InstallShield 2012 Windows

Installation Solutions Overview

•  InstallShield 2012 Premier •  InstallShield 2012 Professional •  InstallShield 2012 Express •  Features by edition •  Download the Evaluation •  InstallShield 2012 Datasheet (PDF) •  InstallShield End-User License Agreement (PDF)

If the applications you develop target Windows^®, InstallShield^® is your solution. InstallShield makes it easy for developers to build reliable Windows Installer (MSI) and InstallScript installations for desktop, server, Web, and mobile applications. It's also the only installation solution that can build Microsoft App-V virtual packages.

The global de facto standard on more than 500 million PCs, InstallShield is a strategic installation development solution designed for traditional and agile development teams and their Windows and Virtualized installation requirements. Supporting the needs of today’s sophisticated software producers for packaging standalone offerings and complex suites, InstallShield provides automated tools to productise, package and install software with minimal scripting, coding and rework.

More developers trust InstallShield to give their software a flawless, localised installation experience, keeping their users happy and support cost down.

The applications you build should install reliably and make a great first impression. They deserve the best. They deserve InstallShield. Download trial version of InstallShield 2012 now.

InstallShield 2012: Microsoft’s Installation Solution of Choice

• Supports packaging for both standalone offerings and complex suites.
• Delivers a fresh, positive and friendly "app-store-like" experience.
• Provides automated tools for software producers to productise, package and install their products in both MSI and virtual formats.
• Supports installation authoring, building and bundling requirements of decentralised agile development teams.

Suite Installations

Until now, there hasn’t been a solution that supports the complex product packaging requirements for a unified suite installation experience. With the new InstallShield Suite Project type, multiple products can be easily bundled together into a single, unified suite installation.

• A next generation setup launcher (Setup.exe) that can conditionally run multiple installations (.msi or .exe) and apply Windows Installer patches (.msp) as needed on target systems.
• An entirely new end-user interface with redesigned built-in wizard pages and a new wizard page editor.
• An integrated progress bar that presents a unified, visual indication of the overall status of the entire suite installation process.
• Settings to specify whether to have a single entry in Add or Remove programs.
• A single installation that includes both 32-bit packages and 64-bit packages and runs only the appropriate packages on each target system.

Installation Streaming

Meeting the needs of a new generation of "app-store savvy" users means that installations must be painless, fast and virtually transparent. The new Installation Streaming feature reduces the downloading wait time required before installation can begin.

• End users need only download a small file to quickly start the installation.
• Based on the selected install options, only the required packages are downloaded from the web or extracted from the installation.
• Flexible options for specifying the run-time location of each package, including:
  • On the Web, available for download by Setup.exe.
  • Embedded in Setup.exe and extracted to the target system.
  • Uncompressed and stored on the suite source media.

Installation Collaboration

Today, installation development must be integrated into agile development practices where installation responsibilities are distributed amongst the team and are an essential element of the iterative development process.The InstallShield 2012 Collaboration add-on has been significantly enhanced to better support distributed, collaborative installation development.

• A new project type called Developer Installation Manifest (DIM) which is a feature-sized collection of related items such as product files, shortcuts, registry entries, text file changes, IIS Web sites, and other elements that together make up a discrete portion of a product installation.
• A new Developer Installation Manifest Editor that can be separately installed and used by the entire product development team to create and manage their installation files. The manifest can then be dynamically or statically linked by the Installation Author to the product’s Basic MSI project.
• The InstallShield Premier Edition includes 5 licenses of the Developer Installation Manifest Editor, enabling product development teams to immediately start working collaboratively.

64-Bit Enhancements

Windows 7 adoption continues and is also driving the adoption of the 64-bit operating system. InstallShield 2012 provides the most comprehensive support for 64-bit installation development.

• Updated dependency scanners to identify 64-bit dependencies of the 64-bit files in a project.
• Support for setting permissions for files, folders and registry keys in 64-bit locations.
• A prerequisite that installs the 64-bit version of the Microsoft VTSO 2010 Runtime.

Application Tagging

Software "self-instrumentation" or tagging is evolving as an industry standard, enabling software producers to create smarter applications that give customers better information for software asset management and license optimisation initiatives. InstallShield 2012 is the only strategic installation development solution that creates ISO 19770-2 software identification tags as part of the installation development process.

• Automatically creates the ISO 19770-2 tag during the installation development process and ensures it is deployed as part of the application's install.
• Enhanced General Information view to manage the required metadata elements.
• Installs the tag in the locations as defined by the standard.
• Digitally sign tags (available in Q4 2011) in addition to your application files and setup.

