolves the SignTool Custom Path field
  • "Refresh the current dialog" now works with MSI Embedded UI
  • Fixed validation errors for mandatory fields in the Digital Signature section when signing is disabled
  • Fixed the PrerequisiteSelector dialog issue that incorrectly checked prerequisites scheduled to be skipped
  • Fixed prerequisite skipping on non-English machines
  • Corrected the "MSI from EXE" wizard to use the "Same as main package" option for UI Level
  • Fixed an invalid command line error for a prerequisite set to Silent Install when the main package is installed using the /qb! Parameter
  • Product and company names are now fully displayed in dialogs
  • Text on the Dark AppInstaller theme is now visible
  • The second repair no longer triggers the "Cab file not found error"
  • Fixed appxbundle installation issues
  • Files are now displayed in the Files and Folders view when editing specific MSI in Advanced Installer
  • View Readme and Launch application options are now displayed on the ExitDialog during Maintenance
  • Controls on new dialogs are now working as expected when the "User Interface" project segment is checked
  • Added validation for the shortcut name in the Icon Table