Software releases and other news

Date News
17 Dec 2024 InstallMate 11.1.7603 released (current version; see InstallMate 11 release notes)
13 Dec 2024 InstallMate 11 introduced
4 Sep 2024 InstallMate 9.121.7449 released (final revision; see InstallMate 9 release notes)
7 Aug 2024 fischertechnik TXT 4.0 Controller: Internals and Programming published
5 Aug 2024 InstallMate 9.120.7400 released
30 Apr 2024 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 5.21.7359.8887 maintenance release that simplifies update URLs for display purposes (only)
3 Apr 2024 InstallMate 9.119.7327 released
21 Jan 2024 InstallMate 9.118.7305 released
23 Nov 2023 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 5.21.7263.8728 maintenance release that hides or removes user:password information from update URLs
8 Nov 2023 InstallMate 9.117.7258 released
18 Oct 2023 InstallMate 9.117.7254 released
6 Oct 2023 InstallMate 9.116.7245 released
15 Aug 2023 InstallMate 9.115.7215 released
7 Apr 2023 InstallMate 9.114.7207 released
16 Jan 2023 InstallMate 9.114.7204 released
31 Dec 2022 InstallMate 9.113.7186 released
11 Dec 2022 InstallMate 9.112.7152 released
4 Dec 2022 InstallMate 9.112.7132 released
29 Nov 2022 InstallMate 9.111.7104 released
3 Nov 2022 InstallMate 9.110.0 released
5 Sep 2022 InstallMate 9.109.0 released
31 Aug 2022 InstallMate 9.108.0 released
23 Aug 2022 InstallMate 9.107.0 released
20 Aug 2022 InstallMate 9.106.0 released
27 Jul 2022 InstallMate 9.105.0 released
13 Mar 2022 InstallMate 9.104.0 released
24 Feb 2022 InstallMate 9.103.0 released
10 Jan 2022 InstallMate 9.102.0 released
19 Aug 2021 InstallMate 9.100.2 released
22 Jun 2021 InstallMate 9.100.1 released
4 May 2021 InstallMate 9.100.0 released
2 May 2021 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 5.21.6895.7793 maintenance release with tweaks to the number of message boxes that are displayed during /qb updates
6 Mar 2021 InstallMate 9.99.0 released
23 Dec 2020 General maintenance update of the Tarma Preloader Utilities
23 Dec 2020 InstallMate 9.98.0 released
12 Nov 2020 InstallMate 9.97.2 released
24 Sep 2020 InstallMate 9.97.1 released
23 Sep 2020 InstallMate 9.97.0 released
19 Sep 2020 InstallMate 9.96.0 released
31 July 2020 InstallMate 9.95.0 released
20 Mar 2020 InstallMate 9.94.0 released
7 Mar 2020 InstallMate 9.93.0 released
20 Dec 2019 InstallMate 9.92.0 released
13 Nov 2019 InstallMate 9.91.1 released
23 Oct 2019 InstallMate 9.91.0 released
29 Sep 2019 InstallMate 9.90.0 released
17 Sep 2019 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 5.18.6459.7200 maintenance update released with new French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish translations courtesy of Michael from Lumasoft
14 Aug 2019 InstallMate 9.89.0 released
9 Jul 2019 InstallMate 9.88.0 released
15 Mar 2019 InstallMate 9.87.0 released
13 Mar 2019 InstallMate 9.86.0 released
24 Jul 2018 InstallMate 9.85.0 released
18 Jul 2018 InstallMate 9.84.1 released
4 Jul 2018 InstallMate 9.84.0 released
4 Jul 2018 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 5.18.6265.6760 maintenance update released
31 May 2018 InstallMate 9.83.0 released
17 May 2018 InstallMate 9.82.0 released
11 May 2018 InstallMate 9.81.0 released
26 Apr 2018 InstallMate 9.80.0 released
18 Apr 2018 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 5.18.6200.6683 released with bug fix for 0-sized downloads
6 Apr 2018 InstallMate 9.79.0 released
29 Mar 2018 InstallMate 9.78.1 released
23 Jan 2018 InstallMate 9.78.0 released
18 Jan 2018 InstallMate 9.77.0 released
20 Dec 2017 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 5.17.6117.6564 released with suppression of taskbar icon
24 Nov 2017 InstallMate 9.76.0 released
20 Nov 2017 InstallMate 9.75.0 released
27 Oct 2017 InstallMate 9.74.0 released
29 Sep 2017 InstallMate 9.73.0 released
