A guide to using Advanced Installer, from the GUI to the Command Line and Shell integration.

Topics

• GUI
  Documentation for each GUI element, from menus to toolbar buttons to dialogs.
• Working with Projects
  How to work with Advanced Installer projects: creating, loading, saving, building and setting options.
• Installer Project
  Authoring installers with Advanced Installer.
• Patch Project
  Authoring Windows Installer patches with Advanced Installer.
• Merge Module Project
  Authoring Windows Installer merge modules with Advanced Installer.
• Updates Configuration Project
  Creating Advanced Installer updates configuration file.
• Windows Store App Project
  Building packages for Windows Store Apps using Advanced Installer
• Modification Package Project
  Build modification packages for your AppX and MSIX packages using Advanced Installer
• Optional Package Project
  Building Optional Packages for Windows Store Apps using Advanced Installer
• Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  Authoring Windows Mobile/CE CABinets using Advanced Installer
• Visual Studio Extension Project
  Authoring VSIX installation packages using Advanced Installer
• Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  Advanced Installer's wizards will make it easy for you to create and customize a generic installation package. Give it a try!
• Visual Studio integration
  Create Advanced Installer projects from Visual Studio
• Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  Advantages of using Advanced Installer Architect edition instead of AdminStudio/Wise.
• Replace Wise
  Replacing Wise Install Studio with Advanced Installer
• Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  Migrating from Visual Studio Installer to Advanced Installer
• Keyboard Shortcuts
  Advanced Installer's Keyboard Shortcuts
• Shell Integration
  How Advanced Installer integrates with the Windows Shell for an easier operation.
• Command Line
  How to work with Advanced Installer from the command line: build or change projects, etc.
• Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
  Use PowerShell commands to configure an Advanced Installer project