Below is an overview of the Tarma ExpertInstall releases.
| Build |
Area |
Description |
| 3108 |
All |
Updated language names |
| 3030 |
All |
Added workaround for invalid PE resource sections |
| 3022 |
MSI |
Added preflight checks to point out unsupported file installation modes |
| 3022 |
All |
Changed external process creation for better response |
| 3022 |
TSU |
External processes are now started without being suspended first |
| 3010 |
All |
Added separate Edit window for Run Script action |
| 3010 |
All |
Changed default attributes for registry values, ini values, and environment variables for better MSI compatibility |
| 3010 |
MSI |
BLD:U0012 diagnostic now only given if install and remove actions don't match |
| 3000 |
TSU |
Added $part() runtime function |
| 2993 |
All |
Added Italian translation |
| 2992 |
All |
Made license registration more forgiving of small formatting differences |
| 2972 |
All |
Introduced MainProductName variable |
| 2971 |
TSU |
Minor correction to add-on uninstaller operation |
| 2968 |
TSU |
Added $shpath() function to improve shell folder resolution |
| 2967 |
All |
Several minor improvements to merge module imports |
| Build |
Area |
Description |
| 2945 |
TSU |
Initial Setup process now takes its name from the installation package instead of TSU-xxxx |
| 2943 |
All |
Made registration certificate parsing more forgiving of minor format deviations |
| 2943 |
All |
Added check for upward compatibility while opening a project |
| 2941 |
All |
Corrected bug when importing (default) value from .reg file |
| 2940 |
TSU |
Corrected bug in shared shortcut installation |
| 2915 |
All |
Projects opened in batch mode are no longer removed from MRU list |
| 2905 |
TSU |
Added TizPath variable that contains installation database path at installation time |
| 2905 |
TSU |
Clarified MessageBox action failure behavior |
| 2903 |
TSU |
Replaced Run Batch Commands action with Run Script action that can also run VBScript and JScript programs |
| Build |
Area |
Description |
| 2876 |
MSI |
Language-excluded components are now omitted
from FeatureComponents table |
| 2876 |
MSI |
Fixed code page issue in installer database |
| 2875 |
MSI |
Language-excluded files are now properly
omitted from the MSI File table |
| 2867 |
TSU |
Under WoW64, Setup now tries 64-bit registry
keys if 32-bit counterparts are not available |
| 2852 |
TSU |
Setup loader now contains message loop to
avoid busy wait cursor |
| 2839 |
MSI |
Added missing localized string |
| 2829 |
TSU |
Removed Trust info from Setup.exe manifest |
| 2828 |
All |
Components with empty GUIDs now remain empty
upon project reload |
| 2808 |
TSU |
Made uninstaller registration more robust |
| 2804 |
All |
Added Vista manifest info to development
environment |
| 2795 |
Docs |
Minor corrections and updates to documentation |
| 2793 |
TSU |
VersionMsi is now also set by the Tarma native
installer |
| 2793 |
All |
Added Hindi and Telugu translations |
| Build |
Area |
Description |
| 2736 |
TSU |
Minor changes to improve Vista compatibility |
| 2645 |
TSU |
Implemented FeatureTree:OnSelChanged event
firing |
| 2629 |
TSU |
Added /cn command
line option for Setup.exe |
| 2628 |
TSU |
Added file association changed notification
at the end of the install process |
| 2617 |
TSU |
Early-install dialog boxes now show product
name instead of "Tarma ExpertInstall" |
| 2617 |
All |
Changed ...Folder64 to ...64Folder aliases
for MSI compatibility |
| 2607 |
All |
Added Windows Vista support |
| 2594 |
TWU |
Added support for REG_EXPAND_SZ uninstall
info |
| 2593 |
All |
Added 64-bit versions of Program Files and
Common Files folders |
| 2593 |
TSU |
Installer now supports installation into
64-bit program folders |
| Build |
Area |
Description |
| 2560 |
TSU |
Some internal cleanup |
| 2548 |
All |
Removed miscellaneous tools from distribution |
| 2548 |
All |
Fixed a bug in the dialog designer occurring
on non-themed systems |
| 2530 |
All |
Put resource path first in component resource
list |
| 2522 |
TSU |
Hidden installs now force previous version
uninstalls hidden as well |
| 2521 |
TSU |
Corrected a problem with backup files on
Windows 95 and 98 (original edition) |
| 2520 |
TSU |
Corrected post-boot registration scheduling |
| 2517 |
TSU |
Service control actions no longer test for
service presence if component is not installed |
| 2513 |
TSU |
Corrected reboot scheduling during uninstalls |
| 2470 |
All |
Changed preflighting logic to prevent spurious
BLD:Q0126
and BLD:Q0127
diagnostics. |
| 2470 |
TSU |
