Advanced Installer versions

v17.0 [May 5, 2020]
- MSIX Package Manifest Editor.
- Powershell automation support for Custom Actions.
- Support deploying an MSIX package with MSIX Core on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1.
- Predefined prerequisites for "ASP.NET Core Runtime 3.1.3".
- Over 26 enhancements and bug fixes.

v16.6.1 [Dec 17, 2019]
Build failed for projects that had prerequisites with "Windows XP/Server 2003" on unsupported Windows list.

v15.9 [Apr 27, 2019]
New features:
- Support for asset packages when building MSIX bundle.
- Support for Windows Sandbox.
- Early build validations for MSIX in Windows Store projects.
- Support for asp.net website and web applications for Visual Studio extension.
- Support for adding temporary files using Command Line.
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express 2016 & 2017" offline installer.
- Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express LocalDB 2016 & 2017".
- Predefined prerequisites: Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2016
Enhancements:
- Command line implementation for the "Text File Update" operation.
- The Repackager can run a monitoring session without requiring an EXE setup.
- Support "Custom Project Template" type for /newproject command line.
- InfoTip in Capabilities view with the capability flag name.
- Run MSIX package from Advanced Installer
Bug fixes:
- Server and Desktop checkbox changes for MSIX/APPX builds are not saved in AI.
- Data from Asset Generator is lost when downgrading the project.
- Splash Screen and Badge Logo selection buttons are still visible after their respective group was collapsed on high DPI.
- Some ribbon icons are not correctly displayed on High Contrast Themes.
- Automatically add the custom action "AI_ResolveLocalizedCredentials" in the project if the properties it localizes are used for sharing permissions too..
- Properties with empty values from Install Parameters cannot be deleted; the comment field is not copied.
- IIS Web Site Browse UI is not correctly displayed on high DPI.
- AppX signing fails when "Most suited certificate" option is used in Digital Signature.
- Desktop Bridge App Debug not working.
- Validate date picker in Game Explorer.
- "Check predefined launch conditions before searching for prerequisites" option prevents the MSI launch.
- Need to select ICE validation CUB file 2 times, when you specify custom .cub files..
- Medium Tiles from Windows Store project are not kept when using a custom name.
- Images from Visual Assets page are not restored when changing the build schema.
- PowerShell custom action copy&paste overwrite problem.
- EXE package does not work if "Limit to basic" is set and EUI is set to "Always".
- Icon path is incorrectly imported when importing an .ISL project file.
- Path group title is displayed on MSM project file even if the option is not available on that project type.
- Missing components of folders with "Create folder on target machine" flag for Install Shield project import.
- Update Dependencies order after converting to Win10 from Win8 or Win8.1.
- Signing error after adding elevation for some files.
- Build error triggered when changing builds in windows store projects.
- PSF - Trace log is empty when building x64 APPX/MSIX packages.
- Visual Studio 2015 solution import is not working if VS 2015 and 2017 are present on the machine.
- Fixed Launch Condition View for Visual Studio Extension.
- The "Candidate target component is empty" is thrown when trying to create a shortcut to external file.
- Folder is still visible in AI while in Visual Studio is removed.
- Setup process waits indefinitely and hangs after launching a "Launch file" custom action.
- Advanced Installer extension for Visual Studio fails to save the setup project.
- Fix crash after editing any condition from AI_AppSearchEx table

