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If the installation process started from booting off the media, the user is then presented with a text-based interface which gives three options 1) install Windows, 2) repair an existing installation, or 3) quit setup. [3] If the user decides to install Windows, they are presented with an agreement that must be accepted for Setup to continue.
Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins), is the act of making the program ready for execution. Installation refers to the particular configuration of software or hardware with a view to making it usable with the computer. A soft or digital copy of the piece of software (program) is needed to install it.
Microsoft is a developer of personal computer software. It is best known for its Windows operating system, the Internet Explorer and subsequent Microsoft Edge web browsers, the Microsoft Office family of productivity software plus services, and the Visual Studio IDE.
InstallAware Software Active Trialware: Yes Yes Yes InstallCore: InstallCore [2] Discontinued Software as a service: No InstallShield: Flexera Software: Active Trialware: Yes Yes No Advanced Installer Caphyon Active Trialware: Yes Yes Yes NSIS: Nullsoft: Active zlib License: No No Orca (Part of Windows SDK) Microsoft: Active Freeware ...
Windows Installer (msiexec.exe, previously known as Microsoft Installer, [3] codename Darwin) [4] [5] is a software component and application programming interface (API) of Microsoft Windows used for the installation, maintenance, and removal of software. The installation information, and optionally the files themselves, are packaged in ...
Other software products provide query mechanisms for determining when updates are available. Version tracking Version tracking systems help the user find and install updates to software systems. For example: The Software Catalog stores the version and other information for each software package installed on a local system.
Wise Solutions, Inc. started by John McMillan and Brien Witkowski was an American company that made software tools for creating application installers. Their primary product, Wise was one of the most widely used installation packages for Windows. Their main competitor was InstallShield by Flexera Software and Advanced Installer.
This category includes software that runs under any version of Microsoft Windows without emulation or virtualization (though it would include the emulators that make this possible). The software may also run on other platforms.