Download NSIS 2.22

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System has been updated to version 2.22. NSIS can be used to easily create installation packages. After creating a script, the program then creates a nice compact installer, in which uninstall options can also be added. This release includes support for the free Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express and includes the usual bug fixes and updated translations. The full changelog looks like this:

Release Notes:

• Some changes have been made to the credit and license files in order to avoid copyrights and license related confusions. This does not change in any way how NSIS should or could be used. NSIS itself is still licensed with the permissive BSD-like zlib license.
• Upgrade is recommended for early adopters of WinVer.nsh, due to a bug in Windows 98 and ME detection.

Minor changes

• Fixed context menu not disappearing when moving from instfiles page (bug #1115825)
• Fixed WinVer.nsh’s detection of Windows 98 and ME (reported on the forum)
• Fixed WriteUninstaller failure to overwrite read-only uninstallers (bug #1542530)
• Licensed lzma under CPL with a special exception, instead of LGPL
• Minor documentation updates and fixes (including bug #1584618, bug #1589877)
• Updated comments in MUI examples (bug #1595500)

New/Changed Commands

• Added `highest` option for RequestExecutionLevel

Translations

• Added Uzbek translation
• Fixed corruption in Lithuanian (bug #1602673)
• Minor Breton fixes
• Slovenian corrections (patch #1590108)

Build System

• Added Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express support
• SCons requirement upgraded to 0.96.93

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