Software release history

(Only the date of the original major.minor release is given; there are usually a few dozen revisions between minor releases.)

Date Current releases
29 Jan 2012 InstallMate 7.5.4412 (current revision; see InstallMate 7 release notes)
9 Aug 2011 Installer 5.9.4239 (final revision; see Installer 5 release notes; no longer maintained)
30 Jun 2010 ExpertInstall 3.8.3834 (final revision; see ExpertInstall 3 release notes; no longer maintained)
9 Sep 2009 QuickInstall 2.99.3540 (final revision; see QuickInstall 2 release notes; no longer maintained)
Date Older major and minor releases (interim revisions omitted)
5 Jan 2012 InstallMate 7.5
18 Nov 2011 InstallMate 7.4
20 Oct 2011 InstallMate 7.3
21 Sep 2011 InstallMate 7.2
18 Aug 2010 InstallMate 7.1
11 Apr 2010 InstallMate 7.0
26 Feb 2010 Installer 5.9
19 Jan 2010 Installer 5.8
9 Dec 2009 Installer 5.7
24 Mar 2009 Installer 5.6
30 Dec 2008 Installer 5.5
13 Oct 2008 Installer 5.4
7 Aug 2008 Installer 5.3
2 Jul 2008 Installer 5.2
5 May 2008 Installer 5.1
29 Feb 2008 Installer 5.0
14 Feb 2008 ExpertInstall 3.8
12 Dec 2007 ExpertInstall 3.7
24 Aug 2007 ExpertInstall 3.6
5 Feb 2007 ExpertInstall 3.5
2 Oct 2006 ExpertInstall 3.4
29 Aug 2006 ExpertInstall 3.3
7 Aug 2006 ExpertInstall 3.2
31 Mar 2006 ExpertInstall 3.1
6 Feb 2006 ExpertInstall 3.0
2002-2009 QuickInstall 2.24 - QuickInstall 2.99
15 Oct 2002 QuickInstall 2.21 (first public release of QuickInstall 2.x)

News items

Date News
5 Jan 2012 Tarma InstallMate 7.5 released
31 Dec 2011 Technical support for Tarma Installer 5.x ends
18 Nov 2011 Tarma InstallMate 7.4 released
20 Oct 2011 Tarma InstallMate 7.3 released
21 Sep 2011 Tarma InstallMate 7.2 released
19 Aug 2011 New version of GiveAccess tool that supports setting registry key permissions
12 Jul 2011 Added stand-alone Tarma Web Update tool
7 Jul 2011 Added VC2005/VC2008 security updates
21 Apr 2011 Added VC2010 SP1 runtime libraries
19 Apr 2011 Added VC2005/VC2008 security updates
7 Mar 2011 Tarma Preloader Utilities updated
1 Sep 2010 Tarma Installer 5 officially succeeded by Tarma InstallMate 7. Technical support for Installer 5 remains available until 31 Dec 2011.
20 Aug 2010 Tarma InstallMate 7.1 released
18 Jun 2010 Tarma's Password Generator released
14 Jun 2010 Added Premium Support option for InstallMate 7
23 Apr 2010 Added DIFx device driver support add-on
20 Apr 2010 Added Visual C/C++ 2010 runtime libraries add-ons
11 Apr 2010 Tarma InstallMate 7 publicly released
23 Jan 2010 Updated PDF version of Tarma Installer 5 user manual.
9 Jan 2010 Added easy to use high-level API to Tarma WebUpdate (included with Tarma Installer 5).
1 Dec 2009 Tarma Preloader Utilities released
5 Nov 2009 Tarma QuickInstall 2.x and Tarma ExpertInstall 3.x are discontinued. Technical support for these products remains available until 31 Dec 2010. Upgrades to Tarma Installer 5 are available at a substantial discount. See Upgrading from QuickInstall or ExpertInstall for details.
13 Aug 2009 New add-ons for Tarma Installer 5 that cover Microsoft's security update for ATL.
4 Apr 2009 Windows PowerShell support for Tarma Installer 5.6
31 Mar 2009 Windows Logo Requirements documentation.
30 Mar 2009 Tarma Installer 5.6 with Windows 7 (Beta) support.
14 Mar 2009 New Uninstall command line tool.
4 Mar 2009 Tarma Installer 5.5 released.
17 Jan 2009 "Software Packaging Made Easy": Tarma Installer 5 is reviewed in We Say IT Magazine.
27 Nov 2008 Tarma's founder is interviewed about installation software in Dr. Dobbs journal.
24 Oct 2008 Tarma Installer 5 receives a 5 star excellent review from Softpedia.
13 Oct 2008 Tarma Installer 5.4 released.
6 Sep 2008 Tarma Installer 5.3 with installer packaging options.
4 Sep 2008 New add-ons for the Microsoft Visual C/C++ 2008 SP1 runtime libraries.
11 Jul 2008 New add-on to include Microsoft's MS07-043 (oleaut32.dll) patch in your installer.
2 Jul 2008 Tarma Installer 5.2 for Windows Mobile
28 May 2008 New Visual FoxPro 9 runtime libraries add-on
5 May 2008 Tarma Installer 5.1 released.
29 Feb 2008 Tarma Installer 5 released.
15 Feb 2008 Tarma ExpertInstall 3.8 released.
22 Jan 2008 Second Tarma Installer 5 Beta released.
14 Dec 2007 Tarma ExpertInstall 3.7 released with a new Run Script action and other improvements.
7 Dec 2007 Tarma Installer 5 Beta released.
28 Aug 2007 New KnowledgeBase articles, plus documentation for FGet.exe and GA.exe.
26 Aug 2007 Tarma ExpertInstall 3.6 released.
28 Jun 2007 Minor releases of ExpertInstall and QuickInstall which improve Vista compatibility. Download...
6 Jun 2007 Work has started on the next major version of Tarma Installer. We plan to release the new version (internally called Tin5) before the end of 2007. For suggestions and feature requests, please contact support@tarma.com.
5 Feb 2007 Tarma ExpertInstall 3.5 released. This version adds full support for installation into 64-bit Program Files and Common Files folders. Download...
3 Oct 2006 Tarma ExpertInstall 3.4 released. See what's new...
25 Sep 2006 Added step-by-step explanation How to install MSDE with Tarma ExpertInstall.
15 Jul 2006 Tarma ExpertInstall wins the 2006 Shareware Industry Award in its category.
31 Mar 2006 Added .Net support to Tarma ExpertInstall.
6 Feb 2006 Introducing Tarma ExpertInstall, a completely rewritten and much expanded version of our installer development product.
1997-2006 Hundreds of earlier updates to tarma.com