In the latest update of Visual Installer 2025 we have included a French language file. So you can now use French text in your installation packages in an easy way.
To choose French language to a setup project you must first open the Special – Language menu item in Visual Installer’s editor. And thereafter you choose the FRENCH.LNG language file in the list that is shown.
See also
> How do I change language for my setup dialog boxes?
> A German language file is now included in Visual Installer
There is now an update of SamLogic Visual Installer 2025 available. The version number is 12.1.3, and some of the news and improvements in this version are:
– A French language file is included.
– The code signing functionality has been updated.
– All binary files are now code signed with a DigiCert code certificate.
– Improved editor support for unusual screen resolutions.
– A new script command: DELETEMENU. Deletes previous installed program groups/menus.
In addition to the above, some reported bugs has been fixed.
How to download the update
If you have Visual Installer 2025 and a 12 months maintenance plan you can download the update from the following download page:
> Download – Visual Installer 2025 – Latest update
If you have an older version of Visual Installer, for example Visual Installer 2022, you can upgrade to the latest version of Visual Installer from this order page:
We have added a multirow Notes field to the File list tab in Visual Installer’s editor. In the Notes field you can enter a description or other information about your installation project. The text in the Notes field is saved with your project.
The Notes field is located in the bottom of the File list tab in the editor’s window. See the picture below (see the lower part of the picture):
Via a setting in the Editor Options dialog box in Visual Installer you can choose if the Notes field should be visible or not in the editor. If you don’t need it, you can hide it.
More than one text row is supported and if the text does not fit in the Notes window, it can be scrolled vertically.
You can now specify minimum memory requirements for an installation that you create with Visual Installer. You can choose if Visual Installer only should warn or if Visual Installer also should stop the installation, if the memory requirements are not fulfilled.
We have added new options to the Setup options dialog box that handles this. If you open the Operating System tab in the Setup options dialog box, you will find a new button (labeled “Memory“) in the bottom of the dialog box:
If you click on this button, the following dialog box is shown:
Here you can activate the new memory function and also specify the minimum memory requirements (RAM memory) for the installation and your software.
This function is a new function in Visual Installer 2025.
Binary files that are distributed to another person’s computers via an Visual Installer installation package should always be code signed. For safety reasons. But how do you know if a binary file in Visual Installer’s file list is code signed or not?
In earlier versions of Visual Installer it was possible to check the binary files one by one, by right clicking on a filename in the file list (in the File list tab) and choosing the Show file information menu item in the local menu that is shown. But starting with Visual Installer 2025, there is a much simpler method.
You only need to check the contents of a new column named Signed in the file list. This new column will contain the text “Signed” if the file is code signed. Otherwise this column will be empty. See the picture below for an example of how it may look like (you can see the Signed column to the right in the picture):
Use of this column is optional. It can be disabled via a setting in the Editor Options dialog box in Visual Installer, if you don’t need this column.
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We have now released a new version of our installation tool Visual Installer. The name of the new version is SamLogic Visual Installer 2025 and the version number is 12.1. Some new features in the new version are:
• A new column in the file list informs if a binary file is code signed or not.
• More than one code signing certificate in the same computer can now be handled.
• We have added a notes field to the “File list” tab in Visual Installer.
• You can now specify minimum memory requirements for your installation.
• The Windows compatibility function now also support Windows 7 and Windows 8.
• You can now specify screen position for a not maximized graphical setup window.
• Supports AutoCAD 2023 and 2024.
• The latest versions of the Microsoft Office applications are supported.
• The max length for source file paths for files in the file list has been extended.
• The version number for a created setup package can be updated automatically.
• Information from previous versions of installed programs can be cleaned at setup.
A detailed list of new features in Visual Installer 2025 is available on this web page.
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Payment can be made through a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express etc.) or by using a PayPal account.
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We have now released a new version of our e-mail / newsletter tool MultiMailer. The name of the new version is SamLogic MultiMailer 2024 and some new features in the new version are:
• Clickable / callable phone numbers can be added to newsletters.
• More flexibility for buttons in newsletters.
• Standard fields/columns can be renamed.
• Easier to edit pictures, links, titles & textboxes via new commands in the Edit menu.
• MultiMailer now supports X.
• MultiMailer now tests that the subject line of the e-mail newsletter is not too long.
• MultiMailer does more tests of links in newsletters before the e-mail delivery start.
• Supports the new email sender guidelines from Google and Yahoo.
• Links to (Google Maps) maps can be included in newsletters.
• New faster servers for handling of open/click statistics and for web copies of newsletters.
• Enhanced bounce rate control during e-mail delivery.
More Information
A detailed list of the new features in MultiMailer 2024 is available on this web page.
One useful function in the Visual Installer setup package creator is the possibility to add version information to a self-extracting setup package. You can for example add version number, product name, company name and copyright text. The version information can be seen in Windows Explorer and in other places in Windows.
Where in Visual Installer can the version information be entered?
You can enter the version information in the Version information dialog box in Visual Installer. The dialog box can be opened via the Special – Version information menu item in the Visual Installer editor. The screen dump shows how the dialog box looks like:
In this dialog box you can also find an option (a check box) with the text Save version information also in the self-extracting setup package and if you select this option, the version information that you enter in this dialog box will be stored in the setup package file. If the option is not selected, no version information will be stored in the setup package.
The version information can be viewed in Windows Explorer
If you have chosen to add version information to the setup package, the information can be shown in Windows Explorer and other places in Windows. For example, when the mouse pointer is above the filename in Windows Explorer, a tip text with the version information is displayed (as shown in the picture below):
Also the Details tab in the Properties dialog box in Windows Explorer contains this information (the dialog box can be opened by right-clicking on the filename and choosing the Properties menu item). The picture below shows how the information is shown in the Details tab if the text that was entered in this blog post’s first picture is included in the setup package:
Version number
If you want to add a version number to the setup package, you must use 4 numbers when you specify the version number; for example: 1.2.0.5. Both commas and semicolons are allowed to use as a delimiter. So it is also ok to enter the version number like this: 1,2,0,5.
If you use more than or less than 4 numbers for the version number (for example 1.2) the version number is not stored in the setup package. If you want a version number like this to be stored in the setup package, you can extend the version number with zeros and enter the version number in this way: 1.2.0.0.
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> How to create a self-extracting setup package
