Current Development

This section details the new features and major enhancements that are currently under development for MSIStudio to be released in upcoming versions of the product.

In addition to what is listed here, minor bugs will be fixed continuously as they as discovered. Comprehensive pre-release testing keeps the occurence of bugs in released versions to a minimum. Please use the forums or support email to report bugs or other issues.

New Features

This feature will allow users to create MSIStudio project files from existing .msi installation packages. The .msi files can be created using any other tool or package. This feature is a great way to speed migration to MSIStudio from other tools and kick start project development from legacy installs.

Open and edit MSI files directly inside the MSIStudio workspace. Removes the need to use Orca.exe or other third-party database editing tools to view and tweak the content of Windows Installer database files.

Enhancements

Enable pinning of installed applications to the Windows 7 Taskbar.

Supply an additional suite of dialog designs to enhance the user experience.

Provide additional language translations (ongoing).

Additional functionality to install dialup connections, run SQL scripts, perform xml modifications, and much more will be provided as extension custom action modules. These modules will be developed based on user demand and will be released individually after comprehensive testing.

Provide a schema definition file (xsd) allowing users to verify the integrity of hand-edited or auto-generated MSIStudio project files.

Provide a command-line interface equivalent for the msi file comparison feature that is available within the MSIStudio IDE.