MsiNetAssemblySupport
and VersionCLR
now take their version from fusion.dll as documented, and not from
mscoree.dll. |
| 2468 |
TSU |
Added Set
Variable action to DoFirstInstall action
sequence to preset the installation folder during upgrades. See
also How to assign
the default installation path during upgrades. |
| 2468 |
All |
Target
system platforms are now intersected with the build
configuration platforms during the build. |
| 2467 |
TSU |
Added $iisdata
and $iispath
runtime functions |
| 2467 |
All |
Moved Inetpub folder and corrected
location of <WWWRootFolder>
in the Files
and Folders tree. |
| Build |
Area |
Description |
| 2465 |
TSU |
Changed secondary process synchronization
to require fewer privileges. |
| 2462 |
All |
Added Czech translation. |
| 2460 |
MSI |
Fixed Installation file attributes
of MSI actions Run
DLL, Run
Program, Run
Script. |
| 2460 |
MSI |
Added extra preflight checks to MSI custom
actions. |
| 2459 |
MSI |
Fixed the InstallLevel setting for Typical
installations (from 3 to 100). |
| 2458 |
MSI |
Symbolic
expressions are now expanded during build in cases where MSI erroneously
documented Formatted data types. |
| 2458 |
MSI |
Changed the tab order of dialog controls
in the MSI database to make dialog repainting more reproducible. |
| 2455 |
TSU |
Further improvements to service
control for robustness and MSI compatibility. |
| 2452 |
TSU |
Improved service
installation and control
by ignoring "known good" errors and waiting for pending
operations. |
| 2452 |
TSU |
On Win64 systems with a 32-bit installer,
<SystemFolder>
now returns the SysWOW64 folder path instead of the redirected
System32 folder (which is really the 64-bit folder). |
| 2443 |
TSU |
Added custom background colors for CheckBox,
GroupBox,
RadioButton,
and StaticText
controls. |
| 2436 |
All |
Added new runtime functions $dateadd,
$datediff, $dateiso,
$datelocal,
$datenow. |
| 2435 |
TWU |
Added extra parameters to event
callback function |
| 2435 |
TWU |
Temporary files that cannot be deleted immediately
are now scheduled for post-boot deletion |
| 2435 |
TWU |
Added AltProductCodes value to package
information files |
| 2435 |
TWU |
Added new callback events for custom
PIF processing |
| 2434 |
TSU |
Implemented iTixRuntime::LogMessage
function |
| 2434 |
TSU |
Added custom background colors and color
gradient fills for Frame
controls. |
| 2434 |
TSU |
Added custom text colors for CheckBox,
GroupBox,
RadioButton,
and StaticText
controls. |
| 2434 |
TSU |
Added keyboard interface (space bar) to select/deselect
features in FeatureTree
control |
| 2434 |
TSU |
Fixed erroneous inclusion of "don't
install" files sizes |
| 2433 |
MSI |
Added bootstrap
loader for MSI installers |
| 2433 |
All |
Added checkbox for Keep intermediate files
build
option |
| 2433 |
Docs |
Clarified licensing
terms |
| Build |
Area |
Description |
| 2427 |
TSU |
Fixed a problem where &FeatureName applied
to a subfeatures didn't check its parent features |
| 2427 |
TWU |
Added TWUDebugPrintf()
function |
| 2425 |
Docs |
Added help file documentation for Tarma
extension DLLs |
| 2425 |
TWU |
Added event/progress
callback functionality to TWU |
| 2422 |
All |
Added Swedish translation |
| 2422 |
All |
QuickInstall imports now reset the hidden
"keep intermediate files" attribute |
| 2422 |
All |
Changed project initialization to allow more
user-settable attributes |
| 2422 |
All |
Added Build variables to the build
configuration settings to allow per-configuration conditions and
special cases |
| 2422 |
All |
Added Build conditions to components
and features
to allow configuration-specific inclusion of components and features |
| 2422 |
TSU |
Changed customer
registration to allow storing user fields as unnamed (default)
registry values |
| 2422 |
TSU |
Added new Run
DLL custom action |
| 2422 |
TSU |
Added new subaction ShellExecute to
existing Set
Window State custom action |
| 2422 |
TSU |
Added Extra size field to feature
options |
| 2422 |
TSU |
Changed the way 64-bit
system information variables are set in WOW64 sessions |
| 2411 |
All |
Added per-folder
watch lists for automatic addition or removal of source files |
| 2411 |
All |
Added Visual Basic project imports as separate
Import command for existing projects (it was already available as
part of the File > Open command) |
| 2411 |
Docs |
Added an index to the help file |
| 2411 |
Docs |
Clarified shortcut
behavior without startup folder |
| 2411 |
TSU |
Installer now forces shortcut
startup folder if left empty in project |
| Build |
Area |
Description |