Continued Innovations

• New monitoring method for COM extraction.
• Merge Module Projects now include built-In support for IIS, Text File Changes, and XML File Changes.
• The read-write property RequiredExecutionLevel has been added to the ISWiRelease object.
• New prerequisites that install Internet Explorer 9, SQL Server 2008 R2 Native client, Windows Identify Foundation, and more.
• The ability to determine if Adobe Reader 10, Internet Explorer 9, or Microsoft Office (2010, 2007, or 2003) is installed on a target system.

Editions and Licensing Options to Fit Your Needs

• Available in three editions: Premier, Professional, and Express in both English and Japanese.
• Buy InstallShield as either a node-locked license or a concurrent license that developers can share.
• Buy extra Standalone Build licenses to better integrate installation and product build processes.

Maintain a Clean Build System with Standalone Build Licenses

Today software companies are no longer waiting until the end of their release cycle to start building their installations. Instead they follow Agile Software Development best practices by building their installations from the beginning and continuously integrating them with their product builds.

If you are looking to implement Agile Software Development, you need the right tools to facilitate collaboration between team members and automate your installation builds. That’s where InstallShield Standalone Build licenses come in.

The Standalone Build enables developers to follow Agile Software Development best practices by automating and integrating installation builds with their product builds. It is installed and run on clean machines separate from the InstallShield IDE, and includes only the part of InstallShield that builds the installation.

Licensing Options for the InstallShield Standalone Build

Each license of InstallShield Premier Edition includes five free Standalone Build licenses, while the InstallShield Professional Edition includes one free license. There are no free licenses in the InstallShield Express Edition.

You can also buy extra InstallShield Standalone Build licenses for any edition of InstallShield without paying for a full license of InstallShield.

BBelow is a summary of the options for licensing the Standalone Build. Please call Flexera Software to learn more.

• Standalone Build Developer License – A per-machine node-locked license ideal for small development teams
• Standalone Build Team Licenses – Ideal for mid-to-large sized development teams, it provides a set of 10 or 30 per-machine node-locked licenses
• Standalone Build Concurrent Licenses – Ideal for advanced infrastructure needs and use in build farms with dynamic virtual machines

InstallShield: Microsoft App-V Support

Deliver Your Applications as App-V Virtual Packages

InstallShield is once again revolutionising software installations with support for application virtualisation with Microsoft® App-V™. Try InstallShield now.

As enterprises begin to adopt virtual technologies like App-V, more and more software companies are delivering their applications as both traditional MSI packages and as virtual packages. They are giving their enterprise customers a choice of which package to run. Microsoft was one of the first when they provided their customers with the option of running Office 2010 as an App-V package. And since then more software companies have done the same.

If you are looking to provide end users with the option of either an MSI or virtual package, InstallShield makes it easy. When you build a traditional MSI project, InstallShield can simultaneously build it as a virtual App-V package. It can also automatically modify your legacy MSIs to App-V packages. InstallShield handles all the conversion work, so there’s no learning curve for developers new to application virtualisation. Watch the App-V Webinar now.

To an end user, virtual applications appear and function just like physically installed software. But virtual applications never get installed on the client. Instead they run in their own isolated virtual containers – which include registry entries, libraries, executables, and anything else the application needs to run – completely separate from the operating system. Because there’s no physical installation, there are no installation or retirement problems and no application compatibility issues.

InstallShield 2010 available in THREE EDITIONS - Premier, Professional and Express.
 
 

InstallShield 2012 Premier

The World's Most Powerful Installation Authoring Tool - Period
The top-tier InstallShield Premier Edition is the world's most powerful and flexible solution for Windows installations. Software companies serious about providing reliable, professional installations for their applications trust the InstallShield Premier Edition. Try it now and see.

InstallShield Premier Edition gives you all the capabilities of rour Professional Edition, plus tons of exclusive functionality, including:

• Support complex requirements with minimal scripting or coding—With the new InstallShield Suite Project type, multiple products can be easily bundled together into a single, unified suite installation, eliminating the need to develop a custom launcher or bootstrapper application.
• Provide an "app-store like" experience—End users only need to download a small file to quickly start the installation.
• Support distributed, collaborative installation development—The InstallShield 2012 Collaboration add-on allows distributed product developers and technical writers to more efficiently create and manage their portion of the installation. Premier Edition includes 5 licenses of Developer Installation Manifest Editor.
• Avoid risk exposure and non-compliance—InstallShield 2012 is the only strategic installation development solution that creates ISO 19770-2 software identification tags as part of the installation development process.
• Avoid common installation issues—Validators in the InstallShield Best Practices Validation Suite alert you if your installation violates any best practices guidelines.
• Advanced support for new technologies—Includes new prerequisites that install Internet Explorer 9, SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client, Windows Identity Foundation, and more.
• More control over the user interface layout—An entirely new user interface with redesigned, built-in wizard pages and a new wizard page editor.
• Leverage the advances offered by 64-bit operating systems—The most comprehensive support for 64-bit installation development including 64-bit dependency scanning, setting permissions for files, folders and registry keys, and a prerequisite that installs the 64-bit version of the Microsoft VTSO 2010 Runtime.
• Maintain a clean build system—Each license of InstallShield Premier Edition includes five free Standalone Build licenses.
• Avoid common installation issues—Validators in the InstallShield Best Practices Validation Suite alert you if your installation violates any best practices guidelines.
• Easily convert legacy installations into MSI packages—With InstallShield Repackager, you can easily create MSI packages.
• Localise your installation—InstallShield's multilingual support lets you create installations for 35 runtime languages from one installation project.
• Quickly roll out new installations—With network repositories, it's easy to build a repository of common elements that multiple installation authors can access and reuse in projects.
• Create trial versions without modifying code—With the try-and-die type of trialware's simple configuration changes, you can easily offer potential customers a fully functional. trial version of your product (After the predetermined trial limit has been reached on an end user's machine, the trial version automatically expires).
• Save time with the IIS Scanner—Only the Premier Edition allows you to import the IIS data from an existing Web site into your InstallShield project automatically using the IIS Scanner.

InstallShield Premier Edition is available as either a node-locked or concurrent license. You can also optionally purchase the Virtualization Pack with the Premier Edition to support building Microsoft App-V virtual packages.

InstallShield 2012 Professional

A Powerful and Easy-to-Use Installation Solution
InstallShield Professional Edition is a powerful and easy-to-use solution for building Windows installations. It is ideal for both novice and seasoned software installation developers. While most homegrown Windows installation tools are not optimised for current industry standards, InstallShield Professional lets you take advantage of all the latest technologies. Try it now and see.

Although missing many of the features of the top-tiered InstallShield Premier Edition, InstallShield Professional Edition does have all the functionality of the InstallShield Express Edition, plus the following:

• Advanced support for new technologies—Includes new prerequisites that install Internet Explorer 9, SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client, Windows Identity Foundation, and more.
• Avoid risk exposure and non-compliance—InstallShield 2012 is the only strategic installation development solution that creates ISO 19770-2 software identification tags as part of the installation development process.
• Maintain a clean build system—Each license of InstallShield Professional Edition includes one free Standalone Build license.
• Reduce development time—Quickly and easily build your installations by moving pieces of an existing project (dialogs, custom actions, or features) to another installation project; create and manage re-usable project outlines so you don't have to start your installations from scratch.
• Easily customise your installations—Modify the layout of existing end-user dialogs; manage multiple product versions, allowing specific features to be included in a release via user-defined flags; and much more.
• Build installations for 64-bit installations—Create reliable installations for both 32-bit and 64-bit applications in one installation project.
• Better control your installations with InstallScript—Add InstallScript custom actions to your MSI projects or create InstallScript projects that control your entire installation.
• Validate your installations for Windows 7—Ensure your software installs and runs reliably on Windows 7.
• Maintain a clean build system—Each license of InstallShield Premier Edition includes one free Standalone Build license.

InstallShield Professional Edition is available as either a node-locked or concurrent license. You can also optionally purchase the Virtualization Pack with the Professional Edition to support building Microsoft App-V virtual packages.

InstallShield 2012 Express

Unlike home grown solutions, the InstallShield Express Edition shields you from the complexities of building a setup. It comes with an easy-to-use Project Assistant - a wizard that guides you through the MSI installation creating process, step-by-step.

• Easy to learn and use -The Express Edition sizably reduces the time required for setup authors to successfully complete installation projects. It also lets experienced developers save time by more efficiently jumpstarting new projects.
• Fits into any budget -The Express Edition is ideal for software developers and setup authors looking for a cost-effective solution for creating reliable Windows Installer (MSI) installations.
• Available in different languages -The Express Edition is available in English and Japanese to offer developers the flexibility to build in their own language.

Further Information:

• Features by edition
• Download the Evaluation
• InstallShield 2012 Datasheet (PDF)
• InstallShield End-User License Agreement (PDF)

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