22 Sep 2017 InstallMate 9.72.0 released
1 Sep 2017 InstallMate 9.71.0 released
26 Aug 2017 InstallMate 9.70.0 released
2 Aug 2017 InstallMate 9.69.1 released
25 July 2017 InstallMate 9.69.0 released
14 July 2017 InstallMate 9.68.0 released
23 May 2017 InstallMate 9.67.0 released
30 Mar 2017 InstallMate 9.66.1 released
13 Mar 2017 InstallMate 9.66.0 released
8 Mar 2017 InstallMate 9.65.1 released
6 Mar 2017 InstallMate 9.65.0 released
20 Feb 2017 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 5.17.0.6261 released with new Japanese translation, courtesy of Rieko Yamashita
12 Jan 2017 InstallMate 9.64.0 released
26 Oct 2016 InstallMate 9.63.1 released
1 Oct 2016 InstallMate 9.63.0 released
30 Sep 2016 InstallMate 9.62.1 released
11 Sep 2016 InstallMate 9.62.0 released
26 Aug 2016 InstallMate 9.61.0 released
30 Jun 2016 InstallMate 9.60.1 released
31 May 2016 InstallMate 9.59.0 released
17 May 2016 InstallMate 9.58.1 released
12 May 2016 InstallMate 9.57.1 released
28 Apr 2016 InstallMate 9.56.0 released
16 Apr 2016 InstallMate 9.55.1 released
16 Apr 2016 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 4.15.0.5951 released with new Turkish translation, courtesy of Gencer Gençgiyen
18 Mar 2016 InstallMate 9.55.0 released
11 Mar 2016 InstallMate 9.54.3 released
19 Feb 2016 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 4.14.0.5894 released; identical to .5889, but signed with EV certificate
14 Feb 2016 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 4.14.0.5889 released with new /n command line option
9 Feb 2016 InstallMate 9.54.2 released
28 Jan 2016 InstallMate 9.53.0 released
26 Jan 2016 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 4.12.1 released with minor correction in German translation
9 Jan 2016 InstallMate 9.52.0 released
8 Jan 2016 InstallMate 9.51.1 released
7 Jan 2016 InstallMate 9.51.0 released
4 Jan 2016 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 4.10.2 released with SHA-1 and SHA-256 digital signatures and more explicit MIME type requests
18 Dec 2015 InstallMate 9.50.0 released
18 Dec 2015 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 4.9.4 released with new /f and /t options, a Skip this update button, and support for high-DPI screens.
2 Dec 2015 InstallMate 9.49.1 released
1 Dec 2015 InstallMate 9.49.0 released
22 Nov 2015 InstallMate 9.48.1 released
9 Nov 2015 InstallMate 9.48.0 released
6 Nov 2015 InstallMate 9.47.1 released
5 Nov 2015 InstallMate 9.47.0 released
28 Oct 2015 InstallMate 9.46.0 released
27 Oct 2015 InstallMate 9.45.2 released
23 Oct 2015 InstallMate 9.45.1 released
16 Oct 2015 InstallMate 9.45.0 released
14 Oct 2015 InstallMate 9.44.0 released
1 Oct 2015 InstallMate 9.43.0 released
26 Sep 2015 InstallMate 9.42.0 released
24 Sep 2015 InstallMate 9.41.0 released
23 Sep 2015 InstallMate 9.40.0 released
21 Sep 2015 InstallMate 9.39.0 released
19 Sep 2015 InstallMate 9.38.1 released
16 Sep 2015 InstallMate 9.37.5 released
4 Sep 2015 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater 4.6.0 released with taskbar title fix
31 Aug 2015 InstallMate 9.37.4 released
25 Aug 2015 InstallMate 9.37.2 released
28 Jul 2015 InstallMate 9.37.1 released
22 Jul 2015 InstallMate 9.37.0 released
13 Jul 2015 Added new /a (User-Agent name) option to TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater
7 Jul 2015 InstallMate 9.36.1 released
6 Jul 2015 InstallMate 9.36.0 released
30 Jun 2015 InstallMate 9.35.0 released
19 Jun 2015 InstallMate 9.34.1 released
17 Jun 2015 InstallMate 9.34.0 released
16 Jun 2015 InstallMate 9.33.0 released
1 Jun 2015 InstallMate 9.32.0 released
30 May 2015 InstallMate 9.31.1 released
22 May 2015 InstallMate 9.31.0 released
20 May 2015 InstallMate 9.30.0 released
16 May 2015 InstallMate 9.29.3 released
