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SSE Setup Version 3.x Changes
Note: This is just a summary of the changes. It does not cover all of them and does not provide full info on them. For detailed info on all changes, see the Version Changes section of the help file after installing the new version! For information how to update to any of these versions, see the Update info page!
Version 3.9
- Bug Fix: Several problems relating to the CREATEKEY and DELETEKEY registry statements. Applies to all versions.
- Bug Fix: In v3.7 and 3.8 only, a bug caused installs that included the VB runtime files, to potentially have problems installing patches in the future for that program.
- Bug Fix: Shell (Explorer) not updating after writing to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry key. Applies to all versions.
- New Feature: File Extension Associations. You can now easily associate file types with your application.
- New Feature: 2 new link options (ability to choose a custom icon and to start a program minimized or maximized)
Version 3.8 critical
- Bug Fix: Possible data/file access problems with a program run via the OPENPROGRAM statement.
- Bug Fix: When uninstalling a patch that was downloaded and installed via the Internet Update Module, the internal reference to it may not have been removed, causing the Internet Update Module to still think the patch was installed.
- Bug Fix (Launchpad): Projects folder being reset upon an upgrade to a new version of SSE Setup.
- Bug Fix (Launchpad): Earlier versions of SSE Setup may not have correctly identified a program update as "critical" when checking for updates.
- Bug Fix (Launchpad): An "install-log.dat" file MAY have appeared in your final project distributions.
- New Feature: You can now easily install links to subfolders and create subfolders from within the links section.
- New Feature: Via the Internet Update Module, added ability to install an upgrade non-silently.
- New Change/Feature: You can now specify specific versions for which an upgrade or a patch are a critical update in conjunction with the Internet Update Module.
Version 3.7
- Bug Fix (partial): RARE "oleaut32.dll out of date" error msg when running install on Win95, 98 original, or NT.
- Bug Fix: Running the Internet Update Module with the /WCS switch may have left an old version's folder after downloading and installing an upgrade.
- New Change: The "?" button does NOT appear anymore by default for non-license holders. Changed from the v3.6 operation.
Version 3.6
- Bug Fix: Uninstaller MAY not have closed processes properly on Win95/98/ME (only applies to v3.5 since uninstall close process functionality introduced then)
- New Feature: WIZARD4 GUITYPE added. Just like WIZARD3 but has text-only buttons.
- New Change: There is now a "?" about button that shows on all Wizard GUI's if you're not a licensed SSE Setup user. Just states SSE Setup name and license info.
Version 3.5 critical
- Bug Fix: "File Not Found" error if you didn't use an OPENPROGRAM statement in v3.4.
- Bug Fix: Close "X" button cancel on install success msg of wizard GUI's would have caused the installation to partially be removed
- Bug Fix: With the Internet Update Module, a reboot necessity may not have been triggered when it should have been.
- New Feature: New OPENREADME setting to allow for a readme file to be shown (user to choose whether to show at install end)
- New Feature: Uninstaller can close open processes. Practically this means less reboots required which makes for a better user experience.
- New Feature: Added /NR switch for Internet Update Module to bypass running the program in OPENPROGRAM upon installation of an upgrade.
- New Change: The Setup program is over 400k smaller and the uninstaller is about 150k smaller. This translates to an overhead reduction of about 100k for your program distributions.
Version 3.4 critical
- Bug Fix: Serious Multi-Language problems with wizard1 and wizard2 GUITYPE's in version 3.3
- Bug Fix: System file version checking comparing one version of a system file to another may not have been accurate (fairly uncommon problem w/all versions).
- Bug Fix: Uninstaller may have crashed under certain circumstances involving System File Backup restorations (v3.x only).
- Bug Fix: Multiple dial-up connection windows appearing upon first use of the Launchpad or when checking for new updates.
- Bug Fix: Launchpad crashing during update checking.
- Bug Fix: Create Distribution option would not have detected the language type if USELANGUAGE was set to "auto" (lowercase).
- New Feature: Internet Update Module! SSE Setup now has its very own Internet Update Module which can provide full internet update functionality for your programs!
- New Feature: Silent patches and upgrades!
- New Feature: Launchpad can download and install new versions of SSE Setup from within the program.
- New Change: Patches now use a special very small filesize Setup.exe by default.
- New Change: Programs specified with the OPENPROGRAM statement are now checked to run by default. You can also choose for it not to be checked (like it was in the past)
- New Change: .EXE (self-extracting .EXE) is now the default selected item when creating your distributions.
- New Change: The Launchpad is no longer able to update projects using SSE Setup v1.0-1.4.
Version 3.3
- Bug Fix: Setup program occasionally not closing properly
- New Feature: New wizard interface (wizard3). There are some catches though, so read the documentation (Version Changes) after downloading.
- New Feature: New XP UI styles for Setup.exe and the Launchpad.
Version 3.2
- Bug Fix: Occasional corrupt SSEset.dat files after encryption via the Create Distribution program / a line may have been missing in the encrypted version
- New Change: Created .EXE's about 70k smaller.
- New Change: Warns if creating a distribution with KEEPLOGFILE set to 1.
- New Change: A few documentation changes including .NET information.
Version 3.1 critical
- Bug Fix: Some items may have been unreadable/colors wrong with the wizard GUI's.
- Bug Fix: Upgraded old folders/files may not have been removed during an upgrade procedure.
- Bug Fix: 2 minor bug fixes
Version 3.0
Note for upgraders: Version 3.0 is a MAJOR update to SSE Setup. All SSEset.dat files made for previous versions will NOT work with v3.0 and greater without some manual editing! See the Update info page for more info!
- Bug Fix: Upgrade problems regarding registry settings.
- New Feature: Wizard user interface. Choice of 2 customizable wizard interfaces or the old "classic" look
- New Feature: Patch support
- New Feature: Improved upgrade support
- New Feature: Full project management system to easily manage your install projects
- New Feature: Via the project management system, you can create .ZIP's, self-extracting .EXE's, or CD/DVD folders for burning, for your projects!
- New Feature: SSEset.dat file can be encrypted so no-one can read it
- New Feature: Can limit an install to only certain Win OS's.
- New Feature: Show a custom message at install startup, install end, or if the user changes the default install folder
- New Feature: Automatic notification of any CRITICAL updates to SSE Setup
- New Feature: Can choose the default suggested folder within Program Files
- New Feature: Easy ability to check for any available updates to SSE Setup
- New Feature: Can handle "in use" system files w/automatic reboot necessity determination
- New Feature: Can do computer restart upon successful install
- New Change: New section <GUI> - many settings that used to be in <MISCELLANEOUS> go here now
- New Change: Upgrade support is now built in - no more SSEUpgrader.exe/SSEupg.dat
- New Change: No more SSEUninstaller.exe, VB6STKIT.DLL that you need to distribute - these are a part of Setup.exe
- New Change: Animation support is now built in (no more need for MSCOMCT2.OCX)
- New Change: SSE Setup is now actually installed on your machine (using SSE Setup!)
- New Change: Spanish language translation has been improved
- New Change: Major documentation changes/updates
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