Please follow the instructions given below for a safe and successful installation experience. Contact us if you need assistance.
Installing the Evaluation Version
Download the evaluation version from the download page to a folder on your computer. Open this folder in Windows Explorer after the download has completed.
Double-click on the file “im3stp03.exe” to extract the contents of the self-extracting archive to your hard disk. After the extraction is complete, double-click on the file “setup.exe” to start the installation.
Please see evaluation version restrictions for additional information.
Ensure that your computer meets the hardware and software requirements.
Please run IMatch once while being logged on as a member of the Administrator group or via the “Run as Administrator…” command available in the right-click context menu of the IMatch desktop or Taskbar shortcuts. This allows IMatch to register the component required for scripting. This needs to be done only once. IMatch itself runs with normal user permissions just fine and does not need administrative privileges.
Installing the Licensed Version
To install the licensed version of IMatch on your system, please download the latest update for IMatch from the photools.com Download Center to a folder on your hard disk. Open this folder in Windows Explorer after the download has completed.
Double-click on the file “imatch_lic_3_6_nnn.exe”² to extract the contents of the self-extracting archive to your hard disk. After the extraction is complete, double-click on the file “setup.exe” to start the installation.
The installer automatically detects and upgrades existing installations of IMatch.
² The “nnn” indicates the version number of the licensed version current at the time of download.
Please run IMatch once while being logged on as a member of the Administrator group or via the “Run as Administrator…” command available in the right-click context menu of the IMatch desktop or Taskbar shortcuts. This allows IMatch to register the component required for scripting. This needs to be done only once. IMatch itself runs with normal user permissions just fine and does not need administrative privileges.
Upgrading From IMatch 3.4 or 3.5
If you are upgrading to IMatch 3.6 from an older version, make sure you read the Upgrade and Migration Guide for important information.
Username and Password
To download the licensed version you need to log in with the user name and password issued to you during your purchase. These credentials are included in the email you receive from ShareIt on behalf of your order.
If you have lost these credentials, please contact Support and include your full name, postal address and email address used at the time of purchase.
Re-Installing IMatch
If you need to re-install IMatch on a new computer, just follow the instructions given under Installing the Licensed Version above.
After installing start IMatch and go to Options menu > Preferences. Click through all settings and make sure they are set the way you like.
Restoring the Database
Restore your database from your backup or copy it over from the old computer. Copy the database file (the file with the .IMD4 extension) into a separate folder on the hard disk of the new computer.
Relocating
Start IMatch and open your database via the Open command in the Database menu. If you moved your database to a different computer or exchanged hard disks, IMatch will initially mark all folders as off-line.
Use the Relocate command of the drive node in the Database View to tell IMatch where your images have moved. See the instructions on the Relocate command in the IMatch help for details.
Copying Scripts and Presets From The Old Computer
If you have created custom scripts and presets you may want to copy them over to the new PC or restore them from your backup.
IMatch keeps scripts and presets in a special folder on your hard disk. The name of this folder varies between Windows versions. If you open Options > Preferences: General you can see the name of this folder on your computer.
Installing the 3.4 Legacy Version of IMatch
IMatch 3.4 is about 5 years (!) out-of-date. Please consider updating to a current IMatch version.
To install the legacy version of IMatch, first download and install the 3.4 (!) evaluation version. Run it once. This gives you a core install. Then download the latest 3.4 licensed version from the download center and install it. This will update the 3.4 evaluation version to the 3.4 licensed version.
Please note that IMatch 3.4 is not supported on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or later.