Sfx-Factory - your personal SFX installation wizard*

There is no doubt about it: the transfer of files over the internet is already an unrenounceable means of data distribution and will become more and more important in the near future. Compression tools, like WinAce, are a great help when it comes to crunching program or data files into much smaller packages, saving disk space and - much more important these days - valuable download time and server bandwidth. But what if the person on the other end of the line does not have immediate access to your compressed file?

What if there is no free extractor like XAce Plus installed on your notebook or on your customers workstation you just downloaded your company's profile presentation or the important product demo to?

For these and other everyday occasions, self-extracting files are your best option to avoid  moments of embarrassment and spontaneous internet sessions in order to find "that damn extraction tool" you need so desperately to get on with your work now.

SFX files ideally offer a good compression ratio to keep your file packages as small and compact as possible. Due to their built-in extraction capability, you will be totally independent from any other decompression tools - there does not need to be an extrction or compression tool installed  on your targeted computer system at all. In order to keep your SFX files small, this extraction code also needs to be lean and efficient.

Sfx-Factory features

Sfx-Factory offers you the performance, versatility and ease-of-use you should expect from a SFX creator. From simple "Click to confirm" self-extractors to sophisticated, fully featured installation routines that not only copy files to a pre-defined directory, but also include licencing agreement confirmation dialogs and the capability to create or edit registry entries.

The feature list of Sfx-Factory includes:

• built-in compression for ZIP and - for even smaller installation files - ACE
• project files that store your default settings for recurrent tasks
• multi-volume (disk spanning) SFX files (available for ACE compression only)
• 3 different SFX installation types (Basic, Advanced, Expert)
• extremely small data overheads for each installation type
• multilingual support - create your SFX files in english, french or german (more to follow)
• a generic uninstaller that ships with Sfx-Factory (or add your own uninstall package)
• windows registry modification - add or edit registry keys and values
• user defined title screens (text and/or graphic fileswith over 20 transition effects
• display of a licence agreement which requires to be confirmed prior to the installation process
• execution a program automatically after installation has finished
• automatic creation of program group(s) and shortcuts for selected files
• ... and so much more!

User testimonials

Step Ahead Software, AnFX (Web Animation)

"We found Sfx-Factory extremely easy to use plus it produces self installing executables that are much smaller than those produced by InstallShield. Our AnFX application was well over 1 MB with InstallShield but with Sfx-Factory it is only 760KB.

Size really does matter when it comes to internet downloads! A smaller download means increased performance for our web server and quicker download times for those with standard modems.

Sfx-Factory was able to set up registry entries and perform all the standard functions of an install program including a facility for uninstalling. Overall we are very impressed with Sfx-Factory and we would recommend it to anyone needing impressive, small self installing executables."

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