When you download Windows from Microsoft Store, you have two options: You can download a collection of compressed files, or you can download an ISO file. An ISO file combines all the Windows installation files into a single uncompressed file.
- Apr 17, 2019 It takes about 30 minutes to install, and you'll need to restart your computer about halfway through the installation. To check if Windows 7 SP1 is already installed on your PC, s elect the Start button, right-click Computer, and then select Properties. If Service Pack 1 is listed under Windows edition, SP1 is already installed on your PC.
- Mar 09, 2017 The tool works just fine for Windows 7, 8, and even 10. Once you’ve got the tool installed, creating your USB installation drive is a pretty straightforward process. Run the tool and give it permission to make changes to your PC. Click “Browse” to locate your Windows ISO file.
- Download Windows 7 Disc Images (ISO Files) If you need to install or reinstall Windows 7 you can use this page to download a disc image (ISO file) to create your own installation media using either a USB flash drive or a DVD. Make sure you have: Your Windows product key.
- Microsoft Windows Installer is a component of the Windows operating system. Windows Installer provides a standard foundation for installing and uninstalling software. Software manufacturers can create the setup of their products to use Windows Installer to help make software installation, maintenance, and uninstallation straightforward and easy.
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(alternative MSI installer) 7-Zip for 32-bit Windows: Download.msi: 64-bit x64 (alternative MSI installer) 7-Zip for 64-bit Windows x64 (Intel 64 or AMD64) Download 7-Zip 9.20 (2010-11-18) for Windows: Link Type Windows Description; Download.exe: 32-bit x86: 7-Zip for 32-bit Windows: Download.msi: Download. Click the Windows START button, and click WINDOWS USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL in the ALL PROGRAMS list to open the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. In the SOURCE FILE box, type the name and path of your Windows ISO file, or click BROWSE and select the file from the OPEN dialog box.
If you choose to download an ISO file so you can create a bootable file from a DVD or USB drive, copy the Windows ISO file onto your drive and then run the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Then simply install Windows onto your computer directly from your USB or DVD drive.
When you download the ISO file, you must copy it onto a USB or DVD. When you're ready to install Windows, insert the USB drive or DVD with the ISO file on it and then run Setup.exe from the root folder on the drive.
This allows you to install Windows onto your machine without having to first run an existing operating system. If you change the boot order of drives in your computer's BIOS, you can run the Windows installation directly from your USB drive or DVD when you first turn on your computer. Please see the documentation for your computer for information about how to change the BIOS boot order of drives.
Making copies
- To install the software, you can make one copy of the ISO file on a disc, USB flash drive, or other media.
- After you’ve installed the software and accepted the license terms that accompany the software, those license terms apply to your use of the software. The license terms for Windows permit you to make one copy of the software as a back-up copy for re-installation on the licensed computer. If you do not delete your copy of the ISO file after installing the Windows software, the copy of the ISO file counts as your one back-up copy.
If you need to download the software again, you can go to your Download Purchase History in your Microsoft Store account and access the download there.
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The Windows Installer redistributable is a software update package. See the section Released Versions of Windows Installer to determine which products shipped versions of the Windows Installer. The redistributable update package for a version is made available after the release of the product that ships with a specific Windows Installer version.
The Windows Installer 5.0 is part of the Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7. There is no redistributable for Windows Installer 5.0.
Obtaining the Windows Installer Redistributable
- You can find all the available Windows Installer redistributables at the Microsoft Download Center.
- The download for the Windows Installer 4.5 redistributable package is available at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=101159.
- The name of the redistributable that installs Windows Installer 4.5 on x86-based computers running Windows Vista, Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1), and Windows Server 2008 is Windows6.0-KB942288-v2-x86.MSU.
- The name of the redistributable that installs Windows Installer 4.5 on x64-based computers running Windows Vista, Windows Vista with SP1, and Windows Server 2008 is Windows6.0-KB942288-v2-x64.MSU.
