Questions tagged [installer]
An installer is a specialized program that performs the tasks necessary to install another application.
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Can I delete the folder "C:\WINDOWS\Installer\$PatchCache$"?
This folder is taking up nearly a GB of my C partition. Is it possible to just delete it?
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Install software: choose .msi or .exe?
Some software sites allow to download their software to be installed either as an .msi file or as an .exe file.
When given the option, which one should one choose to download for installing software, ...
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Why aren't all applications 'portable'?
I've recently been trying to 'install' stuff a lot less on my Windows machine (I hate installers - I need to know where programs put stuff...), choosing to use portable or standalone versions of ...
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what are these "online installers" for?
It is probably not the name of these installers. By online installer I mean the little executable we download and execute, which download the true software I are going to install.
There are so many ...
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Midnight Commander (MC) installer for Mac OS X
I use MC on Windows and Linux and would like to use it on my Mac. Can someone point me to an URL where I can download a binary setup/install?
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Why do Windows Installers (.msi files) take so much longer to uninstall than other installers?
Since the Windows XP days, Windows Installers (.msi files), including InstallShield installers (which is just a bootstrap for MSI) has taken around five times longer to uninstall an application than ...
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What folder are installation logs in?
If an installer stores a log of the installation process, where would I find that log?
If there is an installer that does not log the installation process, how can I make it do so?
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Prevent Windows 10 installer from using the preinstalled serial key without disabling UEFI
My laptop (a Lenovo Flex 2 15) came preinstalled with Windows 8 Standard (with the serial key preinstalled into the BIOS), and I've since installed an SSD (a Samsung Evo 840 120GB) & upgraded to ...
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Installing a specific package version with yum
I have a Fedora system with Postgres version 8.3 and I want to downgrade to 8.2 because of a compatibility issue. I've been using yum for everything, but it's my first time with this package manager, ...
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Restrict Windows CBS.log verbosity, set log level, stop hectomegabyte info madness
On Windows 7 (Home Premium 64 Bit), hundreds of megabytes of logging that nobody will ever care to read are written to C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Take a look, we're counting the lines here:
$ dir C:...
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Why install for "just me" as opposed to "everybody"?
I'm using windows installer for a client's app, and they are complaining that sometimes multiple instances of an app appear on the computers they are using for testing. This problem has gone away ...
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Why the multiple reboots installing Windows 7?
I just installed Windows 7 on my non-PC and was struck by how many times the Windows installer reboots during installation. It even tells you on the screen during installation that the computer will ...
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Why would I install a program into C:/ directly?
What are the reasons some programs install (by default or even requirement) in C:/ directly, and not, like most, into the C:/Program Files/ folder?
Also, why is it so common that drivers are ...
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Break open an EXE file?
I have a sony Vaio and I have downloaded the sound driver for it. The driver claims it is being installed on a computer its not compatible with, and crashes. I know that it is wrong. I assume the ...
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Some DLLs in root of C: drive
These two files appeared in the root of my C: drive in Windows 11. Does anybody know what created them? What is their purpose and why are they in root?
appverifUI.dll
vfcompat.dll
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How to make use of Debian Installer's tabs which appeared in Stretch?
Debian Installer network install console (over ssh) in Stretch differs from that of Jessie and earlier. It has additional black "menu" line above the screen, which shows four "tabs" and a clock. These ...
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How can I find out what modifications a program’s installer makes?
I want to know what some installers do: mainly what files, folders, and registry entries they add, remove, or modify.
Lots of “ professional” programs are so poorly documented that it’s difficult to ...
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.Net Framework 3.5 SP1 on Windows 7 not recognized by installers
Windows 7 Ultimate RTM already comes with the .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 preinstalled. However, some installers like the Azure tools and SDK 1.1 seem to check for it and fail:
Windows Azure Tools for ...
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Using the same Windows 8 Upgrade installer on multiple PCs
As per the article How the new Windows 8 license terms affect you:
You may transfer the software to another computer that belongs to you. … You may not transfer the software to share licenses ...
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How can I track the changes an installer makes?
I'm trying to track the changes of an installer/patcher, is there a way to track changes the installer/patcher makes and where all its files are placed?
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Another installation is in progress
Why I try to install any program I see "Another installation is in progress. You must complete that installation before continuing this one." error.
Googled the web and found that solution would be ...
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I deleted Windows\Installer folder, is there a chance to repair?
I accidentally deleted the Windows\Installer folder in Windows 7. Is there a way to repair this, because I can't install new Microsoft software anymore.
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How do I make .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 install quietly?
I am trying to install, as part of my chained bootstrapper installation project, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. But, when you run the installer, even by itself, with /q /norestart, it is anything but quiet. ...
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Problem installing Visual Studio 2010
I had to reinstall Windows 7 on my computer. I reinstalled everything except VS 2010.
Trying to install it, the install wizard looked like it had been corrupted. Another VS 2010 DVD however showed ...
