Tarma ExpertInstall 3

Stand-alone and MSI-based installers for professional developers.

Create Tarma native and MSI installers from a single project. Use the predefined dialogs and actions or roll your own. The possibilities are endless, the installers fast and compact.

• Creates Windows Installer (MSI) packages and Tarma native v3 packages
• Includes MSI bootstrapper
• .Net support
• Small (only 85 KB, Tarma native v3) and fast installers
• Wide range of installation items
• Add-on and update installers also supported
• All installer screens fully editable, or create your own
• Total control over all installation actions and installer features
• Unicode through-and-through (MSI is ANSI based)
• No scripting
• Extensive preflight checks catch problems before you deploy your product

DISCONTINUED* | Compare installer features | Download trial version

* Due to the introduction of Windows 7, this product has been discontinued. We recommend that you upgrade to Tarma Installer 5 for full compatibility with all Windows versions.

Existing users can keep using the product; their licenses do not expire. The product will remain available for download for existing users. Technical support remains available until 31 December 2010; afterwards the online documentation will stay.

Support for Tarma native installers and Windows Installers

You can create Tarma native installers, Windows (MSI) installers, or both, from a single project.

I also very much like the ability to produce both compact and fast .exe installers and .msi installers with the same tool. That allows me to use .exe for now and know that if/when I need to produce .msi's for corporate users I'll have a tool for it. -- Pieter Branderhorst, Amthor Technologies Inc.

Fully editable installer dialogs and dialog sequences

Using the built-in dialog editor, you can completely redefine any and all dialogs in the installation wizard, add any dialogs that you need, or even remove all of them completely.

The main reason to choose Tarma was the professional feel and good graphical user interface of Tarma Installer. -- Jarkko M., Finland

Fully editable installer action sequences

You have complete control over the installer's actions, even to the point (for Tarma native installers - MSI has its own requirements) that it's not an installer at all, but, for example, a CD-ROM AutoRun menu application.

Comprehensive language and localization support

Virtually any piece of text that is visible to the user can be localized, including, but not limited to: dialogs, messages, file and folder names, shortcut titles, and registry data.

You can build a single installer that includes all languages (Tarma native only), or separate installers for each language (both MSI and Tarma native) from a single project. 12 languages included: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish.

You can add your own translations with the built-in localization editors.

Feature- and component-based installation

Following the MSI model, features are pieces of functionality that the user can select for installation in a tree-like structure, while components are groups of installation items defined by the developer that must be installed or removed together.

I tested several low cost, third party install creation programs and ExpertInstall (even QuickInstall for that matter) was the only program with the ability to install and register all my packaged components accurately. -- Neil Axe, Exalien Software

Simplicity. No need to mess about. Tarma Installer is one of those rare products that does what it says it will do, does it well, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. It's easy to use and easy for the majority of customers/end-users. -- Paul Jackson, Resolve Computing, Australia

Import MSI databases and merge modules

Tarma Installer can import MSI databases and merge modules, and use the result for both Tarma native and MSI installers.

Quite frankly, these products [names of competitors removed] are all pretty much expensive junk. In contrast, I found ExpertInstall to be refreshingly different, and I have to congratulate you on producing such a superb product at a very competitive price. -- Steve Hitchen, Avocosecure

Extensive preflight checking

More than 450 different preflight checks spot potential problems before you deploy your installation.

I love the quite foolproof wizard-wise workflow and the 'check' button which notifies you of any mistakes. It simply did what I wanted it to do the first time I tried it. No hassle at all. -- Senne de J.

What others say

Tarma ExpertInstall received the 2006 Shareware Industry Award in the category Best Vertical Market Program or Utility.

Don't just take our word for it - have a look at a selection of the testimonials and awards that our products received.

System requirements

Tarma ExpertInstall native installers run on Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, Vista, and Server 2003, and later, including x64 editions.

Tarma ExpertInstall MSI installers run on any Windows platform with MSI support.

The development environment requires Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003, including x64 editions.

Screen shots

Below is a selection of Tarma ExpertInstall's project pages.

The development environment has clearly subdivided project sections and pages, plus extensive help and toolbars.

The project pages use a step-by-step approach to define your installer (note the large white arrows at the top right of each page), but also allows you to access each page individually.

Easy navigation

An easy to use development environment with clearly subdivided project sections and pages, plus extensive help and toolbars.