SignTool.exe and SetupBuilder 6.5 Build 1852

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All,

We have added experimental built-in (undocumented) support for SignTool.exe.

1. Tools | Options... | File Locations Tab

2. Select your SignTool.exe in the "SignCode.exe or SignTool.exe" field

Note: Check MSDN to find the SignTool.exe download link.

3. The Digital Signature dialogs have a new "PFX File" field now.

Note: You can download the following tool to create your .pfx file.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=F9992C94-B129-46BC-B240-414BDFF679A7&displaylang=EN

The compiler will now use the SignTool.exe instead of SignCode.exe.

To switch back to SignCode.exe, change Step 2 back to SignCode.exe.

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Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
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Friedrich

> We have added experimental built-in (undocumented) support for
> SignTool.exe.

Worked perfectly.

Thanks!

Carlos Gutierrez

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Well... this was my excuse to update to 6.5.
Ganz Wunderbar!
And the signed uninstaller is absolutely brilliant!

Thanks for including the signtool option, Friedrich.

Jane

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Hi,

Excuse my ignorance but what are the benefits from using SignTool.exe
compared to SignCode.exe ?

Cheers,
Poul Jensen

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Hi Poul,

SignCode.exe does not support an automated password fill-in method. In all
other installation authoring tools you have to enter the certificate
password manually. Not a good idea if you have an automated build system.
And having to enter the password again and again is boring.

SetupBuilder provides a built-in solution here. We have developed a program
to automatically fill-in the certificate password during the compilation
process. But there are situations where this fails.

The newer SignTool.exe can directly handle passwords (that's the only
advantage).

We'll continue to support the older SignCode.exe in all future SetupBuilder
versions. There may be a problem with the newer SignTool.exe under Vista
and "Longhorn" because "CAPICOM" is not supported any longer. But the
CAPICOM interface is required in order to successfully use the newer
SignTool.exe.

Again, if SignCode.exe works for you, no need to move to SignTool.exe!

Friedrich

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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