InstallAnywhere by Zero G
Version 3.5.2 - January 01, 2001

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About InstallAnywhere

InstallAnywhere is the most powerful software deployment solution in the world. It brings intelligence and simplicity to the process of deploying software to any client or server platform. Designed with an easy-to-use interface, InstallAnywhere automatically handles all the installation details for each platform.

Every installer created by InstallAnywhere recognizes the platform under which it is operating and tailors its installation to the end-user's system. This approach saves software producers the expense of building installers for each platform and ensures that the end-user’s experience is positive.

The InstallAnywhere product line, including Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, and Now!, provide functionality to allow you to build the most powerful, complete, and customizable multi-platform installers.

InstallAnywhere Enterprise Edition's rich feature set enables software producers to build deployment solutions that install via intranets, the Internet, or CD-ROM, and that can scale from the smallest applet to the largest enterprise-class client/server applications with thousands of files.

InstallAnywhere Standard Edition is the award-winning industry standard for creating highly customizable multi-platform deployment solutions.

InstallAnywhere Now! provides an easy-to-use solution for quickly building simple cross-platform installers, and is available for free.

Along with InstallAnywhere, DevNet, the Zero G Developer Network provides an online community and support forum where InstallAnywhere users can communicate, share custom code, and suggest specific features. Membership is available through an annual subscription. DevNet members receive unlimited direct e-mail and phone support with our engineers and designers. Members also receive discounts on Zero G software and services, and can participate in early access versions of future Zero G products. Visit http://www.ZeroG.com/devnet for more information on the Developer Network.

What's New in InstallAnywhere version 3.5.2

(Please note: the new features refer to all editions of InstallAnywhere. Some features may not be available in some editions. For a complete breakdown of features by edition, see http://www.zerog.com/products/compare.html.)

InstallAnywhere 3.5.2 is a maintenance release to version 3.5 and incorporates a number of enhancements and refinements to improve the functionality of InstallAnywhere-based installers and the usability of the InstallAnywhere designer. See the descriptions below for a complete list of what is new in this release.

What's New since version 3.5

Authoring "Designer" Enhancements

Installer Enhancements

Windows Enhancements

Mac OS Enhancements

Unix Enhancements

What's New in InstallAnywhere version 3.5

(Please note: the new features refer to all editions of InstallAnywhere. Some features may not be available in some editions. For a complete breakdown of features by edition, see http://www.zerog.com/products/compare.html.)

What's New since version 2.5

Authoring "Designer" Enhancements and New Features

Installer Enhancements and New Features

Java Enhancements and New Features

Windows Enhancements and New Features

Mac OS Enhancements and New Features

Linux Enhancements and New Features

Solaris and other UNIX Enhancements and New Features

Registering InstallAnywhere

The version of InstallAnywhere that you have just installed is a 'trial' version. Trial versions of InstallAnywhere are exactly the same as registered, purchased versions, except that the installers built with this version will expire after three days. If you are a current registered InstallAnywhere customer, your current InstallAnywhere, version 3.5 serial number will function on version 3.5.2. if you are new to InstallAnywhere, please visit http://www.ZeroG.com and click Try / Buy for information on registering InstallAnywhere.

Upon successful completion of the registration process, the installers that you build will not expire.

Please note: you will not need to rebuild your projects from scratch. Simply restart InstallAnywhere, click Build, and your installers will be ready to go.

To register InstallAnywhere:

Zero G has implemented an online user registration and serial number activation process that collects your user information and serial number, and activates InstallAnywhere over the Internet. Optionally, the registration information may be saved to a file and emailed to Zero G. InstallAnywhere confirms your serial number each time the Project Wizard is started.

Converting Projects From Earlier Versions of InstallAnywhere

Backup your project and project_backup files. These end in ".iap". If you have made changes to any internationalized text strings, backup your "locales" folder. (If you use the default translations, you don't need to save the "locales" folder.)

InstallAnywhere 3.5 can open files that were built with InstallAnywhere 2.5.3 or later. If you have an earlier project file (back to version 1.0), open it in 2.5.3 first, save the project, and then open the file in InstallAnywhere 3.5. Once a project file has been opened in InstallAnywhere 3.5, it CANNOT BE USED in earlier releases. All conversions happen automatically. If you have trouble converting your project, open your backup file (the one named "_Backup.iap") instead.

System Requirements (The "Designer" - Authoring Environment)

This version of InstallAnywhere requires at least 64 MB free RAM for the designer, and requires Java 1.1.x (1.1.8 or greater).

Although it has been tested against Java 2 implementations, Zero G recommends the latest Java 1.1.8 implementation for your platform when running the InstallAnywhere designer. Java is available from many sources, including the following:

System Requirements (Installer)

Installers built with InstallAnywhere need 32 MB of free RAM, and Java 1.1 and later needs to be installed onto the target system. A Java virtual machine can be bundled with an installer ensuring that the target system meets the minimum requirements for both the installers and your applications.

Please note: InstallAnywhere installers are not supported on beta or early access releases of Java.

Java is available from many sources, including the following:

Supported Platforms

InstallAnywhere has been tested on a wide variety of architectures, operating systems, languages, and Java Virtual Machines. Some of these include:

Architectures: Intel x86, SPARC, HP, PowerPC, MIPS (SGI), Alpha.
Operating Systems: Windows (95, 98, Me, NT, and 2000), Mac OS 8 & 9, Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, AIX, Irix, DG-UX (Tru64), FreeBSD, Mac OS X Server. (Installers created with InstallAnywhere 3.5.2 should run on Mac OS X, but due to issues with the JRE included with the Mac OS X Public Beta, the Mac OS X Public Beta is not officially supported.)
Java VMs: Sun (1.1.5 - 1.1.8, 1.2, 1.3), IBM, Borland, Apple MRJ, Blackdown, and the default VMs from the vendors listed above.

InstallAnywhere does not run on or support the following: Apple ][ or Lisa computers, TRS-80's, Commodore 64s, Osbourne, or Coleco ADAM computing systems.

InstallAnywhere cannot be converted for punch card installations.

InstallAnywhere Web Site

Visit http://www.ZeroG.com/devnet for the latest news, downloads, and information on InstallAnywhere.

Running the InstallAnywhere Project Wizard and Designer to create an installer

Uninstalling InstallAnywhere

InstallAnywhere Known Issues

General issues

International issues

Windows issues

Unix issues

Mac OS issues

Issues on platforms where you run Pure Java installers

Getting Support, Sending Us Feedback

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