SetupBuilder 7.2 Build 3062 is released – August 27, 2010. World-wide industry leaders count on Lindersoft to deliver! Windows 7 compatible installs! Create single-file, compact, and bulletproof professional software installations. Package deployment via diskette, CD-ROM, LAN, email or Web.

State of the Art Setup Features:

Support for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 – SetupBuilder comes with support for latest operating systems including – Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows x64

Full drag-and-drop support for installer creation, and contextual right-click menus for rapid access.

• A Visual Dialog Editor for quickly customizing the user interface (Developer Edition).
• Delta Update (Binary Patching) – smallest software packages consisting of only the changes occurring between versions.
• Windows x64 Support – Build installations for both pure 64-bit applications and hybrid (mix 32-bit and 64-bit code).

iDeploy – allows you to very easily deploy and update your applications over the Internet.

Automated Web Updates – Web Update ensures that your clients are always working with the latest version of your software.

Setup Types – Selective Installations

Setup Types Support for Selective Installations (Setup Types). Group your files into components and assign them to a type of install (e.g. Complete, Typical, Minimum and Custom).

Drag and Drop Setup Scripting Language

At its heart is a complete drag and drop setup scripting language with a full set of looping and flow-control statements as well as commands to do everything from creating shortcuts, registry entries, and directories, to reading and writing text files.

Click on this link to download a CHM version of this blog.

Revised CHM version – August 25 2010.

Recently revised – Microsoft Partner Programs – Listing of popular Microsoft partner programs and brief descriptions. Updated! – Includes details on Microsoft Action Pack Development and Design and Microsoft Action Pack Solution Provider

Recently Added – Code Sign – Order Process – The Comodo Code Sign Certificate Order Process, specifically through the Lindersoft Code Signing order link will be discussed here – however, some information will be useful to anyone using any Code Sign Certificate order process.

The CHM version will contain the actual updated and tutorial information, including multi user account tutorial. Compare the revision date in your copy of the CHM with the blog date for latest.

NOTE: Only a downloadable CHM version will be maintained – the blog itself is a brief summary of the major points of this Encourager Software resource (CHM), and will no longer contain specific instructional material.

Here are some basic instructional examples you can use for reference and adapt to your needs.

Overview

The CHM version has been greatly enhanced – The reference material is useful to developers in general, regardless of programming languages or tools of choice.

Some of the information is based on Clarion Third Party Add-on products and vendors for SoftVelocity, Inc Programming Tools (Clarion Enterprise and Professional Edition). A Clarion image is displayed in appropriate locations.

Help Topics included are:

App Data UAC Safe - In order for your program to install and function correctly in a modern OS, you need four things by Charles Edmonds of LANSRAD list.

Additional resources and list of individuals and companies that are referenced for examples and discussions used in this Making App Data UAC Safe tutorial.

CSIDL Reference topic – User by permission of LANSRAD

Code Sign – Order Process – The Comodo Code Sign Certificate Order Process, specifically through the Lindersoft Code Signing order link will be discussed here – however, some information will be useful to anyone using any Code Sign Certificate order process.

Signtool.exe topic – revised method of obtaining two files mentioned in Jane Fleming’s CodeSign May2009 PDF – signtool.exe – pvk2pfx.exe

Code Sign – PAD Files – PAD Files helps authors provide product descriptions and specifications to online sources in a standard way.

Developer Tools – Some general recommendations for developer tools by Encourager Software

Microsoft Partner Programs – Listing of popular Microsoft partner programs and brief descriptions. Updated! – Includes details on Microsoft Action Pack Development and Design and Microsoft Action Pack Solution Provider and Detailed information for Microsoft BizSpark, and Updated Microsoft TechNet Subscriptions

Microsoft Office 2010 – Including details on Microsoft Office 2010 – Full Packaged Product or Product Key Card

Program Install techniques – Highlighting some major points – tips for install techniques.

UAC Manifest – Brief UAC Manifest discussion and references.

Virtual Machine – Tip section on using virtual machines.

Clarion Specific Tools and Resources – LANSRAD ProPath and CapeSoft WinEvent

Essentially – General advice to developers concerning app data UAC safe operation and software installation techniques including a number of reference materials available to anyone.