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Can't run Windows 7 Installer...Error reading from file
I am running Windows 7 (64 bit) Pro. Whenever I try to install anything from a .msi file, I always receive the error:
"Error reading from file <path>/setup.msi. Verify that the file exists ...
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Flash Player 11 installer not working on Windows 7
I downloaded the Flash Player 11.0.1.152 installer from the Adobe website and tried to install it on Windows 7 64-bit.
Upon running it, the installer deletes itself, the process runs in Task Manager (...
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Cygwin offline installer?
I've tried downloading it several times from several different computers and networks. When I attempt to download it the download gets stuck mid way though. Where can I find a reliable offline ...
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Make an installer install in 32 bit
I have Windows 7 64-bit and I have an installer for a program, but I want to have the program install the 32 bit version of itself instead of the 64 bit version. Anybody know how to force an ...
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Windows Installer won't let me install anything ?
Trying to install a Silverlight Update, a Java update or other software, I get this window:
What could be the problem?
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Extracting Windows executable installers on Mac OS X?
Is there a program or a script out there to extract the contents of a Windows installer under Mac Os X?
Under Windows there is the Universal Extractor, I am looking like something like that for Mac. ...
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.NET Framework 4.0 installation is very slow
On my Windows Vista, it takes a full 12 minutes to install the .NET Framework 4.0.
a) Is this normal?
b) If not, can something be done about it?
The reason I'm concerned about the speed is because ...
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How to build installer of some files?
I have some files on my laptop and I need to build either an exe or msi installer.
My intention is that when running that installer, it must place one file on to the C: disk and another file to the ...
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Windows 7: Can files located in C:\Windows\Installer be deleted? [duplicate]
The folder (C:\Windows\Installer) on my Windows 7 installation holds 1GB of installers are these necessary or can these be deleted ? If so are there any other places where Windows 7 saves the ...
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How to extract Python 3.5+ from installer?
In versions lower than 3.5.0 there was a .MSI installer for Windows, which had a really nice hidden option. That option looked like this:
msiexec.exe /a "file.msi" /qb /L*V "file.log" ALLUSERS=0 ...
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Automatically select features for silent MSI install
I have an InstallShield .exe that 'wraps' an MSI installer. I can pass arguments to the MSI installer like this:
/v"..."
For example, to do a silent install: p4inst64.exe /S /v"/qn". The MSI ...
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How to verify digital signature for a Visual C++ Redistributable installation
I recently installed a digitally signed program and the installer launched an internally packaged Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable installer halfway in.
I scanned the program and checked its ...
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What does "Optimizing performance..." in Acrobat mean?
When the Acrobat installer says "Optimizing performance...", what is it actually doing?
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Why are games starting to refuse Users\Public\Games as the install target?
I usually install games to C:\Users\Public\Games (Windows 7 x64) so that I don't run into permissions issues (especially while updating), but recently, I've run into a couple of installers that ...
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Wicleanup tool is it safe?
I found wicleanup and I am not sure if it is safe to use. When I open the program and press scan, I get about 17GB of files that it says are UnUsed. By selecting all these files that it suggests, then ...
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Unable to install Android for Windows 7 because JDK is not found
I have JDK SE7u4 installed in windows 7. I tried to install Android on Windows 7 using the installer_r18-windows.exe but no avail.
The setup window showed the message saying that the Java SE JDK not ...
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Uninstalling a program on Windows
When I install and uninstall a program there always seems to be stuff leftover that the uninstall didn't remove.(files,registry keys) Is there an easy way to log everything that was installed so it ...
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Flash standalone installer for Win 2008/64/ IE8
I am working on a x64 Win2008 server that does not have external network access. The software I'm working with uses flash, but doesn't install it.
I need to find a standalone flash installer that I ...
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Can I convert a USB-stick to an installer without losing data?
I would like to use my 64GB USB-drive to install Linux on another computer that has no CD drive. I already have some data on the drive (I already have a backup, but split across multiple locations and ...
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Custom app installer like Ninite? [closed]
I'm looking for something similar to Ninite, that would let me package tools we use in our dev environment without having to go out and download each separately. Is there something out there that does ...
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Ubuntu linux installation without internet connection
how can we install the packages from the CD of the Ubuntu if net is not available?
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How can I run a single command to show all installed applications in Windows 10?
To follow-up and expand upon this question, I want to know how to get a list of applications as shown in appwiz.cpl which always shows all installed applications.
From here, we know that other ...
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How to automate the steps in the Installshield Wizard?
I was working on a project where I need to take latest builds(packaged as installers) and run it in the machine in order to test it. I wanted to just automate that installshield wizard (viz. next->...
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Can't install Powershell 3.0
Im trying to install powershell 3.0 on my Win7 64 bit pc, but I get the error "the update is not applicable to your computer."
After googling the error, all the solutions I see are that you need to ...
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JDK-Installer doesn't install
I can't install JDK on my Windows 7 64bit system. I downloaded the latest version (jdk-7u4-Windows-x64.exe) from Oracle and ran it. A warning appeared, because it's a download. I commited to continue. ...
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