| 2406 |
Docs |
Documented all
predefined variables in the help file |
| 2406 |
TSU |
Improved modal
dialog box execution |
| 2406 |
TSU |
Corrected premature $sfn
expansion for registry values |
| 2397 |
All |
Made handling of Common/All
Users folders on Windows 95/98/Me more resilient against misconfigured
target systems |
| 2396 |
TSU |
Added Forced ending attribute to the
Standard
Dialog action, allowing developers to force a particular final
folder name. |
| 2395 |
TSU |
Added Deflate
compression (used by Tarma Installer v2/QuickInstall) as an alternate
compression method if compression speed is more important than compression
ratio |
| 2384 |
All |
Added Danish translations |
| 2384 |
All |
Added Hungarian translations |
| 2384 |
TSU |
Corrected <SourceDir>
path handling |
| 2324 |
TSU |
Fixed a validation rule in the installer
that sanitized all wildcards away |
| 2323 |
All |
Minor improvements to Tin2/QuickInstall importing |
| 2323 |
All |
Minor usability improvements |
| 2321 |
MSI |
Added Major
Upgrade capability |
| 2306 |
All |
Added "no target languages" message
to per-language builds |
| 2293 |
Docs |
Added and documented Borland
Delphi interface definitions for TWU |
| 2286 |
TSU |
Fixed a problem with Run
Program actions that target a URL |
| 2282 |
All |
Added support for .Net
assemblies |
| 2282 |
All |
Added .Net system
requirements check |
| 2282 |
All |
Added VersionCLR
variable |
| 2282 |
MSI |
Fixed a problem with MSI private properties
between action sequences |
| 2282 |
MSI |
Added WWWRootFolder
support to MSI runtime DLL |
| 2282 |
MSI |
Fixed a problem with dialog imports |
| 2282 |
MSI |
Fixed a problem with folder imports using
existing aliases |
| 2282 |
TSU |
Added new standard
actions RegisterAssemblies and UnregisterAssemblies |
| 2282 |
TSU |
Fixed an occasional problem with &Feature
lookup |
| 2282 |
TSU |
Removed quotes from InprocHandler/Server[32]
paths |
| 2282 |
TSU |
Fixed an error in MIME
type registration path |
| 2282 |
TSU |
Added support for the following variables:
MsiNetAssemblySupport,
MsiNTProductType,
MsiNTSuiteBackOffice,
MsiNTSuiteDataCenter,
MsiNTSuiteEnterprise,
MsiNTSuitePersonal,
MsiNTSuiteSmallBusiness,
MsiNTSuiteSmallBusinessRestricted,
MsiNTSuiteWebServer,
MsiWin32AssemblySupport,
TerminalServer |
| 2282 |
TSU |
On Terminal Server, the installer now switches
to INSTALL mode |
| 2282 |
TSU |
Added $froot
runtime function |
| 2282 |
TSU |
Added Allow reboot in quiet mode installer
option |
| 2282 |
TSU |
Added iTixRuntime::GetInternalFlags() |
| 2282 |
TSU |
Added bFlag parameter to iTixRuntime::SetReboot()
and SetPostBootRegistration() |
| 2282 |
TSU |
Changed message box buttons for running
process check message |
| Build |
Area |
Description |
| 2261 |
MSI |
Implemented system
requirements checks for MSI installers |
| 2259 |
All |
Added Visual Basic 5 and 6 project conversion/import
functionality |
| 2259 |
All |
Added XML namespace URIs to all XML-based
files |
| 2258 |
All |
Made various Component
attributes writable through the UI |
| 2258 |
All |
Per-file components of bulk added files now
have their folder and key path set |
| 2258 |
All |
Added Paste Plain command for RichText
resources |
| 2258 |
All |
Removed a number of predefined installation
components from project templates |
| 2258 |
TSU |
Added extra checks for TinProductFolder |
| 2258 |
All |
Installation packages are now created in
ProjectName\ConfigName instead of ConfigName |
| 2258 |
All |
Custom build actions no longer require a
final newline |
| 2253 |
MSI |
Corrected a problem in the MSI import function
introduced by 3.0.2250 |
| 2250 |
MSI |
Improvements to MSI database import functions |
| 2246 |
All |
Minor corrections to the display of shortcut
icons |
| 2246 |
All |
Fixed a problem with component-based folder
exclusion |
| 2244 |
All |
Added Current
User redirection preflight diagnostics and additional installer
support |
| 2242 |
All |
Renamed Tarma Installer 3 to Tarma ExpertInstall
to emphasize the new version's different aims and capabilities |
| 2240 |
All |
Minor corrections to predefined
symbols |
| 2240 |
Docs |
Added some further Common
Tasks topics |
| 2238 |
TSU |
Re-introduced uninstaller
Display name option |
| 2238 |
TSU |
Added WWWRootFolder
symbol/magical folder to represent IIS virtual web root |
| 2233 |
TSU |
Fixed a problem with installation language
selection |
| 2233 |
Docs |
Started adding Common
Tasks help topics |
| 2229 |
All |
First public release of Tarma
ExpertInstall |
Tarma® ExpertInstall release history