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An update of MultiMailer 2024 is now available

There is now an update of SamLogic MultiMailer available. The version number is 10.6.50, and some of the news and improvements in this version are:

◼ MultiMailer can now switch to a backup server for the email bounces and statistics handling if the regular server that handles this is overloaded or down for some reason. This will mean fewer interruptions and more stable email sending.

◼ Microsoft changed the login method to Microsoft’s cloud-based email servers (including its Outlook servers) a while ago. This update of MultiMailer supports the new login method.

◼ MultiMailer’s interaction with a Google email server (e.g. Google Gmail and Google Workspace) has been improved.

◼ The maximum length of URLs in clickable web links has been increased from 256 to 512 characters. MultiMailer now supports really long URLs.

◼ MultiMailer automatically skips email addresses that have a text content that indicates that the e-mail address will not function or is not intended to be used to incoming emails/newsletters. Reduces unnecessary email bounces and improves the sender’s reputation.

◼ The dialog boxes that handle exclusion lists have been updated with more local functions, such as a selection function that can select email addresses with the same domain name.

◼ When starting a mailing: if the sender has no sender name, MultiMailer warns.

How to download the update
If you have MultiMailer 2024 and a 12 months maintenance plan or an active subscription on Media Tools, you can download the update of MultiMailer 2024 from the following download page:

> Download – MultiMailer 2024 – Latest update

If you have an older version of MultiMailer (before 2024) you can upgrade to the latest version of MultiMailer from this order page:

> Upgrade to MultiMailer 2024

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How to use MultiMailer with a Google email server

Google WorkspaceIt is possible to use a Google email server as a email delivery server when sending emails with MultiMailer. If you have a Gmail account or a Google Workspace account, you can have MultiMailer interact with these accounts and send emails with your Google account’s email address as a sender address.

There is a limit on how many emails you can send per day in this way. The limit depends on the type of Google account. But for smaller mailing quantities, this server solution works great. However, if you want to send larger quantities of emails, another server is required; for example MultiMailer’s built-in server.

Email bounces are also handled
It is possible to set up your Google account so that email bounces are automatically forwarded to MultiMailer. So the bounces will be displayed as usual in the Bounces tab in MultiMailer, in the same way as when MultiMailer’s built-in server is used for mailing.

Tip
In this detailed tip on our website, we describe step by step how to set up a Google account and MultiMailer to use a Google email server for the email delivery:

> How to send emails via a Google server when using MultiMailer

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How to create an INI file with settings in the main destination folder (Visual Installer)

With Visual Installer you can set initial settings for your application in different ways. One simple method is to store the settings in an INI file. INI files have existed since the first Windows version, and are still used today because they are simple to use and support all basic features for storage of settings that are needed.

In Visual Installer’s editor there is a dedicated tab that is used to handle data to INI files. The name of the tab is “INI files” and in the tab there are four buttons:

New file : Creates a new file.
Add section : Adds a section to the INI file.
Add value : Adds a value name and a value (for example a text string) to the INI file.
Variables : Shows a list of variables that can be inserted in the INI file.

To add/create a new INI file in your Visual Installer project, follow the steps below:

Step by step – How to add/create an INI file in your Visual Installer project

1. Open the “INI files” tab in Visual Installer’s editor.
2. Click the New file button in the “INI files” tab. The button is located in the bottom left.

The 'INI file' tab

3. Enter the filename of the INI file in the dialog box that is shown. E.g., “MySettings.ini“.

Create new INI file

4. Click OK.
5. A message box with a question is now shown, with the following text:
“Do you want the INI file to be created in the main destination folder of the installation?”
6. Answer Yes.
7. Now click the Add section button in the “INI files” tab.
8. Enter a section name. For example: “Directories“.

Add section to INI file

9. Click OK.
10. Now click the Add value button in the “INI files” tab.
11. Enter a value name and a value in the dialog box that is shown. For example:

Add value to INI file

12. Click OK.
13. The result, that is shown in the “INI files” tab, will look something like this:

INI file - Example

You have now created an INI file with some contents for your installation project. The INI file will be created in the main destination folder during the installation and the variables used in the INI file will be replaced with actual values when the INI file is created.

%DESTDIR that is used above is a variable that will be replaced with the installation’s main destination folder path during the installation. You can read more about %DESTDIR here.

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The menu tools now support PNG pictures

Our menu tools (CD-Menu Creator 2026 and USB Menu Creator 2026) now support PNG pictures in menu interfaces. PNG is a modern picture format and have great support for transparency. Both full transparency and partial transparency.

PNG pictures can be used for the background picture, the logotype picture and the menu picture. But PNG pictures are especially useful for logotype pictures. Thanks to the great transparency support, the logotype is nicely combined with the background.

The two screen shots below show examples of that. A title and a PNG logotype has been added to each menu interface. The PNG logotype has been placed in the bottom right of each menu window.

Two menus with PNG logotype

Logotypes on websites are often in the PNG format. So if you already use a PNG picture for your website logotype, it can also be used on a menu interface created with our menu tools.

See also
> PNG pictures are now supported in menu interfaces

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USB Menu Creator 2026 has now been released

We have now released a new version of our USB autorun menu tool USB Menu Creator. The name of the new version is SamLogic USB Menu Creator 2026 and contains the following news:

• PNG pictures in menu interfaces are now supported.
• Updated social media support: Supports now X.
• Updated social media support: Supports now Bluesky.
• More flexibility when setting letter case for file and folder names.
• Supports latest updates of Windows 11.
• All main binary files are now code signed with a DigiCert 4096 bit digital certificate.

If you want to create menu interfaces that support autorun for USB flash drives, you should choose this product instead of CD-Menu Creator. CD-Menu Creator can create menu interfaces for USB sticks, but it does not support autorun. USB Menu Creator does.

If you want to upgrade, you can do it via this order page.

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CD-Menu Creator 2026 has now been released

A new version of our menu designer tool CD-Menu Creator has now been released. With this tool you can create menu interfaces for CDs, DVDs, USB sticks and SD memory cards.

The name of the new version is SamLogic CD-Menu Creator 2026, and some of the new features in the new version are:

• PNG pictures in menus are now supported. This picture format is very useful for logotypes etc.
• Updated social media support: Supports now X.
• Updated social media support: Supports now Bluesky.
• More flexibility when setting letter case for file and folder names.
• Supports latest updates of Windows 11.
• All main binary files are now code signed with a DigiCert 4096 bit digital certificate.

A detailed list with the new features is available on this information page.

If you want to upgrade, you can do it via this order page.

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A French language file is now included in Visual Installer

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.

French text

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

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An update of Visual Installer 2025 is now available

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. (read more)
– 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:

> Upgrade to Visual Installer 2025

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There is now a Notes field available in Visual Installer

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):

The 'Notes' field

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.

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How to set minimum memory requirements for an installation (Visual Installer)

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:

The 'Memory' button

If you click on this button, the following dialog box is shown:

The 'Memory' dialog box

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.