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Pros:
-> Simple and user friendly interface that is easy to understand and get around
-> Good layout and customizable features
-> Functions are organized and grouped in the program in such a way that it is easy to follow and understa

Pros:
-> Simple and user friendly interface that is easy to understand and get around
-> Good layout and customizable features
-> Functions are organized and grouped in the program in such a way that it is easy to follow and understand
-> Excellent Interface of the generated installer
-> The installers created run standalone i.e., it does not need a separate engine/framework such as Windows Installer in order to run
-> Abundant setup dialogs
-> Support for customizing setup screens
-> Lot of very useful Pre-defined actions.
-> Easy to learn scripting language. It is so easy that any programming familiarity is sufficient to script very powerful and useful actions.
-> Complexity such as that found in other installers is not present.
-> Countless standard and built-in features
-> Support for instant previewing
-> Support for embedding serial numbers
-> Support for instantly inserting text by using Macros
-> Support for quick navigation in the code window by means of Bookmarks
-> Support for dependency modules
-> Support for Primer files
-> Support for and customization of script files
-> Support for external plugins
-> Support for customization of Add/Remove entries
-> Support for creation and customization of Uninstall file
-> Abundant features

Areas of Enhancement:
 None


Details:
I used two programs to create different installers that performed various activities. The evaluation was done on a Windows XP Professional computer with Microsoft .NET 3.0 Framework. The user interface was easy to understand and easy to get around. The sidebar with the buttons enabled me to navigate from one page to another very easily and swiftly. Unlike many applications where the interface is cluttered, the interface in this program is clean. I started by clicking on New Project button to create a project that opened a blank project wizard. This simple wizard accepted key installation parameters/properties and quickly setup basic installer parameters. I filled in all the required parameters and properties and generated setup files. First time I used the wizard and the second time I did not use the wizard. When I did not use the wizard it took me a few minutes to find the place where the product information is set. Since product information is the first thing that is entered it would help if the product information entry (�Session Variables�) screen is the first item in the sidebar. One thing I must say with extreme enthusiasm is that there is no shortage of setup screens to choose from. The setup screens give extremely professional look and feel to the installer.

The setup file that generated using this program is standalone. In other words, it did not require the target computer to have any kind of engine or framework such as Windows Installer. This prevents the hassle of making sure the target computer has some kind of engine in order to r