About / What is ctInstaller Suite
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If you are new to ctInstaller Suite, please read the Requirements section first!

ctInstaller Suite allowes you to create installation programs. It's mostly text-
based, allowing you to define components and setup instructions.
Best of all, all setup information, scripts, required files... will be stored in
one file: your setup executable! You can re-open and modity it anytime (Backups
recommend in case you mess something up); The created setup does not use
temporary files.

As long there are bugs or requests, ctInstaller Suite is under development. The
latest official version can be found at http://www.ctuser.net. For suggestions,
questions, requests or bug reports, send eMail to info@ctuser.net.
  
This document will give you additional information of ctInstMaker.

Requirements!!!
---------------

(Generic requirements, according to Microsoft:)
- Pentium 90MHz / higher
- VGA 640x480 or higher
- 24MB RAM for Windows 95 / 32MB for Windows NT.
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 / 95 or later.
  (Windows 95 users may need DCOM update (or at least one file of)

Other requirements:
- msvbvm60.dll for the installer, any created installation executable, and the
  installation creator
- Enough free memory (RAM):
  The installation creator stores all included files in memory. Therefore, you
  will need some extra memory, depending on the total file sizes, size of the
  largest file, setup pictures, ...
  The installer itselfs accesses included files on demand only, however due
  decompression etc you may need 2-5x size of the largest file; When downloading
  files, these will also be cached in memory!
- Windows 95/NT users may need an ole update.
- Internet support will require an internet connection for downloading.
  Downloaded files are cached in memory! May not work with all servers.

Programm overview
-----------------

Patches:
  You should define a minimum & maximum file version for at least 1 file

Uninstall:
  Uninstall support is added automatically when used in the script

Online setup:
  To create a online setup project, create a new project, and choose "Online
  setup" from the "Save file" dialog.
  The Installation creator will automatically create a matching client
  executable in the same folder.

Compression:
  Uses a Huffman based compression. Thanks to the unknown author for publishing
  this free VB example. Made lot's of optimations, and due it's slow processing
  and my little assembly experience, I ported (and optimized) the decompressing
  code to assembly, which boosts decompressing speed 10x-20x (with a smart
  progress callback procedure)

Copying / License / ...
-----------------------

ctInstaller Suite is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any
later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

If you have any questions, suggestions or bug reports about this product,
contact me: info@ctuser.net; Do not contact me about general B.A.S.I.C. language
or A.P.I. issues

Files (depending on which package you downloaded, not all files may be included)
 - License.txt   license    GNU General Public License
 - msvbvm60.dll  required
 - ctIMaker.exe  (required) executable
 - ctIMaker.txt  readme     information / help
 - Source.zip    source     Source code (Visual Basic 6 / PureBasic) and related
                            readme files, also contains a copy of the GNU
                            General Public License

If you want to localize ctInstMaker, please contact me: info@ctuser.net

Version history
---------------

New: New feature
Bug: Essential bugfix (Programm hangs, ...)
Fix: Other bugfix (Display, ...)
Chg: Changes (Optimation, ...)
Del: Removed 'feature' (Automation, ...)
Lng: Language related fix/change

(Some bugs may not affect the previous version, but an unreleased pre-beta
version)

1.60 build 2014.07.22
  - Add: Setup component scrolling support
  - Add: msg statement support and GetMsgValue() for conditions (in progress)
  - Add: Support for jpg, gif and png files for main picture
  - Add: Support for progress indicator on the task bar on windows 7+
  - Add: Support for multiple languages (currently only german)
  - Add: winlng() in expressions to detect language and constants #winlng_en and
         #winlng_de
  - Add: is64bit() and is32bit() expressions to detect 64bit Windows versions
  - Fix: Crashes when interpreting certain expressions
 Installer:
  - Chg: Internet support using winsock (ws2_32.dll). No longer requires
         wininet.dll, Internet Explorer components and/or configuration,
         Mlang.dll or other files. No longer uses temporary files
  - Add: download speed label (pure downloads and during installation only)
  - Fix: Crash when restoring values to non-existing controls
  - Add: Support for 'Publisher', 'Version' and (estimated) 'Size' uninstall
         information, as well as 'NoRepair' / 'NoModify'
  - Add: Bigger icon
 Maker:
  - Add: Support for 'Publisher', 'Version' uninstall information
 Uninstaller:
  - Bug: Fixed crash when certain shell folders cannot be determined (stack
         issue due goto instruction)

