Project Options

Help \ Project Options

Select your preferred language for the Actual Installer interface. You can download additional language files at the download page.

Create new project This will create a new empty project on the program startup
Launch Wizard This will launch the Actual Installer Wizard, which simplifies the process of creating a new project
Open last project Automatically loads the most recent project on startup
Check for updates Select this option to automatically check for updates on Actual Installer startup

Common Options If selected, the project options are saved in the Registry (for the current user) and apply to all projects. If not, the options are saved in the project file and apply to the current project only.
Update File Version Info Select this option to update the file version information ( Details tab of File's Properties ) of the setup file: File description, Product name, Product version, Copyright, etc.. It is possible to change the Description and Copyright text by editing the file \Data\version.ini
Compress Engine File Select this option to compress the engine of the setup file using UPX.exe.
Encrypt Sensitive Data Select this to encrypt text in Command and Conditions (Additional Prerequisites) and File and Parameters (System / Commands). Keys (Interface / Additional Information) are always encrypted.

Do not add hidden files and folders Hidden files and folders will not be added to the installation.
Do not add empty folders Empty folders will not be added to the installation.
Do not add files with extensions Specify extensions for files that will not be added in the installation package. Use semicolons (;) to separate items. Example: .lnk;.~docx;
Do not show files tree view If your app is large (contains more than 1000 files), it is recommended to select this option, as showing the files structure may take some time.
Use Relative Paths If not selected, absolute paths for files and folders (e.g. full path "C:\Dir\File.exe") are stored in the project file. When using relative paths (e.g. "Dir\File.exe"), for the current dir is used the project folder (folder where the project file ".aip" is located). In this case, all setup files (app files, icon file, license files) must be stored in the project folder. When enabling this option in the current project, you need to re-specify all files.

Sign setup file after building Select this option to sign the setup executable file with your digital certificate, using the SignTool utility (or other). For signing files, Actual Installer launches Command Prompt (file cmd.exe) with the command-line parameters specified in the Command field. The command should begin with /K (you will see the result of signing in the Command Prompt) or /C (automatically closes the Command Prompt after signing).
Examples:
/K signtool sign /f MyCert.pfx "%s"
where %s will be replaced with the path to the setup file (previously used variable <SetupExe>). You can also selecte the option Sign Uninstall.exe, Updater.exe, Downloader.exe. From the context menu of the installation files section, you can select "Sign" to sign specific files.
All paths containing spaces must be quoted.
Examples:
/K signtool sign /f "C:\My Certificate.pfx" "%s"
/K ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Comodo Code Signing\DigiCertUtil.exe" /f "C:\My Certificate.pfx" "%s""
/K @"C:\Program Files (x86)\Comodo Code Signing\DigiCertUtil.exe" /f "C:\My Certificate.pfx" "%s"

On this tab you can specify links for software prerequisites (specified on the "General \ Prerequisites" page).