Many a time we download a standalone installer directly from Microsoft. It’s faster, and even though it’s not completely offline, it is better. That said, I won’t be surprised if you get stuck with ...

No more DLL hell. That was just one of Microsoft Corp.’s goals when it introduced the Windows Installer service along with Windows 2000 nearly four years ago. The service, which now runs on Windows XP ...

The MSI file format used by Windows Installer (MSI) is used specifically for installation – this differs from the EXE format sometimes used to run installers, which are simple executable files that ...