Intro

Excelsior Installer is a simple solution for deployment of your applications to end-user computers.

The toolkit includes

• Packager, a graphical tool that helps you create installation packages ready for distribution
• A set of utilities which automate the building of installation packages
• Installer, a graphical tool that allows the user to control the installation process

The Packager graphical tool is responsible for all stages of creating new installations. Its wizard-like interface guides you through the process of preparing the installation package step by step.

When creating a new package, you define the set of files (executables, resources, documentation, samples, etc.) which your application needs to work. As a result, your end users get self-installing archives that always create clickable executables on target machines.

Here is the list of traditional features available in Installer:

• Installer archives ready for deployment (new installation packages and updates);
• GUI installation wizard (installation from the command line is also possible);
• support for installation of NT Services;
• changeable view of the GUI installation wizard:
  • product name and version;
  • prompt for acceptance of your End User License Agreement;
  • installation splash screen;
  • installer language (English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian and Japanese are currently available);
  • installer logo and welcome message text
• installation settings under vendor’s control:
  • set of shortcuts in the Start Menu, Program Folder or Desktop;
  • registry key;
  • default installation directories;
  • default installation parameters of NT Services;
• installation settings under end user’s control:
  • personal or common installation profile;
  • installation directories;
  • creating shortcuts;
  • installation parameters of NT Services;
• cumulative uninstallation (uninstalling the initial package along with the updates possibly installed later);
• customization:
  • after-installation runnable supplied by vendors (adding extra logic to installation process through running executable or batch file with an established command line interface).

• System requirements

System requirements

The system requirements for Excelsior Installer itself are as follows:

The system requirements for installation packages produced by Excelsior Installer are as follows: