Waxaan ku qoray tiro cad oo kood ah xirfaddayda IT-ga waxaanan sii daayay tiro wanaagsan oo barnaamijyada Windows ah sidoo kale, markaa aalad wanaagsan oo lagu abuuro xirmooyinka rakibaha Windows had iyo jeer waxay ahayd fure. Barnaamij kastaa wuxuu lahaan lahaa baahiyo kala duwan, sida qoraallada, DLLs , goobaha amniga, iwm.

Haddii aad haysato lacag ama aad u baahan tahay taageero badan, waxaad had iyo jeer raaci kartaa InstallShield , doorashada adag ee shirkado badan oo isticmaalaya Windows . Waxaan had iyo jeer isticmaalnay InstallShield maalmihii hore maadaama ay la timid Visual Studio iyo Visual Foxpro .

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, ma aha software kaliya ee wanaagsan ee loogu talagalay abuurista rakibayaasha Windows . Maqaalkan, waxaan ku xusi doonaa dhawr kale oo bilaash ah oo la bixiyo (inkasta oo ay aad uga jaban yihiin) yutiilitida oo aad isku dayi karto ururkaaga.

Nidaamka Rakibaadda ee Nullsoft Scriptable^{(Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)} ( NSIS )

Haddii aad jeceshahay software il furan, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad rabto inaad hubiso Nidaamka Rakibaadda ee Nullsoft Scriptable^{(Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)} (NSIS)^{(Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS))} . NSIS waa nidaam xirfad leh oo aad isticmaali karto si aad u abuurto wax kasta laga bilaabo mid aad u fudud ilaa rakibayaasha Windows aad u adag. ^(Windows)Way yar tahay, haddana waxay leedahay qaab-dhismeed ballaadhan, taas oo ka dhigaysa mid ku habboon qaybinta internetka^(Internet) .

Sida aad magaca ku sheegi karto, NSIS waa qoraal-ku-saleysan, kaas oo kuu ogolaanaya inaad abuurto caqli-gal aad u adag inta aad u baahan tahay inaad xalliso xaalad kasta. Nasiib wanaag, kuwa bilawga ah, waxa kale oo ku jira farabadan fur-in-yada iyo qoraallo horay loo qeexay si aad u bilowdo.

Halkan waxaa ah liis gaaban oo ka mid ah sifooyinka aan ugu jeclahay abuuraha xirmadan MSI :

• Awoodda^(Ability) abuurista rakibayaasha Windows kuwaas oo rakibi kara, ka saari kara, dejin kara habaynta nidaamka, soo saari kara faylasha, iyo in ka badan.
• NSIS waxay leedahay korka sare ee 34KB kaliya! Ilaa hadda waa rakibaha Windows ugu yar marka la barbar dhigo ^(Windows)InstallShield iyo Wise .
• Hal rakibe oo ku habboon dhammaan noocyada waaweyn ee Windows ka Windows 95 ilaa Windows 10 .
• Saddexda hab ee isku-buufinta ( ZLib , BZip2 , LZMA ) si loo hubiyo isku-xidhka ugu weyn ee xirmooyinka rakibahaaga.
• Rakibaadaha qoraalka^(Script) ku salaysan ayaa ka wanaagsan barnaamijyada kale ee soo saara liiska faylalka iyo furayaasha diiwaangelinta. Isticmaalka luqadda qoraalka, waxaad samayn kartaa hawlo badan oo rakibaadda kala duwan sida casriyaynta, hubinta nooca, dib u kicinta nidaamka, wax ka beddelka doorsoomayaasha deegaanka, gelitaanka Windows API iyo in ka badan.
• Abuur^(Create) wada-hadallo gaar ah iyo is-dhexyaal si ay ugu daraan gelinta isticmaalaha, ikhtiyaarka habaynta, iyo xitaa is-dhexgalka saaxiraha caadada ah.
• Ku kordhi awooda NSIS adigoo isticmaalaya plug-ins kuwaas oo la xiriiri kara rakibaha.
• Taageerada rakibidda shabakada iyo faylalka dhejinta intarneedka^(Internet) oo dhan .

Barnaamijku waxa uu taageeraa tiro badan oo astaamo kale ah oo ay ku jiraan is-xaqiijinta rakibaha iyadoo la isticmaalayo jeeg, liiska iyo geedka xulashada qaybaha, qaabka aamusnaanta ee rakibaadda otomatiga ah, tafatiraha koodka buuxa ee qoraallada, iwm.

Rakibiyaha Sare

Rakibaadaha Sare^{(Advanced Installer)(Advanced Installer)} waxa kale oo uu leeyahay nooc bilaash ah, laakiin waxa kale oo uu leeyahay dhawr nooc oo kale kuwaas oo kor u kaca qiimaha iyada oo ku xidhan hadba sida uu u adag yahay rakibahaagu u baahan yahay. Marar badan ayaa la cusboonaysiiyaa oo si aad u wanaagsan ayuu u shaqeeyaa.

Haddii aad raadinayso shay xirfad leh oo ay ku jiraan qaar ka mid ah fursadaha taageerada, markaa Advanced Installer waa doorasho wanaagsan. Haddii aad rabto kala- goynta sifada^{(feature breakdown)} u dhaxaysa shanta nooc ee kala duwan ee ay haystaan, dabadeed eeg xidhiidhka. Nooca bilaashka ah ayaa runtii leh astaamo badan, waxaana awoodnay inaan taas ku isticmaalno shirkadeena muddo dheer sababtoo ah rakibayaashayadu waxay ahaayeen kuwo fudud.

Hal sifo oo u gaar ah rakibaha Sare^{(Advanced Installer)} waa Falanqaynta Rakibaadaha^{(Installer Analytics)} . Asal ahaan waa qalabyo kala duwan si loo arko sida isticmaalayaashu u rakibaan, u isticmaalaan oo uga saaraan codsiyadaada. Waxaad si fudud u arki kartaa inta uu le'eg yahay saldhiga isticmaalahaaga, ku shubida sahan marka isticmaaluhu uu furo barnaamijka, oo aad ka heli karto macluumaadka ku saabsan nidaamka isticmaalaha iyo goobta juqraafiyeed. Waxaas oo dhan waxay ku yaalliin shabakad qurux badan oo casri ah oo aad isku tijaabin karto^{(test yourself)} .

Waxa kale oo ay kuu ogolaanaysaa inaad si fudud ugu xidhidhdo codsiyadaada qaabka cusub ee AppX , kaas oo looga baahan yahay Platform Windows Universal^{(Universal Windows Platform)} . Uma baahna wax isbeddel ah oo kood ah waxayna haystaan ​​aalad beddelka AppX oo bilaash ah. Kuwani waa qaar ka mid ah sifooyinka gaarka ah, laakiin Rakibaadaha Sare^{(Advanced Installer)} ayaa si qurux badan u daboolaya dhammaan saldhigyada. Eeg liiska buuxa ee sifooyinka^{(full list of features)} halkan daabacaad kasta.

Inno Setup

Inno Setup waa rakibe ^{(Inno Setup)}Windows horumarsan oo gebi ahaanba bilaash ah oo jiray ilaa 1997. Waxay leedahay astaamo badan waxayna si weyn ugu shaqeysaa ganacsiyada yaryar ee leh shuruudo adag oo dhexdhexaad ah.

Waa kuwan liiska qaar ka mid ah astaamaha ugu wanaagsan ee Inno Setup :

• Waxay taageertaa dhammaan noocyada Windows ka Windows 2000 ilaa Windows 10
• Waxay taageertaa rakibaadda codsiyada 64-bit ee Windows 64-bit
• Waxay taageertaa abuurista hal fayl oo EXE ah si loo qaybiyo faylka fudud
• Noocyada habaynta ee la beddeli karo iyo taageerada buuxda ee uninstall-ka codsiga
• Abuuritaanka jid-gaaban, gelinta diiwaanka iyo faylasha INI
• Waxay taageertaa rakibaadda aamusnaanta ah iyo mashiinka qoraalka Pascal ee rakibaadda horumarsan^(Pascal)
• Kordhinta qolo saddexaad^(Third) oo kor u qaadaysa sifooyinka Inno

Guud ahaan, tani waa ikhtiyaar aad u wanaagsan maadaama ay gebi ahaanba bilaash tahay oo ay fududahay in la isticmaalo. Ma awoodi doonto inay sameyso waxa InstallShield ama xitaa rakibaha Sare^{(Advanced Installer)} uu samayn karo, laakiin waxay daboolaysaa wax badan oo aasaasi ah.

Qalabka WIX

Qalabka WIX^{(WIX Toolset)} waa qalab bilaash ah oo loogu talagalay abuurista rakibayaasha Windows ee la shaqeeya Visual Studio 2012 ama ka sareeya. Waxaan u sheegay ugu dambeyntii sababtoo ah waxay u baahan tahay qalooca waxbarasho ee ugu weyn. Waxaad ku abuuri kartaa rakibayaal aad u adag, laakiin xoogaa kood baad ku qori doontaa oo aad inta badan adeegsanaysaa khadka taliska.

Qalabka WIX^{(WIX Toolset)} wuxuu ku salaysan yahay qaabka qorista ee XML . Haddii aadan haysan Visual Studio , waxaad isticmaali kartaa qalabka Wix ama MSBuild . Waxay taageertaa dhisidda MSI , MSP , MSM , iyo faylasha rakibaha MST . Waxa kale oo ay taageertaa tiro badan oo ah sifooyinka rakibaha Windows .^{(Windows Installer)}

Markaa kuwani waa qaar ka mid ah barnaamijyada sida wanaagsan loo yaqaan ee deggan ee aad isticmaali karto si aad u abuurto rakibayaasha Windows . Waxaan hubaa inay jiraan kuwa kale oo badan, markaa xor ayaad u tahay inaad nagu soo ogeysiiso midka aad isticmaaleyso faallooyinka. Ku raaxayso!

4 Great Tools to Create Windows Installer Packages

I’ve written a fair amount of code in my IT career and released a good number of Windows рrograms also, so a good tool to creаte Windows installer packages was always key. Each program would have a different set of needs, such as scripts, DLLs, security settіngs, etc., so one tool that could handlе a complex ѕet of requirements was necesѕary.

If you have the money or need tons of support, you can always go with InstallShield, the solid choice for many companies using Windows. We always used InstallShield in our early days as it came packaged with Visual Studio and Visual Foxpro.

However, it is not the only good software out there for creating Windows installers. In this article, I’m going to mention a couple of other free and paid (though much cheaper) utilities you can try out in your organization.

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS)

If you love open source software, you may want to check out the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS). NSIS is a professional system that you can use to create everything from very simple to very complex Windows installers. It’s small, yet has a large feature set, which makes it suitable for Internet distribution.

As you can tell by the name, NSIS is script-based, which allows you to create logic as complicated as you need to handle any situation. Luckily, for beginners, it also includes a bunch of plug-ins and pre-defined scripts to get you started.

Here is a short list of some of my favorite features of this MSI package creator:

• Ability to create Windows installers that can install, uninstall, set system settings, extract files, and more.
• NSIS has an overhead of only 34KB! It is by far the smallest Windows installer compared to InstallShield and Wise.
• One installer that is compatible with all major version of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows 10.
• Three compression methods (ZLib, BZip2, LZMA) to ensure the greatest compression for your installer packages.
• Script based installer is better than other programs that just generate a list of files and registry keys. Using the script language, you can perform many different installation tasks like upgrades, version checks, system reboots, modification of environment variables, access to Windows API and more.
• Create custom dialogs and interfaces to include user input, configuration options, and even a custom wizard interface.
• Extend the capabilities of NSIS with plug-ins that can communicate with the installer.
• Support for web installation and file patching across the Internet.

The program supports a tons of other features including installer self-verification using checksum, list and tree for component selection, silent mode for automated installations, full code editor for writing scripts, etc.

Advanced Installer

Advanced Installer also has a free version, but it also has several other versions that go up in price depending on how complex your installer needs to be. It’s updated very often and works extremely well.

If you’re looking for something more professional that also includes some options for support, then Advanced Installer is a good choice. If you want a feature breakdown between the five different versions they have, then check out the link. The free version actually has a lot of features and we were able to use that in our company for a long time because our installers were fairly simple.

One unique feature to Advanced Installer is Installer Analytics. It’s basically a set of tools to see how users install, use and uninstall your applications. You can easily see how large your user base is, load a survey when a user uninstalls the program, and get information about the user’s system and geographic location. All of this on a sleek and modern web interface that you can test yourself.

It also lets you easily repackage your applications into the new AppX format, which is required for the Universal Windows Platform. It doesn’t require any code changes and they have a free AppX converter tool. Those are just some of the unique features, but Advanced Installer pretty much covers all the bases. Check out the full list of features here for each edition.

Inno Setup

Inno Setup is an advanced Windows installer that is completely free and that has been around since 1997. It’s got a ton of features and works great for small businesses with moderately complex requirements.

Here is a list of some of the best features of Inno Setup:

• Supports all versions of Windows from Windows 2000 up to Windows 10
• Supports installation of 64-bit applications on 64-bit Windows
• Supports the creation of a single EXE file for easy file distribution
• Customizable setup types and full support for application uninstalls
• Creation of shortcuts, registry entries and INI files
• Supports silent installs and Pascal scripting engine for more advanced installs
• Third party extensions that enhance the features of Inno setup

Overall, this is a really good option since it’s completely free and very easy to use. It’s not going to be able to do what InstallShield or even Advanced Installer can do, but it covers pretty much all of the basics.

WIX Toolset

The WIX Toolset is a free set of tools for creating Windows installers that works with Visual Studio 2012 or higher. I mention it last because it requires the biggest learning curve. You can create some very complex installers with it, but you’ll be coding quite a bit and using a command line often.

WIX Toolset is based on the XML authoring model. If you don’t have Visual Studio, you can use the Wix tools or MSBuild. It supports building MSI, MSP, MSM, and MST installer files. It also supports a large number of Windows Installer features.

So those are some of the better known and stable programs you can use to create Windows installers. I’m sure there are many others out there, so feel free to let us know which one you use in the comments. Enjoy!

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