SetupBuilder 6.5 Release Announcement

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Lindersoft announced today the immediate availability of SetupBuilder
Version 6.5, the latest edition of its award-winning Installation Authoring
and Configuration Management system for Microsoft Windows based
applications.

We're ready for Windows Vista and Windows "Longhorn", are you?

Looking to target Windows Vista and Windows "Longhorn"? We've got you
covered! We are committed to providing you with support for the latest
advancements in installation, deployment and operating system technology!

Lindersoft strongly recommends customers upgrade to the latest version of
SetupBuilder 6.5 as soon as possible to maintain the highest level of
support, performance and reliability.

If you have a current SetupBuilder Maintenance and Support Subscription
Plan, the update is free of charge!

You can get the latest version by selecting "Check for Updates" from within
the SetupBuilder 6.5 IDE.

You can get the latest documentation by selecting "Check for Documentation
Updates" from within the SetupBuilder 6.5 IDE.

Product Information:
http://www.lindersoft.com/

Download Information:
http://www.lindersoft.com/downloads.htm

Order Information:
http://www.lindersoft.com/purchase.htm

Regards,

Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

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SetupBuilder 6.5 is the largest update ever, reflecting the growing number
of systems in production. Version 6.5 consists of feature enhancements and
bug fixes requested by you!

Change log for release of SetupBuilder 6.5 Build 1845 (April 24, 2007)
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Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workarounds/Changes/Notes/Runtimes:

FEATURE : Add "Releases" Visualizer. (Developer Edition only).

FEATURE : Add experimental built-in support for Windows "Longhorn"
(beta).

FEATURE : Add support for ACL. Set access control lists on a variety of
system objects. Add, edit and remove permissions for files,
folders, registry keys and values. (Developer Edition only).

FEATURE : Add support for "Microsoft Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0
Redistributable (6.0.97.82)". (Developer Edition only).

FEATURE : Add "#ifcompvar..." compiler directive. (Developer Edition
only).

FEATURE : Add "Run Command Line..." script function.

FEATURE : Add "Move Local File(s)" script function.

FEATURE : Add "Move Folder Tree" script function.

FEATURE : Add "Contains" and "Does Not Contain" If Conditions.

FEATURE : New /CV command line switch to set compiler variable values
from the sbuilder.exe command line.

FEATURE : New /R command line switch to set the Release from the
sbuilder.exe command line.

FEATURE : CSIDLs are available in the "Files and Folders" Visualizer.

FEATURE : Add on-the-fly "Uninstall Code-Sign Replication" feature to
code-sign your uninstall application at runtime on the
target machine. (Developer Edition only).

FEATURE : Add "Reboot Status" option to the "Get System Information"
script function to determine whether the system should be
restarted.

FEATURE : Add "Use Alternative Patching Method (LSPatch)" option to the
File Properties dialog (Patch tab).

FEATURE : Add "Processor SSE Status" option to the "Get System
Information" script function to detect whether the processor
supports SSE.

IMPROVEMENT: Add experimental "Clarion 7" detection.

IMPROVEMENT: Enhanced code-signing password fill-in method. The PKEY.EXE
file itself is code-signed and includes a Vista-aware manifest
now. (Developer Edition only).

IMPROVEMENT: "Edit Service..." script function supports Pause and Resume.
(Developer Edition only).

IMPROVEMENT: Add "Append to Selected Folder" to Select Install Folder ->
Browse Dialog.

IMPROVEMENT: Create Include Scripts from within the Script Editor.

IMPROVEMENT: Add CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA, CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON,
CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES, CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS,
CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES and CSIDL_RESOURCES CSIDL values to
the "Get Special Folder Path" script function.

IMPROVEMENT: "Shortcut" Visualizer supports copy and paste now.

IMPROVEMENT: "INI File" Visualizer supports copy and paste now.

IMPROVEMENT: "Services" Visualizer supports copy and paste now.

IMPROVEMENT: "ODBC Driver" Visualizer supports copy and paste now.

IMPROVEMENT: "Run Programs" Visualizer supports copy and paste now.

IMPROVEMENT: "File Extensions" Visualizer supports copy and paste now.

IMPROVEMENT: [SB#702281] Compiler Report lists the "Source Folder" now.

IMPROVEMENT: [SB#703031] Add "Do not Show Current Settings" option to the
"Ready to Install" dialog.

IMPROVEMENT: [SB#703041] Add "Split Source String at First Occurrence of
Search String" Handle String Function.

IMPROVEMENT: [SB#703041] Add "Split Source String at Last Occurrence of
Search String" Handle String Function.

IMPROVEMENT: [SB#703041] Add "Split Source String at Position from Left"
Handle String Function.

