Tarma ExpertInstall icon Tarma® Installer 5 release history

Current version: 5.2.3126 | 22 July 2008 | Download

Below is an overview of the Tarma Installer 5 releases. See also What's New? in the online help.

All   Applies to the entire product
Docs   Documentation changes
TSU   Tarma Setup functionality
TWS   Tarma Workshop functionality
TWU   Tarma WebUpdate functionality

Tarma Installer 5.2

Build Area Description
3126 TSU Minor changes to improve Vista compatibility
3125 All Added Japanese localization
3123 TWS Bug fix: Corrected platform conversion during QuickInstall project imports
3123 TWS Improved component assignment during QuickInstall imports
3123 TWS Added "n items selected" message to status bar
3121 All Added Chinese (PRC, Simplified) and Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional) localizations
3121 TWS Changed Check for Updates command slightly to use Windows Vista privilege elevation if necessary
3121 TWS Added Disabled action attribute to comment out actions temporarily without removing them
3121 All Various other minor improvements
3118 TWS Added new Import RegEdit File options dialog box to provide additional options for the File > Import > Registry File... command
3116 All Added Portuguese (Brazil) localization
3116 TSU Changed layout of installer dialogs slightly to allow more space for long product names
3116 All Various other minor improvements
3108 TSU Fixed a problem with Windows 9x service pack detection
3108 All Updated language names and added the ability to edit them
3107 TWU Added new fields DownloadSize and NewsURL to TWU information file and package data.
3106 All Added support for Windows Mobile installers
3106 All Added new Windows Mobile variables
3106 All Added Registry view attribute to Registry key; this gives you full control over the installation of both 64-bit and 32-bit registry keys and values on 64-bit Windows systems.
3106 All Added new packaging options to build configurations and installation files. These allow you to create installers that contain any mixture of compressed and uncompressed files: anything from the traditional single .exe compressed installer to a fully exposed, uncompressed file tree.
3106 All Added new $srcpath() runtime function, to retrieve the installation source path of uncompressed files or the build time source path of any installation file.
3106 All Added new Update uninstaller option to the Uninstaller attribute on the Installer project page. This hides the add-on uninstaller on Windows XP and later unless the Show updates box in the Add/Remove Programs control panel is checked.
3106 TWS Added Regular option to Setup stub Build configuration attribute
3106 Doc Rewrote Setup stubs topic to be more explicit about stub strategies and included installer stubs
3106 TWS Added new copy/move/create shortcut options for drag & drop on the Files and Folders page.
3106 All Added new localizations for Czech, Danish, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian.
3106 All Various minor corrections, improvements, and documentation updates.

Tarma Installer 5.1

Build Area Description
3072 TSU Bug fix: Marked 32-bit Unicode Setup.exe and Tin.exe executables for all CPU architectures to accommodate IA64 deployment
3050 TWS Bug fix: Corrected regression problem with components imported from ExpertInstall 3 projects
3048 All Added support for Windows side-by-side assemblies. This includes automatic backward compatibility with pre-XP Windows versions that do not support SxS functionality.
3048 All Added new add-ons to the Tarma Installer download page that add Microsoft VC2005, VC2005 SP1, and VC2008 runtime libraries to your project for installation with your product. This removes the need for MSI merge modules or separate Microsoft redistributables.
3048 All Added Visual Basic 6 runtime libraries as an add-on to the Tarma Installer download page, to make it easier to add VB6 support to your installer.
3048 TWS Added extra information fields to assemblies.
3048 TWS Added Comment field to action sequences.
3048 All Various minor improvements and bug fixes.

