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BoxedApp Packer 2019.2, BoxedApp SDK 2019.1


We are excited to announce that we’ve just released BoxedApp Packer 2019.2 and BoxedApp SDK 2019.1:

  • FIX: GetFinalPathNameByHandle() failed for virtual files located on virtual drive.
  • FIX: if input exe required administrative privileges, packed exe didn’t require administrative privileges.

New tutorial is ready: packaging .NET Core application into a single executable file package.


BoxedApp SDK 2.1, BoxedApp Packer 2.2


Released new versions of products of the BoxedApp series: BoxedApp SDK 2.1, BoxedApp Packer 2.2.
[ Download demo versions ]

What’s new?


Packing Entire MS PowerPoint Presentation into a Single EXE


MS PowerPoint allows creating presentations viewable on any computer, even those that do not have the PowerPoint application installed. But what makes it really inconvenient is the necessity to click on the “Accept” button every time you open a file; besides, the number of files is so great… How nice would it be to turn this whole set into a single executable file! Let’s see how we can do that.


Launching .NET Applications From Memory


We’ve issued new update of the BoxedApp SDK and BoxedApp Packer, which includes new function BoxedAppSDK_ExecuteDotNetApplication


BoxedApp SDK 2.0.1, BoxedApp Packer 2.1.1


We’ve tested BoxedApp under new Windows from MS, Windows 7. A few issues found and fixed.

[FIXED] ShellExecute doesn’t run virtual EXE under Windows 7
[FIXED] ActiveX registering in a virtual registry may not work properly under Windows 7

A small fix for all Windows:

[FIXED] Launching a lot of child processes cause memory and handles leak

New feature of the BoxedApp Packer:

[NEW] Environment variables are supported in a virtual path.

[ Download demo version ]


BoxedApp SDK 2.0, BoxedApp Packer 2.1


Finally, we have made available the new releases with two extremely interesting features:

Let’s take a closer look at them