13 May 2015 Added internal CRL ignore option to TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater
22 Apr 2015 InstallMate 9.29.1 released
24 Mar 2015 Updated DIFx add-on for InstallMate 9
19 Mar 2015 InstallMate 9.28.4 released
12 Mar 2015 InstallMate 9.28.3 released
3 Mar 2015 Updated DIFx add-on for InstallMate 9
1 Mar 2015 InstallMate 9.28.2 released
24 Feb 2015 InstallMate 9.28.1 released
23 Feb 2015 InstallMate 9.28.0 released
20 Feb 2015 InstallMate 9.27.1 released
17 Feb 2015 InstallMate 9.27.0 released
17 Feb 2015 Added new /k (keep files) option to TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater
6 Feb 2015 InstallMate 9.26.0 released
3 Feb 2015 InstallMate 9.25.0 released
22 Jan 2015 InstallMate 9.24.0 released
7 Jan 2015 InstallMate 9.23.0 released
18 Nov 2014 InstallMate 9.22.0 released
6 Nov 2014 InstallMate 9.21.1 released
5 Nov 2014 InstallMate 9.21.0 released
23 Oct 2014 InstallMate 9.20.0 released
16 Sep 2014 InstallMate 9.19.0 released
26 Aug 2014 InstallMate 9.18.1 released
25 Aug 2014 InstallMate 9.18.0 released
22 Aug 2014 InstallMate 9.17.1 released
20 Aug 2014 InstallMate 9.17.0 released
19 Aug 2014 InstallMate 9.16.1 released
15 Aug 2014 InstallMate 9.15.0 released
13 May 2014 Added DIFx add-on for InstallMate 9
29 Apr 2014 InstallMate 9.14.1 released
18 Apr 2014 InstallMate 9.14.0 released
22 Mar 2014 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater bug fix for HTTPS connections
13 Feb 2014 InstallMate 9.12.1 released
7 Feb 2014 InstallMate 9.12.0 released
5 Feb 2014 InstallMate 9.11.0 released
1 Feb 2014 InstallMate 9.10.10 released
20 Jan 2014 InstallMate 9.10.9 released
7 Jan 2014 InstallMate 9.10.8 released
6 Jan 2014 InstallMate 9.10.7 released
4 Jan 2014 InstallMate 9.10.6 released
25 Dec 2013 InstallMate 9.10.5 released
13 Dec 2013 InstallMate 9.10.4 released
12 Dec 2013 InstallMate 9.10.3 released
11 Dec 2013 InstallMate 9.10.2 released
3 Dec 2013 InstallMate 9.10.1 released
2 Dec 2013 InstallMate 9.10.0 released
30 Oct 2013 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater update with improved internal error code propagation
29 Oct 2013 InstallMate 9.9.0 released
1 Oct 2013 InstallMate 9.8.8 released
25 Sep 2013 InstallMate 9.8.7 released
18 Sep 2013 InstallMate 9.8.6 released
12 Sep 2013 Updated FGet tool with new /x command line option
6 Sep 2013 InstallMate 9.8.5 released
30 Aug 2013 InstallMate 9.8.4 released
24 Aug 2013 InstallMate 9.8.3 released
23 Aug 2013 InstallMate 9.8.2 released
22 Aug 2013 InstallMate 9.8.1 released
19 Aug 2013 InstallMate 9.8.0 released
9 Aug 2013 InstallMate 9.7.0 released
7 Aug 2013 InstallMate 9.6.1 released
2 Aug 2013 InstallMate 9.6.0 released
10 Jul 2013 InstallMate 9.5.2 released
7 Jul 2013 InstallMate 9.5.1 released
30 Jun 2013 Technical support for InstallMate 7 ended
30 Jun 2013 InstallMate 9.5.0. Important: please read Breaking changes in InstallMate 9.5
23 Jun 2013 TwuX - InstallMate Software Updater update with installer exit code propagation
23 Jun 2013 InstallMate 9.4.1 released
17 Jun 2013 TwuX- InstallMate Software Updater tool updated and renamed (was: Tarma WebUpdate)
10 Jun 2013 InstallMate 9.4.0 released
25 May 2013 InstallMate 9.3.5 released
20 May 2013 InstallMate 9.3.4 released
18 May 2013 InstallMate 9.3.3 released
17 May 2013 InstallMate 9.3.2 released
11 May 2013 InstallMate 9.3.1 released
24 Apr 2013 InstallMate 9.3.0 released
13 Apr 2013 Added Crystal Reports 10 add-on for InstallMate 9
4 Apr 2013 InstallMate 9.2.3 released
29 Mar 2013 Tarma Preloader Utilities updated with 2-stage elevation process
27 Mar 2013 Tarma Preloader Utilities updated with final error message if required
26 Mar 2013 InstallMate 9.2.2 released
23 Mar 2013 InstallMate 9.2.1 released
13 Mar 2013 InstallMate 9.2.0 released
13 Mar 2013 InstallMate 9.1.2 released
13 Mar 2013 InstallMate 9.1.1 released