1.50 build 2012.01.22
  - Add: show/hide script commands
  - Add: invisible and nobreak element flags
  - Add: Hexdecimal value supported for some flags (0x..., $..., h..., &h...)
  - Add: Conditions supported for events (using a snapshot of component values)
  - Chg: Add/Rem script commands are now Mark/Unmark
  - Chg: StrJump/PosJump script commands are now SetStrID/SetPos
  - Add: Finally support for icons!
 Installer:
  - Add: Auto size checkboxes/radioboxes
  - Fix: Handled some http responses so no longer accepting 'not found'
         responses/redirects as downloaded file.
  - Fix: Initial download label too small
  - Fix: Decompression routine in memory now working with DEP
 Maker:
  - Chg: Now shares the component scripting engine from the installer.
  - Add: Horizontal scrollbar support for recent projects list on startup
  - Add: Logging files that are probably obsolete (unused)
 Uninstaller:
  - Chg: Self deletion code now in executable memory instead of stack, and DEP
         compatible
 Demo application / new project template:
  - Chg: Sample executable even smaller (now flat assembler code)
  - Chg: Updated icons, stripped all this info from the setup script

1.40a build 2010.02.07
 ctIMaker:
  - Fix: Windows 95 compatibility issue (Waitable timers)
 ctInst:
  - Fix: Windows 95 compatibility issue (Waitable timers)
  - Fix: Components not locked properly on startup
  - Fix: Unicode registry access problems (Components not remembered)
  - Fix: Pressing Enter key after changing path quits setup

1.40 build 2009.04.10 / 2009.05.21
 ctIMaker:
  - New: NoHide statement ('[Create]' section) to force components dialog to be
         shown even if no choices are available
  - New: IsAdmin() support added to conditions
  - New: 'startupextra' statement for [Create] section for dynamic setup options
 ctInst:
  - Chg: Unicode support, so not display properly
  - Chg: As no longer uses a VB6 form, it should no longer create any temporary
         file!
  - New: NoHide statement ('[Create]' section) to force components dialog to be
         shown even if no choices are available
  - New: IsAdmin() support added to conditions
  - Chg: Can suppress path selections
  - Fix: Windows version detection
  - New: 'startupextra' statement for [Create] section for dynamic setup options
 ctUninst:
  - Chg: Now dll loaded via rundll32, so it can selfterminate and delete itself
         afterwards.
  - New: Unicode support

1.30 build 2007.09.06
 ctIMaker:
  - Chg: Uninstall ID gets Program ID
  - Add: Express installation support
  - Chg: General setup window rearrangements
  - Add: Online setup project automatically creates client exe
  - Add: Message box support (Msg)
  - Add: Windows version detection (WinVer() and WinType())
  - Add: Conditions for components and events!!! (without values!)
  - Fix: Launching wrong executable on "Create setup.exe"
  - Chg: Decompression stuff ported to ASM with some additional optimations
 ctInst:
  - Add: Message box support (Msg)
  - Add: Windows version detection (WinVer() and WinType())
  - Add: Conditions for components and events!!! (without values!)
  - Chg: Uninstall ID gets Program ID
  - Add: Express installation support
  - Chg: Some registry path/caption updates
  - Add: Remembering 'Run ... now' setting.
  - Chg: Decompression stuff ported to ASM with some additional optimations

1.20 build 2006.1017
 ctIMaker:
 - Add: Some more 'help'
 - Fix: Proper Device Context releasing (pictures)
 - Add: Enabling/Disabling components
 - Add: Shortcut icons
 - Add: Patch support
 - Fix: Crash with some val(...) values
 - Add: Internet support!
 - Fix: Crash when using Key-Up on components if no component selected yet
 ctInst:
 - Chg: Using API for opening setup file to work over network (and CD?)
 - Fix: Proper Device Context releasing (pictures)
 - Add: Enabling/Disabling components
 - Add: Shortcut icons
 - Add: Patch support
 - Fix: Crash with some val(...) values
 - Add: Internet support!
 - Fix: Crash when using Key-Up on components if no component selected yet
 - Chg/ Registry access with minimal security flags
   Fix: Should now succeed reading program files path from the windows
        registry.
 - Fix: If no subdirectory for destination is available, the directory changes
        to the root dir

1.10.2006.0220
 - Chg: Launch string changes
 - New: Scrolling for even more setup options
 - Chg: 'Icons' finaly working; use 16x16 bmps, you can specify the a palette
        index for transparency (Not runtime-updated on system color changes!)
 - Chg: Updated copyright to 2006
 - Ned: strjump has second parameter: <ControlID>
 - Chg: lpos renamed to posjump
 - Add: Supports remembering of last installed components ([Remeber],
        Simple <Caption>,<ElementID>)
 ctIMaker:
 - Fix: Version checking skips/aborts if file has a later version then specified
 - Chg: Editor window workarounds
 - Fix: Importing regestry failed on some reg files (error)
 - Bug: 'Bad' workaround for Menu bug (VB6 bug)
 - Add: Supports dragging of bitmaps on 'General setup information' window bitmap
 - Add: Automatically opening 'File manager' window when loading project
 - Add: Progress when converting regestry files
 - Fix: General settings were applied after closing that window
 ctInst:
 - Fix: Version checking skips/aborts if file has a later version then specified
 - Fix: Error when importing some regestry files
 ctUninst:
 - Bug: 'File damaged' error on some converted files
 - Add: Simple GUI with progress indicator