v15.3 [Sep 15, 2018]
New features:
- Create MSIX Modification Packages.
Enhancements:
- Predefined prerequisite for Apache Tomcat 8.5 and 9.0.
- Sync only valid COMs for MSIX.
- Accept pseudo-formatted references in file paths.
- Option to duplicate XML elements and attributes.
- Ability to copy missing files from the previous location after AppPaths change.
- Project Output displayed names from the Files and Folders view in a Visual Studio project automatically update.
- Associate web config files with XML files.
- Windows Defender added to the ignored process list in default scan Profile.
- Context menu option to automatically scan and add dependencies from all Visual Studio projects found in the solution.
Bug fixes:
- Duplicate FTA when synchronizing the MSIX build in a specific package.
- Fixed Visual Studio UI issue when adding multiple Advanced Installer projects to a solution.
- Controls toolbox is not visible when switching between displays.
- Multiple instances COM versions conflict when handling setup projects with different Advanced Installer versions.
- Configuration tab icon for MSI build has the MSIX icon.
- AI_PROCESS_STATE property is not available in the Edit Condition dialog.
- The "Run Log" tab does not support scrolling.
- Crash when converting a project with pre-install prerequisites and notes.
- The Notification pane buttons disappear for smaller resolutions.
- Path variables used by synchronized folders are not used by their containing files.
- The active view unsaved modifications are not kept when changing the project type.
- Saving a project that contains an SQLServerConnectionDlg dialog causes a stack trace error.
- The product name resets on save after selecting an ICO file.
- Dialog image of Classic\Aero has artifacts next to the right border.
- The log file is not created next to the EXE setup.
- CRC error is not displayed anymore for pre-install prerequisites.
- EUI options are not kept when the build is duplicated.
- Remove predefined prerequisite for "Internet Explorer 06 SP1 x86".
- "Private variable available only in this project" state is not saved.

v15.1 [Aug 3, 2018]
- Create MSIX installers; the new standard from Microsoft.
- Support auto-updates for sideloaded UWP and Desktop Bridge apps.

v14.3 [Sep 19, 2017]
Debug Desktop Bridge applications in Visual Studio 2015 & 2017 using Advanced Installer's Extension
New Desktop Bridge project for the Visual Studio Extension - import and debug any AppX package
Windows 10 Creators Update: - Application Alias support for UWP apps - Data Migration support from MSI to UWP apps - User Transition:- Taskbar Pins and Start Tiles for UWP apps- File type associations for UWP apps
"UWP AppX Import" project type
Support for automatically pinning desktop applications to Start during installation
Over 20 enhancements and bug fixes

v13.7 [Feb 28, 2017]
- Support for Visual Studio 2017 RTM.
- Advanced Installer Extension is available from the Visual Studio Marketplace.
- Desktop Bridge support from the VS extension.

v12.8 [Mar 23, 2016]
Support to create a new virtual machine for testing or repackaging operations
Detect embedded MSI installs during EXE repackaging
Launch condition to allow packages installation on Windows XP/2003 only with latest Service Pack.

v12.6.1 [Dec 10, 2015]
Wizard for sequencing an existing application for App-V virtualization
Support to enable "Browser Helper Objects" in App-V 5.x packages
Predefined dialog for SQL Server connections
"Run Windows PowerShell Script From File" predefined custom action
Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2014 SP1"
Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2008 R2 SP3"
Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2008 SP4"
Predefined launch condition for "PowerShell 5.0"
Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express with Tools 2014 SP1"
Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express 2014 SP1"
Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express LocalDB 2014 SP1".

v12.5.1 [Oct 24, 2015]
Run and Log when testing in VM
Uninstall Survey report in Installer Analytics
"/ImportMsi" command line
"/ImportMsm" command line
Predefined launch conditions for "IIS 10"
Predefined launch condition for "JRE 1.8"
Predefined launch condition for ".NET Framework 3.5 SP1"
Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2012 SP2"
Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express 2012 SP2"
Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express LocalDB 2012 SP2"
Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express with Tools 2012 SP2"
Predefined prerequisites for "SQL Server Express with Tools 2014"
Over 36 enhancements and bug fixes

v12.4.2 [Sep 10, 2015]
Older projects containing the predefined Windows Installer prerequisites failed to build
Fixed crash when using “Repackager > Add to ignore list“ from Files and Folders
Duplicating an existing Repackager profile raises an exception
Fixed crash when trying to load a noise recording (file) with the Repackager
Could not extract JAR and EAR archive files
Web installer crashed when evaluating launch conditions
Fixed importing and editing MSIs with empty destination name in DuplicateFile table.

