SetupBuilder 6.6 Release Announcement

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September 26, 2007 - Lindersoft, a global leader in the development of
installation software for Windows applications, today announced the release
and immediate availability of SetupBuilder 6.6 Build 2000, an update to its
award-winning industry-leading solution for the latest generation of the
most advanced and powerful script based installation technology.

SetupBuilder is an installation authoring system that creates professional
setup programs in hours, instead of days. Whether developers need a simple
setup or a complex, fully customized installation, SetupBuilder provides the
perfect combination of power, ease of use, and versatility. It offers
developers and systems administrators a portfolio of advanced installation
products with a full range of capabilities and features, spanning from
simple setups to complex, fully customized installations.

Looking to target Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008? 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 6.6 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 IDE.

You can get the latest documentation by selecting "Check for Documentation
Updates" from within the SetupBuilder 6 IDE.

Product Information:
http://www.lindersoft.com/sb6.htm

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

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


Change log for release of SetupBuilder 6.6 Build 2000 (September 26, 2007)
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IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Current Settings List starts on the first line"
option to the "Ready to Install" dialog properties.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Verify Trust (Code-sign)" option to the "#get file
information..." compiler directive. This option lets you
retrieve the code-sign status of files.

IMPROVEMENT: Installer: Add "Verify Trust (Code-sign)" option to the "Get
File Information..." script function. This option lets you
retrieve the code-sign status of files.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Skip if file is already code-signed" option to the
"#code-sign application..." compiler directive.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Timed Message Box" option to the "#msgbox..."
compiler directive.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Skip if file is already manifested" option to the
"#embed Vista manifest..." compiler directive.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: Add "Installer Elevation Type" option to the "Get System
Information..." script function. This option lets you determine
whether a User is a Member of the Administrators Group with
UAC Enabled on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: The "Redistributable Manager" and "Check for Help Updates"
functions require administrator execution level privileges
under Vista and Windows Server 2008. The IDE can detect now if
it is running non-elevated.

IMPROVEMENT: IDE: The "#get file information..." compiler directive supports
constants and compiler variables as File Name parameter.

IMPROVEMENT: Add support for .NET Framework 3.5 detection.

IMPROVEMENT: Installer: The "Run Program..." ShellExecuteEx option in
combination with "Wait for Program" holds the application
return code in the %_SB_ERRORCODE% now.

IMPROVEMENT: [SB#701091] IDE: Add Ctrl-A Hot key to the "Files and Folders"
Visualizer to select all files in the upper and lower right
file lists.

FIX : [SB#708141] IDE: In the "Get Registry Key Value..." script
item the Ctrl-Right click was not enabled in the "Registry Key"
and "Value Name" entries.

FIX : [SB#708142] IDE: Moving Features up/down in the Features
Visualizer did not refresh the "Files and Folders" Visualizer
(it still displayed the previous Features order).

FIX : [SB#708151] IDE: Comment modifications in Dialog Properties
did not update the comment text on the "Dialog Visualizer"
until you went to another screen and came back.

FIX : [SB#708171] Compiler: In the Releases feature, the compiler
was unable to resolve compiler variables for the Output
Directory ([OUTPUTDIR]).

FIX : [SB#708211] Compiler: The "Readme" and "License Agreement"
Dialogs did not allow "hard coded" local:// paths.

FIX : [SB#708231] Debugger: The %_SB_ERRORCODE% variable value in
the Variables list never got updated.

FIX : [SB#708232] Installer: Under certain circumstances, a
successful call to the "Get File Information" script function
did not reset the %_SB_ERRORCODE% variable.

FIX : [SB#708251] Installer: Setting the %_SB_ERRORCODE%
programmatically to zero caused a crash.

FIX : "Add RegistryRun Entry..." item could not be deleted from
within the Script Editor.

FIX : "Delete ODBC Data Source..." item could not be deleted from
within the Script Editor.

FIX : "Delete ODBC Driver..." item could not be deleted from
within the Script Editor.

FIX : [SB#709061] IDE: If a command line compile set the [OUTPUTDIR]
and/or [EXENAME] compiler variable values, the compiler reset
the values.

FIX : [SB#709111] IDE: The compiler did not handle Command, Arguments
and Icon File items for the "Create File Association..." script
function.

FIX : Installer: Possible "Radio Boxes Dialog" and "Check Boxes
Dialog" refresh problem when using "Refresh Next Dialog".

FIX : Installer: Possible "Handle String Function..." script function
problem.

CHANGE : Installer: The installer put double-quotes around the File
Extension open command string item.

CHANGE : IDE: "#get file information..." compiler directive returns -1
if a file does not exist.

CHANGE : IDE: The "#embed Vista manifest..." compiler directive stops
with an error if the application in which to embed a
Vista-aware manifest already included a manifest.

