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Inno Setup
Version 5.4.3
Updated December 24, 2011
Added Aug. 22, 2005
Homepage/developer
Compatibility : Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7
File size : 1.5 Mb
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Author’s download page with more download locations

Inno Setup is a free installation builder.
From the developer :
Key features:
Support for all versions of Windows in use today: 7, 2008 R2, Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000, Me, 98, 95, and NT 4.0. (No service packs are required.)
Extensive support for installation of 64-bit applications on the 64-bit editions of Windows. Both the x64 and Itanium architectures are supported. (On the Itanium architecture, Service Pack 1 or later is required on Windows Server 2003 to install in 64-bit mode.)
Supports creation of a single EXE to install your program for easy online distribution. Disk spanning is also supported.
Standard Windows 2000/XP-style wizard interface.
Customizable setup types, e.g. Full, Minimal, Custom.
Complete uninstall capabilities.
Installation of files:
Includes integrated support for “deflate”, bzip2, and 7-Zip LZMA/LZMA2 file compression. The installer has the ability to compare file version info, replace in-use files, use shared file counting, register DLL/OCX’s and type libraries, and install fonts.
Creation of shortcuts anywhere, including in the Start Menu and on the desktop.
Creation of registry and .INI entries.
Running other programs before, during or after install.
Support for multilingual installs, including right-to-left language support.
Support for passworded and encrypted installs.
Support for digitally signed installs and uninstalls.
Silent install and uninstall.
Unicode installs. (Windows 2000/XP or later)
Integrated Pascal scripting engine option for advanced run-time install and uninstall customization.
Full source code is available (Borland Delphi 2.0-5.0 and 2009).

Is it really free of charge, even for commercial use?
Yes, it may be used completely free of charge, even when deploying commercial applications. However if you wish to show your appreciation and support its development you can make a donation.”

Inno Setup

Little Install Builder
Version 1.04
Updated Jan. 1 , 2009
Added Sept. 25, 2005
Homepage/developer
Compatibility : Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
File size : 67 Kb
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Simple but powerful freeware setup program builder.

From the author’s site, “There are a lot of setup applications available, but I found that their code may add more than 250 KB to the total size of the final setup application, and because most of my applications are not much bigger than 100 KB, I decided to write my own installation builder.”

Little Install Builder