Tarma Installer 5.0

Build Area Description
3031 TSU Fixed platform detection of some Windows 2003 Server editions
3024 TSU Each installer session now allows changes to the installation paths of items that are not currently installed
3023 TSU Added new Log file mode option to Installer Options page
3023 TSU Features that are not yet installed now remain browsable during subsequent Change/Modify sessions
3023 TWS Remove from Component command now works on all items in a selection
3023 TWS Improved conversion of Tin2 Run App parameters during QuickInstall imports
3023 TWS Improved conversion of Uninstall previous actions during QuickInstall imports
3008 TWS Bug fix: Worked around problem in Windows' EndUpdateResources()
3002 TWS Bug fix: Components imported from ExpertInstall 3 were not always associated with the correct feature
3000 All Added new runtime function: $part()
3000 All Changed usage of PRIMARYFOLDER in new projects
3000 TWS Added new project templates for 32-bit and 64-bit product installations
3000 TWS Added several new project items for the File > Import > Project Items... command
3000 TWS Added Project > Generate New GUIDs command and similar functionality to File > Open Project As Copy... and File > Save Project As...
3000 All Various minor improvements
2995 TWS The Readme and License Edit buttons on the Installer Options page have been made smarter in finding the correct Rich Text object
2995 TWS System requirements in projects imported from ExpertInstall 3 now propagate SP levels across CPU architectures
2995 All Updated Italian translation
2995 Docs Various small corrections to documentation
2994 All Added InstalledVersion variable
2994 All Added WindowsCore variable
2994 All Added WindowsType variable
2994 All Verified installer operation on Windows Server 2008 Core installations
2993 All Added Italian translation
2993 All Updated Spanish translation
2993 All Fixed a bug in the password protection encryption routine
2986 TWS Application update now checks both 64-bit and 32-bit registry views on x64 systems
2986 TWS Application update now displays a progress box during download
2985 All Changed the application icons to the green Installer 5 versions
2985 TWS Renamed Edit buttons back to » as in ExpertInstall attribute panes (to save space)
2985 TWS Replaced Tin3Banner and Tin3Welcome bitmaps by generic WizBanner and WizWelcome bitmaps
2982 All Added x64 version of the development environment
2982 All Added x64 version of the installer
2982 All Added separate platform options for all x64 Windows versions
2982 All Added platform support for Windows Server 2008
2982 All Added .Net prerequistes detection and installation
2982 All Added MSI prerequistes detection and installation
2982 All Added many new symbolic variables
2982 All Added new runtime function: $shpath()
2982 All Added new Download File action
2982 All Added new Set Feature State action
2982 All Added Goto Action variation to the Run Sequence action
2982 All Added Value (x64) to Symbolic Variable attributes, to cater for x64 platform differences
2982 TWS Added build configuration option to generate TWU update files
2982 TWS Reorganized the order of the project pages to make them easier to access
2982 All Updated requirements detection for Internet Explorer 7
2982 All Updated requirements detection for .Net 3.0
2982 TWS Merged Components into Features tree to simplify project maintenance
2982 All Simplified Components: removed Key Path and Folder alias attributes
2982 All Shell folder paths are now retrieved through $shpath() where possible
2982 All Replaced Run Batch Commands action with the more versatile Run Script action that supports VBScript and JScript in addition to MS-DOS batch commands
2982 TSU PreinstallFolder is now automatically cleaned when the installer terminates
2982 TSU PreinstallFolder is now created in all session types
2982 TSU DLL registration is now done out-of-process so both 32-bit and 64-bit installers can register any type of DLL
2982 TWS Folder watchlists are now fully recursive
2982 TSU Removal of registry keys has been straigthened out and should be more tractable
2982 TSU In conditional expressions, version numbers in dotted decimal format (i.e., a.b.c.d) can now be compared using the standard numerical comparison operators (= <> < > <= >=) according to the rules for version numbers. You no longer have to use the $vercmp() runtime function for this.
2982 TWS Readme and License page options can now be configured from the Installer Options page
2982 TWS Run application options on Finish page can now be configured from the Installer Options page
2982 TSU Setup.exe now interacts with Windows Vista Restart Manager to shut down and restart applications
2982 TSU Allowed uninstall of TRIAL installer even after expiry of the grace period
2982 TWS Improved start-up speed of the development environment
2982 All Plus hundreds of detail improvements
2982 TWS Removed the ability to create MSI installers (and MSI-specific items) to simplify projects

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