AWinstall consists of two main components: installer engine (a small
rnexecutable used as a package stub) and full-fledged Setup Builder
rn(document-oriented application for creating installer projects and
rnbuilding redistributable packages).
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rnAWinstall engine features:
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rn- Support for single-file packaging: you'll get just one executable;
rn- Support for installing uncompressed files (useful for CD
rn distributions); new!
rn- Small package size: typical installer footprint is about 30 Kb!
rn- Multi-language interface (14 languages supported at this moment);
rn- Good compression method: often better than popular ZIP;
rn- Built-in automation model for extending setups with ActiveX
rn scripts (VBScript and JScript); new!
rn- No need for external tools such as Regedit, Regsvr32 and so on;
rn- Built-in support for user interaction elements (license screen,
rn setup tasks);
rn- Support for customizable graphics (custom logos and icons);
rn- Ability to create 'silent' setups without user interaction;
rn- Support for automatic product uninstall;
rn- Built-in and editable installer variables with 'special folders'
rn auto-detection;
rn- Extracting files with full paths (with subfolders auto-creating).
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rnAWinstall Setup Builder features:
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rn- Intuitive user interface: provides detailed project information in
rn the form of Project Tree and Property Pane;
rn- Drag-and-drop support: just drag needed files/folders into Project
rn window from Windows Explorer;
rn- Smart filetypes detection of font files, COM In-Proc Servers and
rn Type Libraries;
rn- Import registry keys from .reg files and existing system registry;
rn- Command-line support: for performing automated `night builds';
rn- Event Logging for setup development and build;
rn- Ability to test Setup packages on-the fly;
rn- Windows XP-compatible interface.

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