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 ...

Installing applications sucks. Loading up the download page, waiting for the download, clicking through pointless "next" buttons. Now repeat the process 20 times if you’re starting from a clean ...

Most Windows users don’t pay much attention to how desktop programs are installed on their system. For years we’ve been trained to seek out a website, download an EXE or MSI file, and then click, ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

That doesn't make a lot of sense because SYSTEM is the computer. SYSTEM has more rights than administrator in just about all aspects of the box.