- The name of the redistributable that installs Windows Installer 4.5 on Itanium-Based Systems computers running Windows Vista, Windows Vista with SP1, and Windows Server 2008 is Windows6.0-KB942288-v2-ia64.MSU.
- The name of the redistributable that installs Windows Installer 4.5 on x86-based computers running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3) is WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe.
- The name of the redistributable that installs Windows Installer 4.5 on x86-based computers running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) is WindowsServer2003-KB942288-v4-x86.exe.
- The name of the redistributable that installs Windows Installer 4.5 on x64-based computers running Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 is WindowsServer2003-KB942288-v4-x64.exe.
- The name of the redistributable that installs Windows Installer 4.5 on Itanium-Based Systems computers running Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 is WindowsServer2003-KB942288-v4-ia64.exe.
- There is no redistributable that installs Windows Installer 4.0. This version of the Windows Installer ships with Windows Vista.
- The name of the redistributable that installs Windows Installer 3.1 is WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe. The download for the Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2) package is available at: https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=889482fc-5f56-4a38-b838-de776fd4138c.NoteIf you upgraded to Windows Installer 3.1 by installing Windows Server 2003 with SP1, or an earlier version of this redistributable, you may also need to install the Update for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (KB898715) to obtain all the updates available in Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2).
- The redistributable that installs Windows Installer 3.0 is WindowsInstaller-KB884016-v2-x86.exe. The download for the Windows Installer 3.0 Redistributable is available at: https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5fbc5470-b259-4733-a914-a956122e08e8.
- The Windows Installer 2.0 used a previous naming convention for the redistributable: Instmsi.exe. The redistributable for installing or upgrading to Windows Installer 2.0 on Windows 2000 should not be used to install or upgrade Windows Installer 2.0 on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.The download for the Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 is available at https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4b6140f9-2d36-4977-8fa1-6f8a0f5dca8f.
Installing the Windows Installer Redistributable
The Windows Installer 4.5 resdistributable is provided for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems as a .msu file and should be installed using the Windows Update Stand-alone Installer (Wusa.exe.)
The Windows Installer 4.5 redistributable for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems can be installed using the following command line syntax and options.
The Windows Installer 3.1 and Windows Installer 3.0 redistributables can be installed using the following command line syntax and options.
Syntax
Use the following syntax to install the redistributables for Windows Installer 4.5 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
Delayed Restart on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
The /norestart command-line option prevents wusa.exe from restarting the computer. However, if a file being updated by the MSU package is in use, then the package is not applied to the computer until the user restarts the computer. This means that applications that use the Windows Installer 4.5 redistributable for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 cannot use the Windows Installer 4.5 functionality until the computer is restarted.
Delayed Restart on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
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It is recommended that the Windows Installer service be stopped when using the update package. When the package is run in full UI mode it detects if the Windows Installer service is running and requests the user to stop the service. If the user continues without stopping the service, the update replaces Windows Installer.
Bootstrapping applications that use the redistributable package to install the Windows Installer with another application can require an extra system reboot in addition to reboots needed to install the application. The delayed reboot option is only recommended for cases where it is necessary to eliminate an extra reboot caused by installing files that are in use. Developers should do the following in their setup application to use the delayed reboot option.
- Call the redistributable package with the /norestart command-line option.
- Treat the return of either ERROR_SUCCESS or ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_REQUIRED as meaning success.
- Invoke Msiexec on the application's package and run other setup code specific to the application. If the setup application uses MsiInstallProduct, then the application must load MSI.DLL from the system directory. If no reboot occurs and if the redistributable returned ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_REQUIRED, then prompt the user for a reboot to complete the setup of the Windows Installer binaries. If a reboot occurs, no additional steps are required.NoteApplications that call LoadLibrary on the new MSI.DLL after the redistributable package returns success must ensure that an older version of MSI.DLL has not already been loaded within the process. If an older version of MSI.DLL was loaded, it must be unloaded from the process address space prior to calling LoadLibrary for the new MSI.DLL.
For more information, see Windows Installer Bootstrapping.