12 Mar 2013 InstallMate 7.7.4 released (final revision; no longer maintained)
11 Mar 2013 Added Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 SP2 runtime add-on for InstallMate 9
9 Mar 2013 InstallMate 9.1.0 released
7 Mar 2013 InstallMate 9.0.10 released
4 Mar 2013 InstallMate 9.0.9 released
26 Feb 2013 InstallMate 9.0.8 released
26 Feb 2013 InstallMate 9.0.7 released
24 Feb 2013 InstallMate 9.0.6 released
22 Feb 2013 InstallMate 9.0.5 released
12 Feb 2013 Added Borland Database Engine 5.2 runtime libraries add-on for InstallMate 9
9 Feb 2013 InstallMate 9.0.4 released
7 Feb 2013 Added Visual Basic 6 runtime libraries add-on for InstallMate 9
5 Feb 2013 InstallMate 7.7.3 released
3 Feb 2013 InstallMate 7.7.2 released
2 Feb 2013 Added Visual FoxPro 9 runtime libraries add-on for InstallMate 9
2 Feb 2013 InstallMate 9.0.3 released
1 Feb 2013 InstallMate 7.7.1 released
26 Jan 2013 Added VC2012 runtime libraries add-on for InstallMate 9
25 Jan 2013 InstallMate 9.0.2 released
25 Jan 2013 Added VC2008 runtime libraries add-on for InstallMate 9
25 Jan 2013 Added VC2005 runtime libraries add-on for InstallMate 9
22 Jan 2013 Added VC2010 runtime libraries add-on for InstallMate 9
17 Jan 2013 InstallMate 9.0.1 released
17 Jan 2013 InstallMate 7.7.0 released
12 Jan 2013 InstallMate 9.0.0 (see What's new in InstallMate 9)
7 Dec 2012 Tarma Preloader Utilities updated
30 Nov 2012 InstallMate 7.6.7 released
29 Nov 2012 InstallMate 7.6.6 released
28 Nov 2012 InstallMate 7.6.5 released
27 Nov 2012 Added x64 versions of GiveAccess tool
2 Nov 2012 InstallMate 7.6.4 released
30 Oct 2012 InstallMate 7.6.3 released
16 Oct 2012 InstallMate 7.6.1 released
15 Oct 2012 InstallMate 7.6.0 released
5 Sep 2012 New version of FGet tool with new UI layout and /d (show details) option
27 Jun 2012 Updated stand-alone Tarma Web Update tool
11 Apr 2012 New version of FGet tool with new /n (newer only) and /r (reload) options
5 Jan 2012 InstallMate 7.5 released
31 Dec 2011 Technical support for Tarma Installer 5.x ended
18 Nov 2011 InstallMate 7.4 released
20 Oct 2011 InstallMate 7.3 released
21 Sep 2011 InstallMate 7.2 released
19 Aug 2011 New version of GiveAccess tool that supports setting registry key permissions
9 Aug 2011 Installer 5.9.4239 (final revision; no longer maintained)
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
31 Dec 2010 Technical support for Tarma ExpertInstall 3.x ended
31 Dec 2010 Technical support for Tarma QuickInstall 2.x ended
1 Sep 2010 Tarma Installer officially succeeded by InstallMate 7. Technical support for Installer 5 remains available until 31 Dec 2011.
20 Aug 2010 InstallMate 7.1 released
30 Jun 2010 ExpertInstall 3.8.3834 (final revision; no longer maintained)
18 Jun 2010 Tarma's Password Generator
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 InstallMate 7 publicly released
26 Feb 2010 Tarma Installer 5.9 released
23 Jan 2010 Updated PDF version of Tarma Installer 5 user manual.
19 Jan 2010 Tarma Installer 5.8 released
9 Jan 2010 Added easy to use high-level API to Tarma WebUpdate.
9 Dec 2009 Tarma Installer 5.7 released
1 Dec 2009 Tarma Preloader Utilities
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.
9 Sep 2009 QuickInstall 2.99.3540 (final revision; no longer maintained)
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.
13 Oct 2008 Tarma Installer 5.4 released.
6 Sep 2008 Tarma Installer 5.3 released.
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.
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.
3 Oct 2006 Tarma ExpertInstall 3.4 released.
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.
2002-2009 Tarma QuickInstall 2.24 - Tarma QuickInstall 2.99
15 Oct 2002 Tarma QuickInstall 2.21 (first public release of Tarma QuickInstall 2.x)
1997-2006 Hundreds of earlier updates to tarma.com