v12.2.1 [Jun 13, 2015]
Version 12.2.1 (June 29th, 2015)
1 bug fix
Version 12.2 (June 10th, 2015)
Advanced Installer extension for Visual Studio 2015
TeamCity build system plugin
Installer Analytics new report types: Prerequisites, Weekly/Monthly and Geographic
Predefined launch condition for "SQL Server Express 2014"
Predefined launch condition for "DirectX 12"
Over 15 enhancements and bug fixes

v11.4.1 [Jul 30, 2014]
- Support publishing web apps to Microsoft Azure and IIS using Microsoft Web Deploy.
- Team Foundation Server (TFS) integration.
- Predefined prerequisites for IIS Web Deploy 3.5.
- Over 37 enhancements and bug fixes.

v10.2 [May 28, 2013]
New features in this release
Windows Features configuration support
Dynamic Repackager profile update
New Repackager UI for configuring multiple applications to be repackaged at once
Ability to create a Repackager noise profile scan
Ability for Bootstrapper to remove a previous version of the package it installs
Custom defined .CUB files (for ICE validations)
Digital Signature for MSI Editor
Internet Explorer 10 predefined prerequisite
Enhancements to existing features
Ability to condition an SQL connection
Support bulk add for SQL scripts
UI for directly adding inline SQL scripts
Register Advanced Installer using a floating license from the CLI
Added blink capability to setups that use Bootstrapper
Added option to test an URL used in Bootstrapper
Improvement in Bootstrapper when handling a property's value
Automatically stopped updater service after advertising command was successfully executed
Added support for creating a new security descriptor starting from a an existing one
Support for LUA patching with certificates from store
Added option for ignoring files attributes when adding a file to project
Restriction to manually add feature names
Support MSI edit/import with duplicate folder names
Predefined folder for IIS Root folder
Dedicated UI option for installing web applications in IIS "wwwroot" folder
Improved error policy for IIS entities
Automatically handle extraction path for installations running under NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM account
Added option which allows the user to decide if all predefined MSI tables will be included in a project that has merge modules
Switch for silent installations to specify the overwrite operation for a web application when a duplicate is detected
"Run with highest privileges" options for scheduled task
Created a search functionality in the "Registry" page
New controls now match the theme environment
Left menu quick filter navigation improvements
WinService class improvements
License auto updater improvements
Real Studio import improvements
Bug fixes
An error was thrown when using "I have a license file received via email" option to register a valid Advanced Installer floating license
Same package code was used for different languages
MSI build failed when "Windows Installer 4.5 for Windows XP x86" was added as feature-based prerequisite
"Reboot after prerequisite finishes installation" still rebooted the machine in a loop if the prerequisite failed to install
Fixed "Prerequisites" page > "Hide already installed prerequisites" option
Quick Launch shortcut was created when "Quick Launch Toolbar" option from "ShortcutsDlg" was unchecked
Scrollable Text control on Surface theme looked disabled
Bottom Note control on WelcomeDlg dialog had a smaller width than its Italian localized string
The "Function" combo box contained a lot of empty new lines
Fixed "Back, Next, Finish, Cancel" Bootstrapper buttons to use the same language as the rest of the package UI (not loading strings from the OS)
"Integer" flag was not working for edit box control on Surface theme (rich edit control)
"Add Dependencies" feature did not detect missing resources
Did not allow creating a table with two binary columns (not supported by Windows Installer)
"Launch File" (viewer) custom action incorrectly stripped quotes that surround properties in "command line" field
Fixed removal key symbol bug on copy/paste
Options from Edit Folder > Permissions > right context menu did't work
Messages displayed by Bootstrapper when failing to download updates were wrong
Fixed crash at copy/paste an empty folder with Remove option set
Fixed crash at copy/paste a File Removal operation
Disabled the option "Fail installation if custom action return an error" for "Set installer property" custom action (it broke the installation otherwise)
Advanced Installer crashed when deleting IIS Virtual Directories with custom Error Pages
Fixed error in IIS page > Authentication Tab
Fixed error when running a package with a "Disable Features" custom action
MsiPackageType="Intel" from WISE import was lost after navigating in "Install Parameters" page
Project type selection dialog did not appear all the time on WIX import
Orphan components were imported from MSI without any hope of recovery
Updater scheduled task was not uninstalled
Fixed bug on deleting feature "Feature" from "Organization" page
Fixed error when opening project with properties used inside Output Folder
Some edit boxes in "Install Parameters" page were misaligned

