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Which file type is used by windows installer?
.exe and .msi
Which two extensions identify a program packaged by Windows installer?
.msi and .zap
How does an msi file differ from an exe installer file?
An MSI file is a relational database and is used by the Microsoft Installation Service. This service installs applications onto your computer. MSI files offer far more flexibility for application installation and maintenance than older scripted executable programs could ever provide. EXE files can be anything. Almost everything you run on your computer is started by an EXE file (exceptions are Windows itself, drivers). They contain executable code for a computer to run, and can do anything. MSI files are database files, used by Windows Installer. They contain information about an application which is divided into features and components, and every component may hold files, registry data, shortcuts etc. The MSI file also contains the UI that is to be used for installing, and various other data such as any prerequisites to look for, custom actions to execute, the order of the installation procedure, whether to support Administrative installations, etc. It can also contain the actual files to be installed themselves (this isn't always the case though, the files can also be in an external CAB file or just as plain uncompressed files in a location where MSI can find them). MSI files are the current recommended way of doing installations on Windows. The alternative is writing a program that performs the installation itself. MSI files are executed by an EXE file that is part of Windows, called MSIEXEC.EXE. This application reads the data in the MSI file and executes the installation. Windows Installer is pretty new, especially the newest version (3.0). Often installations that use MSI still come with an EXE (e.g. SETUP.EXE). This EXE is a so-called 'bootstrapper'. It doesn't perform the installation, it simply checks if the correct version of Windows Installer is present on the system, if not it launched the MSI Redistributable (MsiInstA.exe or MsiInstW.exe depending on the platform) and then launches MSIEXEC.EXE on the MSI file. In certain cases (especially Internet downloads), the MSI file and MSI redistributable are packed inside that EXE file, so you don't see they're there. So installations can come in three flavours: 1. A custom, third-party installation system in an EXE file. 2. A Windows Installer installation in an MSI file. 3. An EXE file that bootstraps an MSI file (that may be embedded inside the EXE file). MSI files can only be installations. EXE files can be literally anything that can run on your computer.
What is MSI installer?
The basic MicroSoft Installer program which comes with Windows.
Full form of MSI?
MicroSoft Installer (MSI)
What is the full form of msi?
Microsoft Installer
What is the file extension for windows installer file?
*.msi is the extension for the Microsoft installer package.
How can i manually install itunes 8 with out using the installer?
I don't know the full answer; but first you'll need to extract the .exe, go to portableapps.com and download the suite, then download "7-zip" (a program) and use it to extract the .exe installer into a folder; at that point you're actually faced with .msi files, and you'll have to extract those using the same program. At that point I don't know how to continue.
Where can you download Valve Software's steam client?
You can download the .msi installer package at steampowered.com
What is an msi file extension?
An .MSI file usually is a Microsoft Windows installation file, associated with "Windows Installer." It contains control information that identifies several installation criteria for a Windows application.
What is the purpose of the Windows Installer service?
The Windows Installer Service is an operating system service that was developed by Microsoft to improve the installation and uninstallation of programs, make software deployment in corporate networks easier, and to solve common problems such as shared dll conflicts. The Windows Installer is also a set of rules that developers must follow to take advantage of the service. To use all the features, your application has to be "Windows Installer aware" - so you have to think about installation already when you plan and write your application, not after everything is complete. The Windows Installer has formerly been called "Microsoft Installer" (MSI). Therefore the names of the API functions start with "Msi", and the installer packages have the .MSI extension.
When you try to download Maplestory it says you need Maplestory.msi for something what should you do?
Download the maplestory installer first. That is what the .msi is.