CHANGE : IDE: "Save As..." dialog displays the current project file
name in the File Name field.

CHANGE : IDE: The default zip folder for "Tools | Create Zip Archive..."
is the My Documents folder now.

CHANGE : [SB#709231] IDE: Changed "Path Name" text to "File Name" in the
"Get INI Value..." script function. Add a file browsers to the
"File Name" field.

CHANGE : Add nsi.dll, normaliz.dll and iertutil.dll to the sbscan.ini
"exclude" file.

CHANGE : All code-signed SetupBuilder application files are signed with
a new Comodo certificate now, valid until 09/2010.

CHANGE : Updated wupdate.exe (including wupdate.sb6) web update client.

CHANGE : Updated online help.

CHANGE : Updated PDF manual.

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Regards,

Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.6
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

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Hi

If I run the update and I want to 'check for documentation update' it
gives me an error :

'Administrator permission are required in order to ......'Run as
administrator.....'

This is event though I have chosen to 'Run As Administrator' ...
Setupbuilder.

Windows Vista Business
UAC Disabled...
User = Admin User...

Kind Regards

Ben

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Hi Ben,

Item already in review, thank you. It's caused by the disabled UAC.

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+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.5
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Ben,

We have fixed it now. A hotfix will be available within the next two hours.

Thanks,
Friedrich

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Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.5
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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Ben,

A hotfix is available. Please download and install the following update
(198 KB):

http://www.lindersoft.com/kb/KB0709271.exe

Thanks,
Friedrich

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Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.6
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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> September 26, 2007 - Lindersoft, a global leader in the development of
> installation software for Windows applications, today announced the release
> and immediate availability of SetupBuilder 6.6 Build 2000, an update to its
> award-winning industry-leading solution for the latest generation of the
> most advanced and powerful script based installation technology.

Friedrich,

Congratulations on this latest release!

BTW, I did have a slight problem after updating.

I used the upgrade from within the program - Developer Edition -
SetupBuilder 6.5.1953 - previous install (and I have been updating for some
time now - not full installs)

and after it restarted - clicking on New Project - Empty project did NOT
produce any file prompt to save the new project name (pulldown menu - same
result).

So I quit the program, restarted, same result.

Finally, rebooted (Vista Ultimate), started program, still no file prompt
to save new project name.

OK, completely uninstalled 6.6.2000, installed NEW FROM a complete install
from the web site, put in registration info, etc AND finally, success, the
file prompt for a new project name worked.

Other than that, no problems so far - previous projects compiling
successfully and working!

David

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David,

Thank you :)

Unfortunately, I cannot reproduce the problem on our Vista Ultimate 32- and
64-bit machines.

I even web updated an old SetupBuilder 6.0 Gold to the latest 6.6 and "New
Project" worked without any problem.

Thanks again,
Friedrich

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Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.5
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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> David,
>
> Thank you :)
>
> Unfortunately, I cannot reproduce the problem on our Vista Ultimate 32- and
> 64-bit machines.

Friedrich,

Well, the way I see it is this - probably some of these problems are
"quirks" for a particular developer, AND are best solved with a "clean"
FULL install after a number of web updates.

Just like converting an sb project from a previous version - yes, you might
convert an sb5 project to an sb55 format and then to a sb6 format to sb65
format, etc,

but probably best to bite the bullet and time once in awhile, AND improve
the project, by starting with a brand new empty project and recreating -
especially in Vista.

I did that recently and found some improvements!

I just screen shot some of the most important parts from the old sb to make
sure I don't miss some crucial details.

David


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Hi David,

> Well, the way I see it is this - probably some of these problems are
> "quirks" for a particular developer, AND are best solved with a "clean"
> FULL install after a number of web updates.

There is no difference between a full install and a web update. If one of
your SetupBuilder system files is not up-to-date, the web update process
will bring it to the latest version. But I don't have an explanation to the
issue you had :-(

Glad you got it solved ;-)

Thanks,
Friedrich

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Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.6
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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> Hi David,
>
>> Well, the way I see it is this - probably some of these problems are
>> "quirks" for a particular developer, AND are best solved with a "clean"
>> FULL install after a number of web updates.
>
> There is no difference between a full install and a web update. If one of
> your SetupBuilder system files is not up-to-date, the web update process
> will bring it to the latest version. But I don't have an explanation to the
> issue you had :-(

Friedrich,

OK, Obviously, you don't have a rush of others having the same problem, so,
yes, logically, updating by either method should have no effect,

however, :-D - just in case, someone has the same problem, you can tell
them David did this and solved his problem immediately!

David


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Hi David,

> OK, Obviously, you don't have a rush of others having the same problem,
> so,
> yes, logically, updating by either method should have no effect,
>
> however, :-D - just in case, someone has the same problem, you can tell
> them David did this and solved his problem immediately!

<G> Will do ;-)

Friedrich