v9.8 [Dec 20, 2012]
App-V packages import
Smart condition editor
Categorized updates
Set Product Version from file
IIS ASP.NET Impersonation support
IIS Basic Authentication support
SQL Server 2008 Express SP3 predefined prerequisite and launch condition
Adobe Reader XI predefined prerequisite and launch condition
Redesigned custom action properties dialog
Perform resource availability checks at build start
Multiple file editing for files placed in different folders
Configurable initial state for updates
Improved deletion of Virtual Directories and Web Applications in IIS 7 or higher
Better IIS configuration backup handling for name collisions
Option for making repackaged shortcuts advertised by default
Configurable meta data information for EXE bootstrapper
Improved error messages for failed Visual Studio Application import
Crash after a project failed to load
Crash during IIS installation when Classic application pool pipeline mode and ASP.NET registration was used
Crash in Table Editor page when deleting dialog controls
Error when leaving Install Parameters page and current build is not an MSI
Project build error when changing the feature identifier for a repository prerequisite
Installation files extraction failed when using Unicode characters in the extraction path
Serial number validation condition was not evaluated correctly on Surface theme
XML search properties were empty in Install Execution Stage when using enhanced UI
Pre-build events were not executed in the command line interface
Dictionaries were not reloaded at build
DefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler was not triggered for Java Products
Runtime environment variable references did not work in the ClassPath of a Java Product
AppPool property was not imported for Web Sites for IIS 7 or higher
IIS Configuration import displayed the default HTTP binding for websites even when there were no such bindings
Web Sites did not start automatically after system reboot if their bindings conflicted with other sites (IIS 7 or higher)
AI_RecycleBin folder was not removed correctly when using folder removal with do not overwrite existing files option
Uninstall cleanup checkbox control was not positioned correctly on VerifyRemoveDlg dialog for Surface theme
Missing SQL scripts were not ignored in Table Editor page
Test installation UI failed when using localization
Automatically downloaded prerequisites used incorrect filenames
Merge module CAB file was not deleted after the EXE setup file was created
EXE bootstrapper failed to launch on Windows 95
CAB files were not extracted correctly on Windows ME
Package type was changed by a global prerequisite even if EXE was already selected
CancelDlg dialog did not cancel the installation when using slideshow with custom progress position
Theme switching disabled Cancel button on MinProgressDlg
Cancel button on MinProgressDlg dialog used incorrect control events
Progress dialog used incorrect position during image slideshow
SQL Server Native Client prerequisites conditions were incorrect

v9.6.1 [Oct 5, 2012]
Dictionary editor
Microsoft Office 2013 support
Prevent Start Page auto-pin for shortcuts on Windows 8
Option to disable shortcut taskbar pinning
“Run as Administrator” option for shortcuts
“New project” command line option
IIS 8 Express predefined prerequisite
Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 predefined prerequisite
SharePoint 2013 predefined launch condition
Ability to digitally sign files in a merge module
Download progress for web installers
Over 36 enhancements and bug fixes

v9.5 [Sep 12, 2012]
- New installer theme (Surface)
- White background Air theme variation
- Predefined dialog with both EULA and installation folder
- Repository manager
- Repository dialog import
- Bulk editing for XML elements and attributes
- XML file updates in Merge Module projects
- Elevation failure detection with user prompt
- Uninstall/Change button when overriding the Windows Installer programs entry
- Project-based download of predefined prerequisites for off-line installers
- MSZip archives support for SharePoint features
- Over 39 enhancements and bug fixes

v9.3 [Jun 26, 2012]
Import Embarcadero RAD Studio projects
· Import WISE projects
· Select install features based on detected CAB archives.
· Spawn support for predefined installer dialogs.
· Predefined tabbed dialog for package features and installation folder.
· List project and output files that will be digitally signed.
· Bulk editing for XML files.
· PNG and GIF support in Enhanced UI.

