Bytessence InstallMaker 2.4

Bytessence InstallMaker (BIM for short) is a free setup file creator for the Windows ® Platform. It is lightweight, easy to use and yet filled with rich features. You can use it to generate .exe files that will carry your files in a compressed form and also do various jobs to ensure a perfect installation of your product.

Features:

• Good looking, easy to use interface
• Multilingual (all the components, the installers and uninstallers)
• Smart and easy project management with straight-forward function tabs
• Small deployment stub (less than 100 KB including uninstaller)
• Absolutely no scripting required
• ZIP algorithm integration for speed and good compression ratio
• Smart checking for requirements (.NET Framework, Operating System version)
• Tons of installation jobs (Run programs or commands, registry modification, shortcut and internet link creation, file and folder management, extension associations, Windows service management, component registration and HTTP download)
• Automated uninstaller (it can carry jobs too)
• Customizable installer user interface, custom splash screens and icon and colours
• Optional Standard text and Rich text support for License and Readme files
• Computer restart capability for installer/uninstaller
• Easy to extend with tools (WebGet downloader included)
• Works on all major Windows® versions, NT, 98, ME, 2K, XP, Vista
• Free e-mail support

• Interface tweaks and reorganization in the stub and main program
• BIM's main window can be freely resized now
• Fixed some wrong controls and small problems in stub
• Optimizations, removed useless code
• Fixed a bug in the shortcuts task, "Start in" field
• Added possibility to uninstall the older version of the program before new installation
• The Add/Remove programs icon can now be customized
• Fixed some mistakes in the translations
• If a .NET framework version is not found, you can now redirect the user to a custom web-page
• Instead of the old picture preview system, now you can preview the graphics on a simulated BIM Installer window
• Fixed temporary build directory path (that could have made problems on Vista)
• New location for settings, in the user's home directory
• Updated help
• Added splash-screen in main window
• Various minor fixes and improvements