Download NSIS 2 beta 2

The Nullsoft Scriptable Install System programmers have released a third beta version, this time called NSIS 2 beta 2† The program is intended to make handy installations, using a script you indicate what needs to be done so that your program is installed in the right way with the right components.

The release notes look like this:

The third beta version of NSIS 2, the new version of the popular win32 installer/uninstaller system is ready.

NSIS 2 supports highly customized user interfaces, multiple languages, easy usage of plugins and more. And it’s still the smallest win32 installer available, with an overhead of only 34 KB.

The most important changes in Beta 2 are the new NSIS Menu that help you information and help about NSIS faster, the new NSIS Update that helps you keep up-to-date, and big improvements of the file name validation feature introduced in Beta 1.

Changelog:

• NSIS Menu: links to all NSIS utilities, documentation and websites
• NSIS Update: check for new releases, download latest development files
• Dialer plugin to connect to the internet
• Improved filename validation
• VC7 compiler compatibility issues fixed
• CreateDirectory sets error flag
• InstallOptions: INI File State value fixed
• Updated translations
• Minor fixes