InstallShield 12 Windows Express Edition Top 10 Features Evaluation Guide Product Comparison Licensing Specifications Recognised as the industry's leading, quick and easy installation-authoring solution, the new Express Edition lets software producers "Get Ready for Vista" with support for key technologies associated with Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system. Unlike home grown solutions, the Express Edition shields you from the complexities of building a setup. It comes with an easy-to-use Project Assistant—a Wizard that guides you through your installations, step-by-step.	Contents - - Downloads - Pricing - Secure Order

The Project Assistant sizably reduces the time required for novice setup authors—unfamiliar with Windows Installer or smart device install formats—to successfully complete installation projects. It also lets experienced installation developers save time by more efficiently jumpstarting new installation projects.
 

Product Benefits

• Extremely easy to learn and use—the intuitive InstallShield Express Project Assistant guides you through the installation creation process
• Fits into any budget—get the benefits of the market-leading installation solution at a fraction of the cost of the InstallShield Professional and Premier editions
• Upward compatible—all InstallShield Express projects are compatible with InstallShield Professional and Premier editions

Windows Vista-Related Feature Highlights

“Get Ready for Vista” with FLEXnet InstallShield 12 Express—designed to support Windows Vista (Beta 2) English.

• Ability to Target Windows Vista Systems—You can now specify that your installation requires Windows Vista. Also build Windows Vista-related conditions for features and custom actions
• User Account Control Support—Express provides support for important new Windows Vista security and account control functionality within the installation
• Digital Signature Enhancements—If you specify digital signature information for your installation, Express lets you create patches that non-administrators can install
• Restart Manager Support—Minimise manual application shutdown and post-installation reboots with Express’s support for this new capability of Windows Vista

Support for the Latest Technologies

• Visual Studio 2005 Support
• Mobile Device Support
• .NET Framework 2.0 Support
• Visual J# 2.0 Support
• Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) Support

Top 10 Features

	Premier	Professional	Express
5-Pack FLEXnet InstallShield Collaboration License With a 5-pack license of this module for Visual Studio, application and installation developers can collaborate throughout the development process.
ENHANCED! InstallScript Engine Overhaul FLEXnet InstallShield now comes with a major InstallScript engine overhaul for increased reliability.
ENHANCED! DIFx 2.01 Support (Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI) FLEXnet InstallShield now includes support for the 2.01 version of Driver Install Frameworks for Applications (DIFx).
NEW! "Get Ready For Vista" FLEXnet InstallShield comes with support for the latest beta of Microsoft Windows Vista—including Internet Explorer 7, Windows Installer 4, and other exciting new technologies.
ENHANCED! Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Support If you are preparing an installation for a multilingual application and Windows Installer 4.0 will be running the installation, you can now use InstallShield to create shortcuts that include support for the Windows multilingual user interface (MUI).
Visual Studio 2005 Support FLEXnet InstallShield is the ultimate setup solution for .NET software developers with full support for Visual Studio 2005.
Mobile Device Support Easily create installations for mobile devices, including Windows Mobile 5.0.
Windows Installer 3.1 Support Simplify your patch deployment with Microsoft's Windows Installer 3.1 release.
.NET 2.0 Framework Support (MSI) Install or include a requirement to install the .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Compact Framework 2.0 in Windows Installer installations.
Project Assistant Jumpstart a project by using a simplified set of views to quickly guide you through the installation process.

Specifications

For Systems Running InstallShield

Processor

Pentium III-class PC (500 MHz or higher recommended)

RAM

256 MB of RAM (512 MB preferred)

Hard Disk

500 MB free space

Display

Designed for XGA resolution at 1024 x 768 or higher

Operating System

Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003

Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 (IE 5.5 or later recommended)

Privileges

Administrative privileges on the system

Mouse

Microsoft IntelliMouse or other compatible pointing device

For Target Systems (Desktop Computers)

The minimum target system requirements for the various installer engines are as follows.

For Target Systems (Mobile Devices)

InstallShield includes support for straight-to-device installations that do not use Microsoft ActiveSync or another desktop component.

InstallShield also includes support for adding mobile device installations to desktop installations.

Windows Mobile Device Requirements

InstallShield supports many Windows Mobile platforms and processors. The Windows Mobile platforms are:

• Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC
• Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone
• Windows CE .NET 4.x
• Windows CE .NET 5.0
• Pocket PC 2003
• Pocket PC 2002
• Pocket PC
• Palm-size PC 2.11
• Palm-size PC 2.01
• Handheld PC 2000
• Handheld PC Pro
• Handheld PC 2.0
• Smartphone 2003
• Smartphone 2002

* Note that if a platform is not included in the list, it does not mean InstallShield does not support it. It simply means that you cannot set conditions for that specific platform.

InstallShield includes support for the following Windows Mobile processors:

• ARM720
• ARM820
• ARM920
• Common Executable Format
• Hitachi SH3
• Hitachi SH3E
• Hitachi SH4
• i486
• i586
• i686
• MIPS R2000
• MIPS R3000
• MIPS R4000
• SHx SH3
• SHx SH4
• StrongARM-XScale

Palm OS Device Requirements

InstallShield supports Palm OS 3.5 and later.

Desktop Requirements for Windows Mobile Device Installations

Requirements for the desktop computers that are used to install applications on Windows Mobile devices are:

• Microsoft ActiveSync 3.x or later (ActiveSync 4.x is required for Windows Mobile 5.x devices)
• Administrative privileges

Desktop Requirements for Palm OS Device Installations

Palm HotSync is required for the desktop computers that are used to install applications on Palm OS devices.

Licensing

For additional details, see the InstallShield Express End User License Agreement.

 

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