Freeware Tools: InstallSimple Free 2.9

InstallSimple is a compact and portable utility to build your installation packages. Setups are packed into single exe-file for easy distribution. Using a very practical and intuitive assistant, you can establish parameters for the installation process of your product for any Windows platform. It is designed for anyone who distributes applications, data files, graphic images or whatever else you want to distribute. You can explicitly specify the versions on Windows on which your software will work, or simply specify that it works on all versions.

This is the portable version of InstallSimple, which means the installation process can be bypassed. Consequently, it will not create new entries to the Windows registry, nor to the Start menu.

Another aspect worth mentioning is that by placing the program files to a pen drive, or other external data device, it is possible to run Portable InstallSimple on any computer you can connect to.

This software utility is built entirely like a wizard and therefore, even novice users can work with it, as there will be hints every step of the way.

You start off by inputting the window title and product name, and continue by adding the first message text (about your product, installation, purchase etc.), as well as the last one (e.g. Thank you for using our software), and the license agreement (if any), and upload graphics elements for the splash screen, header and wizard, from the hard drive, in a BMP format.

Of course, you will also be required to provide the source folder and setup path, select where you want to create shortcuts (e.g. desktop, Start menu etc.), input the modifications to the end-user Windows registry, and select system requirements, such as operating system, administrator rights and .NET Framework version.

Once all these configurations are set, you just have to click the “Build” button and let the app do the rest. This process is quite fast, yet it might put a strain on your PC’s performance. You can also save your project in an ISPRO format, so as to continue it at a later date.

Taking all of this into consideration, we can safely say that Portable InstallSimple is a highly efficient piece of software, with a good response time and enough options to satisfy all user categories.