Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First
introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many
commercial installers in feature set and stability.
-Support for all versions of Windows in use today: Vista, XP, 2003,
2000, Me, 98, 95, and NT 4.0. (No service packs are
required.)
-Extensive support for installation of 64-bit applications on the
64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server
2003. Both the x64 and Itanium architectures are supported. (On the
Itanium architecture, Service Pack 1 is required to install in
64-bit mode.)
-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. The installer has the
ability to compare file version info, replace in-use files, use
shared file counting, register DLL/OCX's and type libraries, and
install fonts.
-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).
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