1.00 beta 5 / 1.05.0920
 - Add: Supports launching executables during setup
 - Add: Supports uninstallation
 ctIMaker:
 - Bug: Crash when saving executables
 - Add: Registry support (Regedit files, import using "import reg")
        (Reg2exe 2.24 engine)
 - Add: Script editor shows simple syntax information in "status bar"
 ctInst:
 - Add: Registry support (Reg2exe 2.24 engine)
 ctUninst:
 - First official release

1.00 beta 4 / 1.05.0300
 - New: monochrome bitmaps working; oversized images supported (stretched)
 - Chg: Using windows standard progressbar (no flickering)
 - Chg: Updated modules
 - Chg: Updated copyright to 2005
 - New: Setup components support icons (must be converted)
 ctIMaker:
 - Fix: Removed obsolete menu (#504) in file window
 - Fix: File renaming working
 ctInst
 - Fix: File version detection
 - New: Progress indicator on startup
 - New: 'Quit' caption changed to 'Cancel' / 'Close';
        'Next >' caption changed to 'Next >' / 'Finish'
 - Fix: Removed 'ShellLink sample' comment in shortcuts
 - Chg: No more flickering when no (valid) package attached
 - New: Smaller window when preparing, resized to larger window when done
 - Fix: Progress indication on startup

1.00 beta 3 / 1.04.1019
 - New: Support for buttons
 - New: 'Set' command to set dropdown-combo item
 - Chg: Setupscript control optimations
 - New: Windows XP Skin support
 ctIMaker:
 - Chg: Checking for ctIMaker.dat on startup
 ctInst
 - Chg: File deleting enabled, but for installation path (& subfolders) only

1.00 beta 2 / 1.04.0726
 ctIMaker:
 - Progress bar when compressing
 - Some other small changes
 - Force compression for fluid progress bar when installing
 ctInst
 - Some small changes

1.00 beta 1 / 1.04.0705
 ctIMaker:
        first official release
 ctInst:
 - Chg: No longer needing zlib.dll (using integrated huffman compression;
        slower because in vb6 and not quite as effective because ONLY huffman
        compression is used, but zlib.dll independent)
 - Chg: No longer needing vb6stkit.dll; (now using VB 5 IShellLinkA Interface
        (ANSI) / Shelllnk.tlb) -> No further dlls needed than msvbvm60.dll,
        an up-to-date oleaut32.dll and standard dll files
 - Chg: Optimized code for more compatibility (e.g. 'Package damaged' error
        when some vb6/ole/...? files were missing)
 - Chg: Bitmap (bmp) support: 4bit indexed, 8bit indexed, 24bit
 - Del: icon support currently disabled

Known problems, Behaviours, Bugs, Errors, Problems
--------------------------------------------------

 - Some keyboard problems
   ctIMaker only, does not affect setup executables

Of course I'm testing my software and find most errors myself. Additionally, a
good friend of mine tests any version (alpha, pre-beta, beta, ...).
If you find an error anyway (that's why it's a beta), try to find out what you
did that caused the error (bug) and find the fastest / easiest way to reproduce
this error and eMail your report (info@ctuser.net). Please also check if the
error depends on one or more settings

Credits
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Jan Vorel (thats me):
 - Programming
 - Layout (design)
 - Testing
 - Readme file
 - Homepage (Text, screenshots, ...)

------------------ General Credits: ------------------

Ali Chaudhry:
 - lots of discussions resulting in better performance
 - Showed me UPX

Angus Johnson
 - Resource Hacker

Carlos J. Quintero
 - MZ-Tools

Christian Falk:
 - Beta tester

Eugene Roshal
 - WinRar
 - Rar ('DosShell' / HexViewer)

Fantaisie Software:
 - PureBasic

Grennady Feldman
 - Win32Pad (Notepad replacement)

Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer & Laszlo Molnar:
 - UPX

Microsoft:
 - Windows 95/98
 - Visual Basic
 - MSDN

PlanetSourceCode:
 - Visual Basic Source Codes to see how to use API

Toshi:
 - ExeScope: Additional resource operations / checking

ULEAD System:
 - Photo Impact (best image editing programm)

Lothar Rossipaul:
 - Wörterbuch (For some translations)

and many other...