There are many variables to consider when developing a program’s app data locations – do all users need to look at the same data, do you need to give each USER account their own data folder – and yes, there are access considerations, depending on where you store app data, etc

This blog and CHM version was originally based on prototyping - EZChangeLog Reporter.

Designed for someone who owns EZChangeLog – PRO Edition to give some additional report/data query capabilities, including output to Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for EZChangeLog PRO data files – EZChangeLog Reporter is available.

Logos 4 Mac Ship Day Giveaway! Thousands of dollars in prizes. More than 100 people will win!

* What are the details of the prizes?

* We will be giving away 105 prizes to 105 different winners: one 21.5″, 3.06GHz iMac worth $1,199.00, one 13″, 2.4GHz Macbook Pro worth $1,199.00, one 16GB Wi-Fi iPad worth $499.00, one 8GB iPod Touch worth $199.00, one 8GB Silver iPod Nano worth $149.00, twenty $25 Apple Store gift cards, thirty $15 iTunes gift cards, and fifty $10 Logos.com gift cards.

* The Ship Day Giveaway for Logos 4 Mac begins on August 19, 2010 and ends on October 1, 2010.

How to Enter

Entering the giveaway is a simple two-step process. Choose the ways you’d like to enter, and then email us at giveaway@logos.com and let us know what you did.

Step 1: Choose the ways you’ll enter.

Do one or all nine. The more times you enter, the greater your chances of winning!

1. Add our Twibbon to your Twitter profile picture.
2. Click the Facebook Share button to the right and share the news with your Facebook friends.

3. Like us on Facebook and invite your Facebook friends to Like us too.
4. Follow us on Twitter.

5. Click the Tweet button to the right and share the news with your Twitter followers.
6. Write a blog post about Logos 4 Mac and mention this giveaway.

7. Put up one of our Mac ads and link it to www.logos.com/mac.
8. Sign up for our Newswire.

* Can I just send a single email to giveaway@logos.com indicating all the ways I’ve entered?

* No. You MUST send a separate email to giveaway@logos.com with the subject Logos 4 Mac Giveaway for each way you enter, each time you enter.

BONUS ENTRY: Buy a base package or upgrade to Logos 4 Mac by October 1, 2010.

Step 2: Tell us what you did.

IMPORTANT: Send a separate email to giveaway@logos.com for each way you enter, each time you enter and provide any available proof like a sales receipt, a link to your tweet or blog post, etc. If you don’t complete this step, you won’t be entered!

THIS is a Web Updated Data Version ONLY Release ** !

Access the Abbreviated Online Version:

Clarion Third Party Profile Exchange

** To check for updates, at the Start Menu – Profile Exchanges, Check for Clarion Third Party Updates (also you can use the desktop icon that was installed – Check for Clarion Third Party Updates).

* * Product Scope 7.9 * *

* * Product Scope 7.9 * * Readily available from our download page ! – AND includes Product Scope 7 Viewer – Product Scope 7 Viewer can be used WITHOUT a registration fee!

coupled with the Clarion Third Party Profile Exchange data version (web updated ), allows access to a wealth of Clarion Third Party add-on product information – PLUS a lot of other developer tools as well in extended paragraph descriptions about products AND much more!

Download the Clarion Third Party Profile Exchange data version from this page:

http://www.encouragersoftware.com/download.html

Officially released Product Scope 7.9 includes ALL three Main programs – Product Scope 7, Product Scope 7 Viewer and Product Scope 7 Clipboard.

It includes Product Scope Viewer – you can use this program WITHOUT a registration fee! So, you can try out the full features of Product Scope 7.9 during a 30 day trial period, but KEEP using Product Scope Viewer after your trial period is over (if you decide to not buy the full featured Product Scope 7.9).

For more information on Product Scope Viewer – click on this link, and the help topic – Product Scope Viewer.

http://www.encouragersoftware.com/ps7help/

We offer the Profile Exchange data installs in both EXE and ZIP format.

THIS is an Online and Web Updated Data Version Release ** !

