So you've just discovered a great new calendar, music player, or other program and you want to install it on your machine. Here's how to do it on both Windows and Mac OS X. Installing a new program on ...

Most install programs make installation of an application easy. All you have to do is follow the prompts. If there is a "Custom" installation option, you will have to know something about the ...

As we've mentioned many times before, we install every piece of software we recommend here at Lifehacker, meaning that if we don't vigorously remove programs we're not using, Windows can start to get ...

Microsoft's Program Install and Uninstall Troubleshooter is a Web-based utility that fixes problems associated with the installation or uninstallation process. Specifically, it repairs the corrupted ...

If you see You do not have sufficient privileges to install the program error message when you try to install a program or driver on your Windows computer, then this ...

When it comes to computer problems in the office, Murphy's Law often applies – PCs fail when you need them most. If you attempt to install an application from a CD, and the computer does not recognize ...

They’re called PUPs—Potentially Unwanted Programs—and they sneak onto your system as accessories to the program you actually intend to install. They’re annoying, and they can result in slower ...

Being that I'm mostly unfamiliar with this world of "./configure make make install" business (seems common for programs like mine), how I do even start going about something like this? I can't seem to ...

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 ...