IMPROVEMENT: [SB#703041] Add "Split Source String at Position from Right"
Handle String Function.

IMPROVEMENT: The "Get System Information" function Physical Memory function
supports $MEM_MEMORYLOAD$, $MEM_TOTALPHYS$, $MEM_AVAILPHYS$,
$MEM_TOTALPAGEFILE$, $MEM_AVAILPAGEFILE$, $MEM_TOTALVIRTUAL$,
and $MEM_AVAILVIRTUAL$ flags now. The default flag is
$MEM_TOTALPHYS$.

IMPROVEMENT: The Wizard can maintain button state/configuration when going
< Back without any work on your part.

IMPROVEMENT: Enable Web Update: You can now use a compiler variable in the
Server Manifest File field to define a release-specific
manifest file.

IMPROVEMENT: You can now specify the "Web Update Client Target Folder" in
the "Include Web Update Client" script function.

IMPROVEMENT: Add "Set BS_PUSHBUTTON Button Style" and "Set BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON
Button Style" options to the "Wizard: Set Control
Properties..." script function.

IMPROVEMENT: Add "no-cache" option to web installations.

IMPROVEMENT: Add "Search for Supported Clarion Version" functionality.

IMPROVEMENT: Add "Disable Next wizard button if no Supported Clarion Version
detected" functionality.

IMPROVEMENT: Add presetting the "Store Clarion Installation Folder in
Variable:" variable functionality.

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(PART 2)

FIX : [SB#701241] local:// macro in the License Agreement and Readme
dialog was not working as expected.

FIX : [SB#701242] Clicking the Print button on the Readme and License
Agreement Dialogs and selecting a print to PDF always primed
the filename as license.pdf.

FIX : [SB#701261] Target Files list in the "Files and Folders"
Visualizer was case-sensitive.

FIX : [SB#701271] Under certain circumstances, the "Handle Text File
Operations" script function returned an incorrect errorcode in
%_SB_ERRORCODE%.

FIX : [SB#701272] Minor translation fix in the French language
module.

FIX : [SB#701301] When using the New project Wizard, it offered
[SB5]... Eula.rtf instead of [SB]... Eula.rtf.

FIX : [SB#702061] Zip and Unzip script functions caused a "load
library error".

FIX : [SB#702161] It was not possible to resize a column in the
Files and Folder view without the listings automatically
sorting.

FIX : [SB#702162] File installation problem if the file is OS
dependant and Vista and one or more other OS's were ticked
(e.g. Vista and XP).

FIX : "Play WAV File..." item could not be deleted from within the
Script Editor.

FIX : Uninstall did not register in-use files for deletion on next
reboot.

FIX : Possible save project file (.sb6) problem.

FIX : It was not possible to uncheck the Web Deployment "Enable Web
Update" option.

FIX : Possible conditional flow execution installer problem.

FIX : File Properties: Disable Version Patching option was not
working as expected.

FIX : Possible "Check File (Version then Date/Time)" and "Check File
(Date Time)" file replacement installer problem.

FIX : Possible <Alt>-<B> hotkey installer wizard problem.

FIX : Permanent workaround for a SHBrowseForFolder Windows bug on
64-bit Vista and 64-bit Longhorn (confirmed by Microsoft).

FIX : [SB#704151] "Add a Digital Signature" did not allow compiler
variables.

FIX : Several Script Editor fixes.

FIX : Several Compiler fixes.

CHANGE : The install image for SetupBuilder 6 itself does not provide
the per-user installation option any longer.

CHANGE : "If Folder is not writable" control statement checks if a
folder is read-only and writable now.

CHANGE : Run VBScript (.vbs) can handle VBScripts up to 128 KB.

CHANGE : Run Program does not execute applications in installer TEST
mode any longer.

CHANGE : Minor modification in the MDAC version detection function.

CHANGE : [SB#702271] Add "Enable 'Extensions to Delete on Clean'" Tools
option (disabled by default).

CHANGE : Increased background text size to 1024 bytes.

CHANGE : The "Count" Handle String Function is case-insensitive now.

CHANGE : Version comparison can support AAAAAA.BBBBBB.CCCCCC.DDDDDD now.

CHANGE : New standard variable initialization.

CHANGE : Rename "Get System Information" function "Physical Memory" to
"Memory Status".

CHANGE : Rename "Get System Information" function "Hyper-Threading
Technology Status" to "Processor Hyper-Threading Technology
Status".

CHANGE : Compiler does not code-sign multiple-volume installation images
any longer.

CHANGE : Installer SetFileDate timezone modification.

CHANGE : The installer does not overwrite an existing uninstall .log any
longer. It opens and appends entries to an existing uninstall
.log.