ANYONE can freely access the Abbreviated Online Version:

Trial Software Profile Exchange Online

Trial Software Profile Exchange is a new Profile Exchange and replaces the previous Shareware Profile Exchange.

Other Profile Exchanges serve as information sources for common themes or categories and can be used to primarily view information (Product Scope 7 Viewer) – or if you own the Licensed version of Product Scope – edit as well.

Encourager Software’s focus for this Profile Exchange is different. We will not display/maintain a large number of Trial Software based products – there are other resources such as CNET download.com to research trial based software.

Trial Software Profile Exchange – Web Updated data version is primarily a starting point to add your own Trial Based software records. Of course, you’ll need to own the Licensed version of Product Scope to edit. Or if you choose, you can still use Product Scope 7 Viewer – no registration fee to use – View only – no editing.

It is recommended IF you use this data collection as a starting point – COPY the files that are downloaded to another folder. We will still maintain various releases for the Web Updated data version and if you use the standard check for updates method, it will overwrite any product or vendor records you have added or edited (Licensed version of Product Scope).

** To check for updates, at the Start Menu – Profile Exchanges, Check for Trial Software Updates (also you can use the desktop icon that was installed – Check for Trial Software Updates).

* * Product Scope 7.9 * *

* * Product Scope 7.9 * * Readily available from our download page ! – AND includes Product Scope 7 Viewer – Product Scope 7 Viewer can be used WITHOUT a registration fee!

coupled with the Trial Software Profile Exchange data version (web updated ), allows access to general trial based software product information in extended paragraph descriptions about products AND more!

Download the Trial Software Profile Exchange data version from this page:

http://www.encouragersoftware.com/download.html

Officially released Product Scope 7.9 includes ALL three Main programs – Product Scope 7, Product Scope 7 Viewer and Product Scope 7 Clipboard.

It includes Product Scope Viewer – you can use this program WITHOUT a registration fee! So, you can try out the full features of Product Scope 7.9 during a 30 day trial period, but KEEP using Product Scope Viewer after your trial period is over (if you decide to not buy the full featured Product Scope 7.9).

For more information on Product Scope Viewer – click on this link, and the help topic – Product Scope Viewer.

http://www.encouragersoftware.com/ps7help/

We offer the Profile Exchange data installs in both EXE and ZIP format.

SetupBuilder 7.2 Build 3015 is released – July 11, 2010. World-wide industry leaders count on Lindersoft to deliver! Windows 7 compatible installs! Create single-file, compact, and bulletproof professional software installations. Package deployment via diskette, CD-ROM, LAN, email or Web.

State of the Art Setup Features:

Support for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 – SetupBuilder comes with support for latest operating systems including – Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows x64

Full drag-and-drop support for installer creation, and contextual right-click menus for rapid access.

• A Visual Dialog Editor for quickly customizing the user interface (Developer Edition).
• Delta Update (Binary Patching) – smallest software packages consisting of only the changes occurring between versions.
• Windows x64 Support – Build installations for both pure 64-bit applications and hybrid (mix 32-bit and 64-bit code).

iDeploy – allows you to very easily deploy and update your applications over the Internet.

Automated Web Updates – Web Update ensures that your clients are always working with the latest version of your software.

Setup Types – Selective Installations

Setup Types Support for Selective Installations (Setup Types). Group your files into components and assign them to a type of install (e.g. Complete, Typical, Minimum and Custom).

Drag and Drop Setup Scripting Language

At its heart is a complete drag and drop setup scripting language with a full set of looping and flow-control statements as well as commands to do everything from creating shortcuts, registry entries, and directories, to reading and writing text files.

Version 5.4.0 includes – Source code documentation for Microsoft Visual Studio (using the Microsoft Sandcastle documentation tool) and a big update to the PDF manual designer. Plus new PDF features such as page links and custom bookmarks.

Updated, New and Improved! – New/Import dialog box, TOC Build tags sorting, Tables in Print/PDF improved, Link dialog box improvements and More!

Help & Manual is a documentation tool and content management system for both single and multi-author editing. While it is as easy to use like a normal word processor, Help & Manual gives you the full power of a true WYSIWYG XML editor.

Import From – Output To

Import from – HTML Help, Winhelp, HTML files, Text files, Word Documents, RoboHelp * Output to HTML Help, Cross-platform Help, Adobe PDF, Visual Studio Help, Winhelp, Word documents, e-Books, Print manuals

Revolutionary new user interface

Built around the revolutionary new Microsoft Office ribbon interface, The new interface features beautiful large icons, dropdown galleries for quick access and clear command buttons that are not hidden somewhere in a menu where you can’t find them.

Concurrent multi-user authoring

Multiple users can work on the same help project at the same time. No database or server software is required, everything is built in.

A built-in screen capture function, a full featured image editor and a visual print manual designer, the project report, the syntax highlighter, and more…

THIS is an Online and Web Updated Data Version Release ** !

ANYONE can freely access the Abbreviated Online Version:

PRO Music USB & FireWire Profile Exchange Online

** To check for updates, at the Start Menu – Profile Exchanges, Check for PRO Music Updates (also you can use the desktop icon that was installed – Check for PRO Music Updates).

* * Product Scope 7.9 * *

* * Product Scope 7.9 * * Readily available from our download page ! – AND includes Product Scope 7 Viewer – Product Scope 7 Viewer can be used WITHOUT a registration fee!

coupled with the PRO Music USB & FireWire Profile Exchange data version (web updated ), allows access to a wealth of PRO Music USB & FireWire product information – PLUS a lot of other PRO Music USB & FireWire resources as well in extended paragraph descriptions about products AND much more!

Download the PRO Music USB & FireWire Profile Exchange data version from this page:

http://www.encouragersoftware.com/download.html

Officially released Product Scope 7.9 includes ALL three Main programs – Product Scope 7, Product Scope 7 Viewer and Product Scope 7 Clipboard.

It includes Product Scope Viewer – you can use this program WITHOUT a registration fee! So, you can try out the full features of Product Scope 7.9 during a 30 day trial period, but KEEP using Product Scope Viewer after your trial period is over (if you decide to not buy the full featured Product Scope 7.9).

For more information on Product Scope Viewer – click on this link, and the help topic – Product Scope Viewer.

http://www.encouragersoftware.com/ps7help/

We offer the Profile Exchange data installs in both EXE and ZIP format.

THIS is an Online and Web Updated Data Version Release ** !

ANYONE can freely access the Abbreviated Online Version:

Software Developers Profile Exchange

Included in this updated Software Developers Profile Exchange is extended and helpful information (data version) on Microsoft Partner Network Plans including – Microsoft Action Pack Subscription, Microsoft BizSpark, Microsoft DreamSpark, Microsoft Empower for ISVs, Microsoft Partner Programs, and Microsoft TechNet Plus.

Also, details on Microsoft Action Pack Development and Design AND Microsoft Action Pack Solution Provider – Available May 24 2010

** To check for updates, at the Start Menu – Profile Exchanges, Check for Software Developers Updates (also you can use the desktop icon that was installed – Check for Software Developers Updates).

* * Product Scope 7.9 * *

* * Product Scope 7.9 * * Readily available from our download page ! – AND includes Product Scope 7 Viewer – Product Scope 7 Viewer can be used WITHOUT a registration fee!

coupled with the Software Developers Profile Exchange data version (web updated ), allows access to a wealth of Software Developer product information – PLUS a lot of other developer resources as well in extended paragraph descriptions AND much more!

Download the Software Developers Profile Exchange data version from this page:

http://www.encouragersoftware.com/download.html

Officially released Product Scope 7.9 includes ALL three Main programs – Product Scope 7, Product Scope 7 Viewer and Product Scope 7 Clipboard.

It includes Product Scope Viewer – you can use this program WITHOUT a registration fee! So, you can try out the full features of Product Scope 7.9 during a 30 day trial period, but KEEP using Product Scope Viewer after your trial period is over (if you decide to not buy the full featured Product Scope 7.9).

For more information on Product Scope Viewer – click on this link, and the help topic – Product Scope Viewer.

http://www.encouragersoftware.com/ps7help/

We offer the Profile Exchange data installs in both EXE and ZIP format.