Developer Tools - Inno Setup
Inno Setup - is a popular program for
making software installations. Unfortunately, there is no
official unpacker - the only method of getting the files out of
the self-extracting executable is to run it. One piece of
software that addresses this issue is Sergei Wanin's
InstallExplorer, a plug-in for the FAR Manager that unpacks
several types of installations, including Inno Setup (IS). But
since it is not updated in a timely fashion, and so does not
support the latest IS most of the time, this program was born.
Inno Setup features:
Support for all versions of Windows in use today: Vista, XP,
2003, 2000, Me, 98, 95, and NT 4.0.
• Extensive support for installation of 64-bit applications on
the 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows
Server 2003
• Supports creation of a single EXE to install your program for
easy online distribution. Disk spanning is also supported
• Standard Windows 2000/XP-style wizard interface
• Customizable setup types, e.g. Full, Minimal, Custom
• Complete uninstall capabilities
• Installation of files: Includes integrated support for
"deflate", bzip2, and 7-Zip LZMA file compression
• Creation of shortcuts anywhere, including in the Start Menu
and on the desktop
• Creation of registry and .INI entries
• Integrated Pascal scripting engine
• Support for multilingual installs
• Support for passworded and encrypted installs
• Silent install and uninstall
• Full source code is available (Borland Delphi 2.0-5.0)
