AGInstaller

Introduction

AGInstaller is an script-based tool you can use to build full Windows compatible installers for your developments to distribute to single or enterprise-wide users. It creates compact installations with minimal overhead that are packed into one self-explaining file for easy distribution. The size of the extractor module is 46k only overhead compressed data size.

AGInstaller is an easy of use tool. A script file has ini-file syntax and can be created in any text editor. To build the installer run build.exe with a path of the script file as a command-line argument. If its extension is .agisc another way to build the setup is to double-click on the script file in Windows Explorer or in any other file manager.

Full script description available in the documentation shipped with AGInstaller distribution.

Features

Effective compression engine
AGInstaller make use of reliable and effective compression algorithm to build smaller installers. Small-size installers can reduce the bandwidth of your webserver and its load.

Minimal overhead
AGInstaller can create installers with 46k overhead only over compressed data size.

Self-extracted archives
AGInstaller can create sfx-archives with only 28k overhead over compressed data size.

Installation protection
Each installer has self-verification module which detects whether it was damaged or changed.

Multilanguage support
AGInstaller can build installers with multilanguage interface. You can easly make international software deliveries with any languages you wish.

Two different interface
You can choose what interface you installer will have: standard or compact.

Single-file installations
For easy distribution AGInstaller creates self-explaining installation packed into one file.

Application rollback
On cancelling the installation process, all files, registry keys and values created during installation will be removed.

Shows different dialogs
Installer can displays these dialogs during installing: Select Language, Welcome, License Agreement, Readme Information, Select Destination Directory, Select Programs menu Folder, Ready To Install, Setup Complete.

Start Menu shortcuts

File associations

Registry and INI modification

Runs executables and dll functions during setup.

Correctly installs/uninstalls shared files

ActiveX control registration

Detects destination directory from the registry

Big gradient screen

Uninstall support

Low resource requirements

If it is need can to reboot system after the installation completed.

Easily builds installers from a small script file

Can build installer from files being in several different folders.

Relative paths in the script are permitted

Awards

Testimonails

"I chose AGInstaller to package our Tech-Pro Utilities because I needed an installer with a very low size overhead. Some of the utilities are very small, and AGInstaller allows me to create setup packages as small as 65KB. It also makes a very efficient way to distribute updates.

AGInstaller is script-based. The scripts are easy to understand, and having got the hang of them, it takes just a couple of minutes to create a script for a new program by editing an existing one. You couldn't do it quicker using a GUI. There is a surprising amount of power and flexibility in this package, and I particularly like the ability to run a program or DLL at any point during the install or uninstall. I'm especially impressed with the information provided during an uninstall, that gives the user the option of removing files created during use of an application. I spent a long time looking at different setup builders and I don't think there is anything to beat AGInstaller either on size of the installation package or price".

Julian Moss

"Hello, I have tested yours AGInstaller and I have found it very nice, congratulations. Surely I will use your installer to distribute the setup of my utility".

Davide

"I recently came across your freeware AGInstaller as i was searching for a small, scriptable Win32 installer for my Java network application which i developed for my studies at my home university. I found your software very powerful and easy to use at the same time as it works with a small, compact scripting language".

Sebastian Machhausen

"I have been a user of Inno Setup for several years. Although it works very well it is beginning to deserve the description "bloatware", especially for my applications which are mostly fairly small. I have been evaluating a number of products that claim to have a low overhead.

I evaluated AGInstaller and it is very impressive indeed, doing almost everything Inno Setup does that I need, but producing Setup files 238Kb smaller (290Kb smaller than the beta of the next version!) However, there are a few small things that I would like to see which would make this product perfect for my requirements. Many thanks for making this excellent product available".

Julian

"I am very impressed with the features of your installer and the way you have laid things out is logical and easy to understand".

Craig Wrigley

"We've been using AGInstaller and we would like to report some feedback about it. First, many thanks for providing such a great installer that is easier to use than most of the ones you can find these days - the scriptable interface is great too".

Francois Orsini

Registration

AGInstaller license can be purchased on-line through a secure registration service. We use ShareIt. It have proved to be among the most reliable (not only from our own experience). All you need is your e-mail account and a browser that supports SSL (secured Internet protocol).

See AGInstaller license pricing.

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