"Tarma Installer, simply the better solution. "

www.tarma.com

INTRODUCTION

Tarma Installer is a software installation wizard to help developers package their application in accordance to the mainstream process used in the Windows environment. Its superior integration size, ease of use, and mistake free environment makes it a great competitor against other major installer applications.

INSTALLATION

As can be expected from an 'Installer Application', the installation process was simple. In fact installing this application will be your first glance to see how a Tarma Install Wizard can look.

CONFIGURATION

Being a Software Packager, the user is the person who creates the configuration for their application. The program is designed as a wizard for you to fill in the details about your software. The step by step menus make it easy to enter in information about the file distribution, license agreement, read-me section, supported languages, and lots more.

INTERFACE

Tarma's Wizard like interface allows organized navigation. A left side menu allows you to instantly jump to any screen you wish, making it easy to pre-complete some sections without following a linear type pattern. The learning curve is virtually nothing compared to competing products. The actual installer's interface can be customized by the user, using the in-program customization menus.

FUNCTIONALITY

Instead of going through the enormous amount of functionality, we're going to walk through the entire installer creation process step by step, simply because we want to show you just how easy it really is. Below we are taking a different approach, packaging a simple link to this review into an installer.

The following demo will create an installer that will place a link to this web site in the users start menu, we did some extra things too, click the button below to begin.

CONCLUSION

We highly recommend this to anyone in need of an installer. The ease of use, awesome interface, great compression, and amazing price sold us right away. We simply believe this is the best installer software on the market, and will be for a long time. Download the free trial, it's built with the actual software so you can see how it all works. Click here.

SCREENSHOT OVERVIEW

Installation Screen	ReadMe	License Agreement	Installation Options	Installation Completed	Web Update
Startup Screen	Project Identification	Project Files	Project Shortcuts	Installation Options	License Editing
Installation Requirements	Installation Graphics	Advanced Options	Advanced Actions	Advanced Variables	Build/Compile

Comparison between Tarma Installer & Competing Programs

Features	Tarma Installer	Wise Standard	InstallShield Express
Automatic detection and registration of OCX/COM servers, TrueType/OpenType fonts, type libraries, and .EXE servers
Integrated support for Authenticode. digital signatures
Fully comprehensive context-sensitive help and manual
More than 200 preflight checks
Password-protected Setup packages with encryption
Supports custom actions and third-party (add-on) installers
Extension DLLs allow fine-grained customization of the installation process
Sophisticated runtime symbolic variables
Language, platform, and condition-dependent file installation
Automatic detection and uninstallation of previous application versions during installation
Import *.REG files
Find & Replace
Linked File Items
Price	$99.00	$449.00	$349.00
Multi-Language Support (Tarma Installer supports 25 languages)
CD setups
Auto-Run CD testing
License based installations
Automatic Uninstall Creation
windows 32 compatibility
Enhanced shortcut options
Predefined dialogs
Execution engine
One step compiling
Static Dependency Check
File Association
IniFiles
Environment
Registry

 

PROS: a. Excellent Functionality b. Very easy to use c. Looks great d. Excellent price CONS: a. None found