v8.8.2 [Dec 23, 2011]
The 8.8 release brings full support for VMware ThinApp. Together with the existing App-V support, Advanced Installer is ready to fulfill all your Application Virtualization needs.
The powerful Prerequisites support is being redesigned for simpler, more intuitive operation. The single-click, ready-to-use Predefined Prerequisites can be selected and scheduled at any time during install to make the installation of frameworks, runtimes and 3rd party tools easier than ever before.
A newly developed internal Digital Signature Tool removes the requirement of using external digitally sign tools, making your installer creation even simpler.
New features:
- ThinApp Virtualization support
- Internal Digital Signature Tool
- Single-click predefined prerequisites
- Unified Prerequisites view includes: pre&post-install, chained and feature-based
- UltiDev Web Server predefined prerequisite
Enhancements to existing features:
- Resume installation after a reboot triggered by a feature-based prerequisite
- Progress dialog when the bootstrapper prepares large packages
- Dialog sharing for multiple chains by using Add Dialog feature
- System store certificate browsing for digital signature
- Improved reference detection when deleting a folder used by a file
- License file browsing when registering Advanced Installer by email
- Moved Product IDs information in Product Details page
- Added a valid default URL in launch application page for Tomcat project wizard
- Automatically trim spaces for service account information
- Added display language selection dialog option in new project wizard
- File extension Default Program restoration during uninstall
Bug fixes
- Crash when disabling the updater in projects created with Advanced Installer 7.0.1 or older
- Internet connection predefined launch condition did not work in EXE bootstrapper
- Error when using a duplicate name in Windows Mobile folder picker
- Error when replacing a pseudo-formatted ProgId name with its resolved value
- Error when creating a new project with Visual Studio
- Shortcut name was not updated when modified through Edit Shortcut dialog
- "Synchronize value with the assembly file" option did not work
- Spring theme was not resized correctly on systems with custom DPI settings
- Volume Cost List control displayed negative values in enhanced UI
- Feature-based prerequisites ignored custom download folders
- /loadpathvars command line option did not work
- /help command line option did not work correctly
- Table Editor was not refreshed correctly when switching from a MAC OS X build to a MSI build
- Build output path was not set correctly when duplicating a build
- Copy/Paste did not work correctly for builds
- ExitDialog was shown instead of FatalError dialog when a chained installation failed
- Software Identification files and folders allowed rename and move operations
- Software Identification folder was not removed when disabling the option
- Software Identification XML name was not set correctly when using formatted values in the Identifier field
- Environment variable install behavior was not loaded correctly when editing PATH variable
- EXE updates used an incorrect default detection criteria
- Service control operation was not updated correctly when renaming its component
- Custom launch condition list was not updated when importing an MSI
- No component was selected by default in Uninstall Cleanup wizard
- Installation\Product Information\Product Details menu did not work
- Build time was not calculated correctly for Patch projects

v8.4 [Aug 17, 2011]
New features in this release:
- User Interface refresh for a modern, Windows 7 look and feel;
- SharePoint feature editor;
- Any CPU (32/64-bit) support for Java Launcher;
- Generate multiple instances GUID command line option.
Enhancements to existing features:
- Vital custom action information can no longer be modified for predefined actions;
- Added filter in property picker;
- Chained package command line support for maintenance;
- Automatically detect Product Version when adding an update;
- Added support for selecting a specific instance for multiple instance packages;
- Automatically use active Internet connection launch condition when using server-side serial number validation.
Bug fixes:
- Some command line interface errors used message boxes;
- Software launch conditions were not refreshed when use the launch condition wizard;
- Prerequisite feature was not removed when deleting a repository prerequisite;
- Office 2007 launch conditions were not evaluated correctly for Office 2010 x64;
- Extended searches were renamed when opening the project;
- File association target component was removed when deleting extension;
- Disable Repair option was ignored when overriding Windows Installer programs list entry;
- Launch application finish action did not support Unicode paths;
- Custom action condition was reset when shared between sequences;
- Old version language was not applied correctly when upgrading multilingual packages;
- Incorrect line endings were set for comment sections in imported XML files;
- Enhanced UI control conditions were not checked when editing a combo box.