Miscellaneous - Nullsoft Installation System 2.06
This news was posted on Mar 24, 2005 by Soft-Ideas.com in Miscellaneous category.
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Nullsoft Installation System 2.06 - a great tool for creating installers from WinAMP developers. Nullsoft Installation System creates installer in one file, can make several types of installation, shortcuts, register components, add/change necessary information in Windows registry and ini files, put program into auto-start.
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An installer is the first experience of a user with your application. Slow or unsuccesful software installations are the most irritating computer problems. A quick and user friendly installer is therefore an essential part of your software product.
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a tool that allows programmers to create such installers for Windows. It is released under an open source license and is completely free for any use.
NSIS can create Windows installers that are capable of installing, uninstalling, setting system settings, extracting files, etc. Because NSIS is based on script files, you can create both simple or advanced installers.
Small overhead size
NSIS is created to be small, fast and and efficient. While other installers often add hundreds of kilobytes or several megeabytes to your installer data, a full featured NSIS installer has an overhead of only 34 KB.
Compatible with all major Windows versions
You can create a single installer that is compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
Unique compression methods
You can choose between three different integrated compression method (ZLib, BZip2, LZMA). The new LZMA compression gives better results than any other common compression method. You don't have to use large self-extracting archive modules or other applications. The compression support is included in the 34 KB overhead.
Script based
Unlike other systems that can only generate installers based on a list of files and registry keys, NSIS has a powerful scripting language. This script language is designed for installers and has command that help you to perform many installation tasks. You can easily add custom logic and handle different upgrades, version checks and more.
Multiple languages in one installer
One installer can support multiple interface languages. More than 40 translations are already included, but you can also create your own language files. RTL (right-to-left) languages such as Arabic and Hebrew are fully supported.
Many features and checks for the target system
The script langauge provides commands you can use on the target system. From simple features like folder creation and registry editing to text/binary file modification, modification of environment variables and system reboots. Using provided plug-ins you can even use Windows API.
Custom dialogs and interfaces
You can create custom wizard pages to get user input or integrate configuration options. NSIS includes a classic and modern wizard interface, but it is even possible to create a own custom interface.
Plug-in system
NSIS can be extended with plug-in that can communicate with the installer. They can be written in C, C++, Delphi or another language and can be used to perform installation tasks or extend the installer interface. You can use the plug-in with a single line of script code. Plug-ins can also be compressed like other installation data and will only be included when you are using the provided features.
Support for web installation, file patching
The NSIS distribution includes a set of plug-ins that allow you to download files from the internet, make internet connections, patch existing files and more.
Project integration, different releases and automatic builds
The NSIS compiler features a powerful preprocessor. This allows you to easily integrate multiple projects into a single installer or automatically generate installer builds. You can also generate different releases such a lite and full version.
Easy and human readable file formats
The NSIS script format and the format used for interface dialogs are easy, documented and human readable, so you can edit your files with your favorite editor. This also makes automatic script generation possible.
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