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Enhanced Windows Vista Support
Robust support for Windows Vista and related technologies such as
UAC, Restart Manager, and much more; also get support for Windows
Vista in InstallScript and One-Click Install projects.
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Visual Studio 2008 Support
InstallShield is integrated with Visual Studio 2008, so you can
develop your installations within the same Visual Studio interface
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Multilingual Support
Eliminate hours of installation dialog and message box translation
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Stand Alone Build System
Maintain a clean build machine by using only the part of
InstallShield that compiles the installations.
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InstallShield Best
Practices Validation Suite
Avoid common installation issues by getting alerts from validators
in this suite, if your installation violates best-practices
guidelines.
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InstallShield Collaboration
With this plug-in for Visual Studio, application and installation
developers can collaborate throughout the development process.
InstallShield Premier Edition allows up to 5 developers to
collaborate with their setup author. Licenses for additional
developers can be bought separately.
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Try and Die Functionality
Create a fully functional trial version of your product with a few
simple configuration changes.
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InstallShield Repackager
With this Premier-only feature you can easily create Windows
Installer setups from any legacy installation, without starting from
scratch. The Repackager installation conversion tool captures data
placed on your system during installation and converts it to a
fully-compliant MSI package.
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Certified for Windows Vista Validation Suite
Validate both full projects and merge modules; ensure that your
installation meets "Certified for Windows Vista" program
guidelines.
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Automation Interface Improvements
Use script to add new files, add or delete features, initiate the
build process, and change product name and upgrade code, release
settings, summary information stream items, release flags, and more.
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Industry-Standard
InstallScript
Achieve maximum flexibility in your installations with InstallScript
- a powerful and easy-to-use scripting language.
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Dialog Editor
The Dialog Editor lets you modify the layout of existing end-user
dialogs or create new custom dialogs. Import and export dialogs to
share them across projects. Construct different dialogs for each
language supported in the project.
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Patch Creation
Patches created with the Premier and Professional editions contain
updates to a previous installation or set of installations on a
file-level or byte-level basis. Distribute on the Internet and save
end-user time and server bandwidth.
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Setup Prerequisite Editor
Easily control prerequisite restart behavior and source locations.
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Project Assistant
Jumpstart a project by using a simplified set of views to
quickly guide you through the installation process.
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Create Windows Installer (MSI) Installations
Quickly and easily create Basic MSI installations by specifying
files, registry settings, shortcuts, and other installation
behavior, with InstallShield's easy-to-use interface.
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