CHANGE : Minor LSPack (De-)compression Library modification.

CHANGE : Updated iDeploy HTTP module.

CHANGE : Updated wupdate.exe (including wupdate.sb6) web update client.
By default, wupdate.exe uses the new "no-cache" option.

CHANGE : wupdate.exe requests administrator execution level privileges
under Vista now.

CHANGE : Updated online help.

CHANGE : Updated PDF manual.

REGRESSION : [SB#702282] "Map/Disconnect Network Drive" script function was
not working as expected.

REGRESSION : "Add/Remove Shared Resource" script function was not working as
expected.

RUNTIME : Update "Microsoft DirectX 9.0c April 2007 Redistributable
(9.18.944.0)".

RUNTIME : Add "Microsoft Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0
Redistributable (6.0.97.82)" runtime to the Lindersoft runtime
web server.

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Regards,

--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing Certificate Partner

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Update notifications to all SetupBuilder customers are on the way. We have
quite a few users so it can take up to 36 hours to arrive.

--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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Hi friedrich,

> SetupBuilder 6.5 is the largest update ever, reflecting the growing number
> of systems in production. Version 6.5 consists of feature enhancements
and
> bug fixes requested by you!
>
> Change log for release of SetupBuilder 6.5 Build 1845 (April 24, 2007)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
>
> Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workarounds/Changes/Notes/Runtimes:
>
> FEATURE : Add "Releases" Visualizer. (Developer Edition only).
Looked at this feature and didn't understand what it does. Could you explain
it little bit?
Or may me an example exists?

Thank you

Ingasoftplus

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> Update notifications to all SetupBuilder customers are on the way. We have
> quite a few users so it can take up to 36 hours to arrive.

Friedrich and Lindersoft Team!

Congratulations on another amazing milestone release.

In lieu of those email servers churning to get the message out to
registered users, can't think of a better way to get notification - RIGHT
HERE!

AND to see so far just hints of increased support for Vista installs in the
new documentation where I have been just barely begun to scratch the
surface - well, it makes you want to SHOUT! THANK YOU very much for all the
wonderful new additions and improvements!

I had converted a C5B project to C6.3 9055, followed the example to add
HTML (chm) help, but for some reason, didn't work in Vista Home Premium.

Hmnnn, (this was with 6.0.1750), I thought, it's time to try the Embed
Vista manifest included in the Developer Edition. Success! Your product
makes it EASY!

David


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Clarion Third Party Profile Exchange Online
http://encouragersoftware.com/profile/clarlinks.html
http://www.encouragersoftware.com/
http://www.encouragersoftware.com/blog/

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Greetings Friedrich,

Congratulations with this major update !!
I looks like you have covered most of it in this release :-)

Btw, do you have any idea when a LAN-update feature will find it's way into
SB?
I really could use this as our software will have workstation installs in
concert with server software, and some help from SB in this area would be
great .

Best regards
Viggo Kleven
MediLink Software

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> Update notifications to all SetupBuilder customers are on the way. We have
> quite a few users so it can take up to 36 hours to arrive.

Friedrich and Lindersoft Team!

Congratulations on another amazing milestone release.

In lieu of those email servers churning to get the message out to
registered users, can't think of a better way to get notification - RIGHT
HERE!

AND to see so far just hints of increased support for Vista installs in the
new documentation where I have been just barely begun to scratch the
surface - well, it makes you want to SHOUT! THANK YOU very much for all the
wonderful new additions and improvements!

I had converted a C5B project to C6.3 9055, followed the example to add
HTML (chm) help, but for some reason, didn't work in Vista Home Premium.

Hmnnn, (this was with 6.0.1750), I thought, it's time to try the Embed
Vista manifest included in the Developer Edition. Success! Your product
makes it EASY!

David


--
From David Troxell - Product Scope 32 PRO - Encourager Software
Clarion Third Party Profile Exchange Online
http://encouragersoftware.com/profile/clarlinks.html
http://www.encouragersoftware.com/
http://www.encouragersoftware.com/blog/

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Thank you so much, David :)

Friedrich

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Congrats Friedrich and team!

I've been hitting F5 on this screen for about 48 hours now in anticipation
of this release! :)

Thanks as always for a fantastic product!

Best Regards,

Gary.

Gary James
Strategy, South Africa
Web: www.strategyonline.co.za
Blog: www.strategyonline.co.za/blog

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:) Thank you!!

Friedrich

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Viggo,

Sorry, I have missed that posting :-(

Thank you :)

We already have an experimental LAN-Update feature available. It will make
it into one of the next builds.

Friedrich

--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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Hi Friedrich,

Excellent news!

Thanks!

-Viggo.
MediLink Software