Advanced Installer

If you are a software developer, then you know that in order to distribute the application to your clients and customers, you will first need to create an installer for it. How simple and efficient an installer is will influence the success of your application. A program which allows you to create installers in a very short time is Advanced Installer.

The name of the software suggests a complex application, but in this situation, complexity will not mean a difficulty in use. That's because all the options and features offered by Advanced Installer are efficiently placed inside the program's interface and are easy to access. After running the application, a welcome screen will be displayed, from where the user will be able to choose the type of installer that he would like to create.

There are numerous installer types to choose from. The user can create installers according to the type of application they create. As such, there are installers for Java and .NET applications, but also for Office add-ins or Visual Studio extensions. After choosing the desired type of installer, the user will be taken to a step by step wizard, which will help him configure the installer's functionality.

The first thing to do is to choose the type of setup file that will be created, either EXE or MSI. There is also an option for creating web installers, which will just generate a small EXE that should be downloaded by users, having the actual program files stored on a server. After choosing the desired installer and going through the wizard, the user will be able to thoroughly customize the installer parameters, choose custom text that will be displayed during setup and so on.