Fusion Installer 3.0

Build Date: 2012-07-26

New Features

  • Fusion Installer can now detect if an install file has been corrupted during the download and will refuse to install with it. To accomplish this a change has been made in the install files themselves so Fusion Installer can only install files from Fusion 2.5 and higher.
  • If you are installing from a USB drive, the install file will automatically be copied to the host computer during the install. This will ensure that the install file is available locally in case a re-install is necessary later on.
  • You can select multiple applications to install them all in one step. This can even be done on a touchscreen by using the checkbox below the list of applications which changes the behavior of the list when touching an application.
  • Similarly, if multiple applications are selected and you click "Just Download" they will be downloaded in one step.
  • When "Just Downloading" you can supply an email address to be notified when the download is complete.
  • You can choose to install an older version if it is available. Double-click the version number in the Source Version column to select an older version.
  • You can choose between FTP and HTTP for downloading from the internet. In the past FTP has been used and is sometimes slower and unreliable. HTTP will be faster and more reliable but it isn't possible to see a progress bar with HTTP so you can't see how long it will take, nor can you cancel it. However, in most cases it will be better to use.
  • A new help button leads to more detailed explanation of each part of Fusion Installer.
  • A new SSG Website... button leads to several pages and documents on the web making it easy to get to our website, the Downloads page, the Direct Download page (although with the HTTP option, this shouldn't be necessary anymore), and the Install Guide.
  • A new system for the release notes is in place. You won't notice any difference yet, but once everyone has moved to the new installer we will be able to throw a switch and have better looking release notes.
  • It was possible to have Fusion Installer place a shortcut to the Activity Monitor/Task Manager in the past. Now it can also be automatically launched.
  • It can launch the Performance Monitor on Windows.
  • It can show the network settings in a window.
  • There is a new option which makes it easy to FTP a file to our client FTP site. This can be very helpful in troubleshootiing situations.
  • Fusion Weigh is no longer supported, so it isn't possible to install anymore.

Bug Fixes

  • The past installer could sometimes get a "There is no disk in the drive" error. This is fixed.
  • Various subtle fixes with advanced options.

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