InstallForge 1.4.0 | Free Setup Creator

[OldSkoolGamer]

XOr,

Any luck with that issue? I still get it on my desktop and laptop with Win10 Build 10586.36, but my work laptop with the same build does not freeze up. IT runs OK on the home desktop and laptop until I open up my project file, then it just freezes up InstallForge, only thing I can do is end the task to close it out. The CPU process starts out at 0% when I first open it, but when I try to open my project file, the CPU jumps up to 9% and starts climbing up from there along with memory usage, usually tops out at about 20% CPU usage and 8MB memory. I've tried running in compatibility mode, etc, no change at all. I tried rebuilding my project file & it works once or twice then starts locking up InstallForge again. Even if I make a backup copy of the project file and try that, once the program locks up with the original file, the backup copy will lock it up too.

[OldSkoolGamer]

Posted this on the InstallForge site, but figured I would post it here as well just in case:

OK,

I figured out for me at least I can do the following and it works OK.

In the InstallForge folder (for me, c:\program files (x86)\solicus\installforge) I created a file called proj_licence.rtf and made the file read only (Right click and check read-only) and now Install Forge opens without freezing up and I can edit/build, etc without issue. Hopefully this helps someone else and will help in getting the issue fixed.

[X0r]

Hello InstallForge users,
we are pleased to announce the release of InstallForge 1.3 with several changes and new goodies. The most remarkable feature of the new release is the official support of the Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 operating systems. We also added an option allowing you to disable the os-version check routine of your setup files.
When running on Windows versions newer than Windows Vista, setups created with InstallForge version 1.3 will display the current installation progress on the taskbar as illustrated in the screenshot below.


The features described above are just a few of all new features available in version 1.3! For further information please refer to the bottom of this post.

Please note that project files created with previous versions of InstallForge are not compatible with version 1.3.

In order to get the new update please visit the InstallForge download page or start the integrated online update tool.

• support for Windows 10 and Window Server 2016
• InstallForge setups now display the installation progress on the taskbar (only on Windows versions newer than Windows Vista)
• added option allowing users to disable the os-version check routine
• added check routine for InstallForge project files of different versions
• shortcut icons can be altered as of now
• command line arguments can be passed when starting programs after finishing setups
• when adding registry entries or variables, the value name field can be left empty
• changed format of project files (content of project files is in pure ASCII format as of now)
• integrated web help in InstallForge environment
• fixed bug when loading project files with license texts
• fixed crash bug when compiling projects with license texts
• removed "Import Language.." from InstallForge environment menu
• GUI fixes within the InstallForge environment

[X0r]

Hello InstallForge users,
I am pleased to announce the release of InstallForge 1.3.1 being more stable than ever before and less vulnerable to changes in your setup executable's resource files (icon files, manifest,...). This enables you to change the icons of your setup files using external tools like ResourceHacker without getting the well known "Setup Error! -f" message.



In order to get the new update visit http://installforge.net/download or start the integrated online update tool.

[X0r]

Hey folks,

I am happy to inform you that InstallForge 1.4.0 has just been released. This release is probably the most extensive update so far and includes several important enhancements to the native setup and uninstaller engine, the builder environment and also enhancements to Visual Update Express.

Below we give you an overview of the most important changes:

• completely new native setup engine with several enhancements and support for the LZMA compression algorithm without any limitation regarding the size of setup files
• completely new native uninstaller engine
• full Unicode compatibility (for both setup packages and the builder environment)
• fully DPI aware (for both setup packages and the builder environment)
• enhanced graphical user interface of the builder environment
• support for secure connections (HTTPS), DPI awareness and Unicode in Visual Update Express

For a detailed list of changes, please refer to the release notes page.

How to apply the update?

In order to download and apply the new update, please start the integrated online updater from the InstallForge builder environment or visit our download page.