EMCO MSI Package Builder - What's New in Version 4.3

Below you can find a list of the latest product's releases. Click on release version in order to see a set of new features, improvements and bugfixes appeared in this release.

Release: 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1

Please note that list of versions contains only versions defined as major updates. Nevertheless, list of changes from minor and bugfix releases are represented here as changes of correspondent major update version, which actually includes these changes.

Version 4.3.1 [16 March 2010]
MSI packages with a size over 2 Gb	According to specification, MSI file size is limited to 2 Gb, but installation content can be stored in external CAB files to eliminate this limitation. Starting from this version, the application supports creation of large MSI packages with a size over 2 Gb. If installation size exceeds 2 Gb limit, one or multiple external CAB files are created automatically together with the main MSI file.
New and improved features	Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release: Introduced feature for applying directory permissions in automatic mode according to changes performed by monitored installation. Improved monitoring of services installation
Resolved issues	This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below: Various problems during MSI creation on x64 operating systems
Version 4.3 [17 February 2010]
Improved Live Monitoring	Live Monitoring technology, used for repackaging of existing installations, was improved for correct handling of short paths to resources and better support of Windows 7. Improved monitoring engine can operate under both x86 and x64 platforms to make a repackaging of large and complex installations.
Default registry value editing	Functionality of registry editor was extended to include an advanced editing of default values for registry keys. Default key values now can be represented as values of different types and can be specified or changed using registry values editor.
References to system folders	A good practice of MSI project creation requires transforming absolute paths in registry values into paths containing system folders. It allows building platform-independent MSI packages, which can be successfully installed on PCs with different OS and configurations. Starting from this version format of references to system folders was changed. It became more unique now to prevent accidental coincidences with plain data stored in registry. This improvement is targeted to resolve frequent issues with automatic installations repackaging.
New and improved features	Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release: Improved monitoring filters for Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
Resolved issues	This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below: Incorrect behavior of roll/unroll system folders operation for registry values Incorrect monitoring of changes, applied to default value of a registry key Possible errors while working with environment variables Various errors during an MSI package decompilation Impossible to create a shortcut as a child of WindowsVolume

Product Details

Overview

Advantages and Benefits

Main Features

Build Silent MSI Packages

Convert EXE to MSI

Customize Existing Installations

Product Facts

Did you know that MSI Package Builder uses innovation technology that allows capturing installation data on the fly?

Did you know that 'Live Monitoring' technology has an extremely capture performance because based on Kernel Mode Drivers instead of comparing huge volumes of data?

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EMCO MSI Package Builder - What's New in Version 4.3

Version 4.3.1 [16 March 2010]

Version 4.3 [17 February 2010]