Flexera Software在2011-08-23正式对外发布InstallShield 2012最新版本。
按照功能模块划分，新版本包括InstallShield Premier，Professional和Express三个版本。
按照支持语言，新版本包括英文版本和日文版本（强烈要求下一个版本出中文版）。
InstallShield 2012新增功能如下：
- Ability to Create Suite Installations that Run Multiple Packages; New Modern, Customizable End-User Interface; Ability to Build Hybrid 32-Bit/64-Bit Installations
- Ability to Package Multiple Installations as a Single Installation- Modern, Customizable User Interface for the Installation; New Editor for Customizing Suite Setup.exe Wizard Pages- Support for Combining 64-Bit and 32-Bit Windows Installer Packages Into a Single Installation- Support for Displaying a Single Progress Bar that Shows the Overall Status of the Entire Suite of Packages- Optional Add or Remove Programs Entry for the Suite Installation- Support for Running Suite Installations Without a User Interface- Default Setup.exe User Interface Strings Included for All 35 Supported Languages; Ability to Edit the Suite Run-Time Strings- Small Base Setup.exe File with the Ability to Download Only the Required Packages As Needed
- New InstallShield Prerequisites for Internet Explorer 9, SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client, Windows Identity Foundation, and Other Redistributables
- Support for 64-Bit Dependency Scanning
- Support for Setting Permissions for Files, Folders, and Registry Keys in 64-Bit Locations
- Using the Custom InstallShield Handling Method in Windows Installer–Based Projects- Using the InstallScript Function SetObjectPermissions in InstallScript-Based Projects and Windows Installer–Based Projects
- Improvements for COM Extraction
- Predefined System Searches for Adobe Reader 10, Internet Explorer 9, and Microsoft Office
- Support for Software Identification Tagging
这里只列举了新增功能，还有很多原有功能有所增强，稍后其他文章再述。
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