| Package Creation—Installation Capture and Conversion |
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| New!Support for Microsoft Windows Vista* |
Enhancements for Vista include check for the presence of Windows Vista on target computers, compatibility with Internet Explorer 7.0, minimize reboots using the Restart Manager Infrastructure in Vista, access control for general user and administrator privileges, enhancements for digital signature support, validation for logo standards, and set logging options for the installation. |
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| Enhanced! SetupCapture |
Create packages with our snapshot or SmartMonitor technology. Choose the package format that’s right for you: .MSI, setup.exe or, new in WPS 7, support for virtual software archive packages that work with Altiris Software Virtualization Solution™. Also new in WPS 7: Easily restore your development machine to its original state by deleting or deactivating the virtual software layer created |
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| Wise WebCapture |
Capture applications without installing any packaging tool components on the capture machine and re-image and begin new captures through a URL. |
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| .MSI capture |
Now allows for capture of first-use settings into a transform (.MST). |
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| VirtualCapture |
Revolutionary, patent-pending technology that allows you to perform multiple captures on a "non-clean" machine without re-imaging between captures. |
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| SmartMonitor SetupCapture |
SmartMonitor is the only capture technology that records changes as they are executed by the source installation. SmartMonitor captures the replacement of files, overwriting of existing registry keys and more. |
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| Snapshot
SetupCapture |
Scans the PC before and after installation and records the differences between scans, including any changes to the files, registry, services or .INI files. |
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| .ZAP files |
Create .ZAP files with WiseScript Editor for non-.MSI installations and distribute them with Active Directory. |
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| Include/exclude reporting |
Track and control the exact resources in the base capture compared to the resulting package. Eliminates end users missing key resources due to incorrect exclusion lists. |
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| Reporting of .INI file changes |
See the actual changes made to .INI files in SetupCapture reports. |
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| Exclude sections of .INI files |
Exclude specific sections of .INI files and gain more control over what is captured. |
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| Automatic exclusion list generation |
Automatically specifies the files and registry keys to be excluded from the installation capture. |
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| Enhanced!Global exclusion lists |
Using Software Manager, you can create a global exclusion list where the specified file, directory, or registry key is permanently excluded from any captures. New in WPS 7: Supports exclusion list for post-processing.This means that packages created by Wise WebCapture and vendor-supplied packages can be checked against the exclusion list without running SetupCapture. |
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| Capture into a new feature |
Create a more reliable package by running the capture and adding the resulting content into a new feature of an existing package. |
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| Ordered report capture changes |
Provides comprehensive detail & pinpoints the order actions occur during an installation. |
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| Capture non-Microsoft ODBC settings |
The easiest way to capture non-Microsoft ODBC changes. |
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| Ability to use wildcards |
Save time using wildcards when specifying files or directories to exclude. |
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| Component rules |
Specify the rules associated with each component.Wise Package Studio automatically builds the components based on those rules, allowing consistent enforcement of standards and eliminating the need to specify component information every time a file is added. |
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| Legacy setup conversion |
Convert legacy packages such as, InstallShield Professional .IPR and Microsoft SMS .IPF files into Windows Installer format, including .MSIs wrapped in .EXEs. |
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| Visual Basic C# Import Wizard |
Easily package internally developed applications by converting Visual Basic 5, 6, .NET, and C# projects into .WSI or .MSI files. |
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| Application Watch |
Monitors a running application and creates a new installation that includes all other .DLL, .OCX, and .EXE files accessed by the application. |
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| Application Watch reporting |
Track or record files included or excluded during application monitoring. |
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| Updated! 64-bit installations |
Manage the 64-bit portion of the registry and file system, author a single .WIS project file that can create separate .MSIs for both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of an application, and use the Release Settings page to specify which components to not install in the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the installation. |
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