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Free Installation / Setup Utilities

SSE Setup
Easy to use free multi-language setup file creator.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/SSE-Setup_program_9818.html
http://www.ssesetup.com/
BitRock InstallBuilder allows you to create easy-to-use installers for Linux (x86/PPC), FreeBSD, Solaris, and Windows applications. The generated installer for an application has a native look-and-feel and no external dependencies, and can be run in GUI, text, and unattended modes.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/installbuilder/
http://www.bitrock.com/
Install Key
Add License Validation, Product Activation, and Installation Keys to your .Net based application. Prevent casual copying and keep your customers honest. Similar to Microsoft style product activation where the product key is validated against an internet server.

http://installkey.codeplex.com/
DreamShield Deployment Tools
A free deployment tool to create installer program for any .NET based applications but also dynamic updates from a web server. You can also publish directly your software to a web server with only a few clicks.
It's mainly developed in C# but contains portions in C++.

http://dreamshield.codeplex.com/
The AppDeploy Repackager is a simple freeware snapshot tool for the creation of Windows Installer (MSI) setup packages. Unlike other tools that try to take on the whole drag and drop creation of MSI setups (development tools), the AppDeploy Repackager is simply a snapshot tool that results in a sharable project file which may be used to ...
http://www.appdeploy.com/tools/repackager/index.asp
Install Key
Add License Validation, Product Activation, and Installation Keys to your .Net based application. Prevent casual copying and keep your customers honest. Similar to Microsoft style product activation where the product key is validated against an internet server. Supports server based creation, maintenance and validation of install key codes.
http://www.codeplex.com/InstallKey
ZipSolution
Software is intended for developers who release sources of its application as a zipped archive. It allows to make quickly zipped archives of software source codes for contributing them to sourceforge.net, codeproject.com and codeplex.com.
It can be used to improve speed up of your work by zipping solutions with custom filters.
Software is intended to create so called 'update packets': you can select folder and it will pack all modified and created files starting from specified date. It saves original folder structure.
Purpose: to create update packets for small sites(consisting from html pages and powered by hands)

http://www.codeplex.com/ZipSolution
Excelsior Installer
Creates installers for Windows applications.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/Excelsior-Installer_program_26982.html
MsiDiff
Compare or disassemble Windows Installer databases.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/MsiDiff_program_43928.html
http://dennisbareis.com/msidiff.htm
Bytessence InstallMake
A lightweight install-maker for the Windows platform.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_113_38539.html
http://www.bytessence.com/
CreateInstall Free
A simple and clear freeware installer.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_113_19969.html
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/62840
Excelsior Installer helps you create installation packages for your Windows applications. It supports the most common installation scenario.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_113_26982.html
http://www.excelsior-usa.com/installer.html
Inno Setup
A feature-packed installation builder.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_113_13511.html
InstallJammer is a multi-platform GUI installer and builder designed to be completely cross-platform and function on Windows and most versions of Unix, with eventual support for Mac OS X. InstallJammer is renamed from the original InstallBase project.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/installjammer/
Glassworks
Java install builder tool which provides a user friendly system for deploying applications on multiple platforms.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_113_25156.html
HM NIS EDIT: A Free NSIS Editor/IDE
HM NIS Edit is the best Editor/IDE for Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS). Its useful for experts and beginners in the creation of Setup programs with the NSIS. Its Script Wizard will help you to create standard Setup programs with only few clicks, also its InstallOptions designer will help you to create your own custom pages with a friendly drag and drop interface.

http://hmne.sourceforge.net/
Pocket PC Installation Creator
This program simplifies the creation of installation for Pocket PC Devices.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_113_23891.html
Atlantis is an installer developers can use to install software on users' computers on multiple platforms. It was designed for installing PHP-GTK2 applications as an alternative to PEAR, but will theoretically work for anything.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/atlantinstall
InstallPad
Takes a list of your favorite programs and will download and install them.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_102_22359.html
http://www.installpad.com/
HJ Install can create install directories and installers.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Coding-languages-Compilers/HJ-Install.shtml
CreateInstall Free
A simple and clear freeware builder of professional installations.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_111_19969.html
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System is a tool for creating quick and user-friendly installers for Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is a script-based system that adds a very small overhead, only 34 KB. It features LZMA compression, support for multiple languages, and an easy-to-use plugins system

http://freshmeat.net/projects/nsis/
Scriptmaker for Innosetup
Construct and maintain installation scripts for Jordan Russel´s Inno Setup.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_113_18685.html
PyInstaller is a program that packages Python programs into stand-alone executables under Windows, Linux, and Irix. This is similar to the famous py2exe, but PyInstaller supports several platforms. It is able to build fully-contained (single file) executables.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/pyinstaller/
CyberInstaller Suite is a suite of programs for the creation of installation packages.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_113_18232.html
Advanced Installer
Windows Installer authoring tool.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_108_16969.html
AppZip
Compress applications into a file and uncompress on-the-fly during execution.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/23352
SkinCrafter Installer
Developer tool for MSI install packages skinning
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/49345
ZipInstaller
Installs/uninstalls applications that do not provide an internal installation program.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_93_15096.html
OneClick Ruby Installer
http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyinstaller/
UninsHs
This extension program for Inno Setup allows you to add repair, modify and remove support to your applications with minimal ...
http://www.sofotex.com/UninsHs-download_L16484.html
Clickteam Install Creator - create installation packages