Necessary computer programs. Required computer programs

An operating system is an environment used to operate and interact with software. But before using various kinds of applications, they must be installed. For most users, this will not be difficult, but for those who are new to computers, this process may cause problems. The article will give step by step guide on installing programs on a computer, solutions will also be offered for automatic installation applications and drivers.

To install a program or game, use an installer or, as it is also called, an installer. He may be on installation disk or you can download it from the Internet. The software installation process can be divided into stages, which is what will be done in this article. But unfortunately, depending on the installer, these steps may differ, and some may be completely absent. Therefore, if following the instructions you notice that you do not have a window, then simply move on.

It is also worth saying that appearance The installer may vary greatly, but the instructions will apply to everyone equally.

Step 1: Run the installer

Any installation begins by running the application installation file. As already mentioned, you can download it from the Internet or it may already be on disk (local or optical). In the first case, everything is simple - you need to open the folder in "Explorer", where you downloaded it, and double-click on the file.

Note: in some cases installation file you need to open it as administrator, to do this, click on it right click mouse (RMB) and select the item of the same name.

If the installation will be performed from a disk, then first insert it into the disk drive, and then follow these steps:

There are also cases when you download from the Internet not an installation file, but an ISO image, in which case it must be mounted. This is done using special programs, such as or . Now we will give instructions on how to mount the image in DAEMON Tools Lite:

After this, a window will appear on the screen "Account Control", in which you will need to click "Yes", if you are sure that the program does not contain malicious code.

Step 2: Select Language

In some cases, this step can be skipped; it all depends directly on the installer. You will see a window with a drop-down list in which you need to select the installer language. In some cases, Russian may not be in the list, then select English and click "OK". Further in the text, examples of two installer localizations will be given.

Step 3: Getting to know the program

After you have selected the language, the first window of the installer itself will appear on the screen. It describes the product that will be installed on your computer, provides installation recommendations, and offers further actions. There are only two buttons to choose from, you need to press "Further"/"Next".

Step 4: Select Installation Type

This stage is not present in all installers. Before proceeding directly to installing the application, you must select its type. Often in this case there are two buttons in the installer "Tune"/"Customization" And "Install"/"Install". After selecting a button for installation, all subsequent steps will be skipped, up to the twelfth. But after selecting the advanced installer settings, you will be given the opportunity to independently specify many parameters, ranging from selecting the folder into which the application files will be copied, and ending with the choice of additional software.

Step 5: Accept the License Agreement

Before you begin setting up the installer, you must accept license agreement, having familiarized yourself with it in advance. Otherwise, you cannot continue installing the application. Different installers perform this action differently. In some you just need to press "Further"/"Next", and in others before this you will need to put the switch in position "I accept the terms of the agreement"/"I accept the terms in the License Agreement" or something similar in content.

Step 6: Selecting a folder for installation

This step is mandatory in every installer. You need to indicate in the appropriate field the path to the folder in which the application will be installed. Moreover, you can do this with two different ways. The first is to enter the path manually, the second is to press the button "Review"/"Browse" and put it in "Explorer". You can also leave the default installation folder, in which case the application will be located on disk "C" in folder "Program Files". Once all actions have been completed, you need to press the button "Further"/"Next".

Note: for correct operation Some applications require that there be no Russian letters on the path to the final directory, that is, all folders must have a name written in English.

Step 7: Selecting a Folder from the Start Menu

It’s worth saying right away that this stage is sometimes combined with the previous one.

They are practically no different from each other. You need to specify the name of the folder that will be located in the menu "Start", from where you can launch the application. As last time, you can enter the name yourself by changing the name in the corresponding column, or click "Review"/"Browse" and specify it via "Conductor". After entering a name, click the button "Further"/"Next".

You can also refuse to create this folder by checking the box next to the appropriate item.

Step 8: Selecting Components

When installing programs that contain many components, you will be asked to select them. At this stage you will have a list in front of you. By clicking on the name of one of the elements, you can see its description to understand what it is responsible for. All you need to do is check the boxes next to the components you want to install. If you cannot fully understand what exactly this or that item is responsible for, then leave everything as is and click "Further"/"Next", by default the optimal configuration is already selected.

Step 9: Selecting File Associations

If the program you are installing interacts with files of different extensions, you will be prompted to select those file formats, which will be launched in the installed program by double click LMB. As in the previous step, you also need to check the box next to the items in the list and click the button "Further"/"Next".

Step 10: Create Shortcuts

In this step, you can locate the application shortcuts that are required to launch it. Usually it can be placed on "Desktop" and in the menu "Start". All you need to do is check the appropriate boxes and click "Further"/"Next".

Step 11: Install additional software

It’s worth saying right away that this step can happen either later or earlier. It will ask you to install additional software. Most often this happens in unlicensed applications. In any case, it is recommended to refuse the proposed option, since in themselves they are useless and will only clog up the computer, and in some cases, viruses will spread in this way. To do this, you need to uncheck all the boxes and press the button "Further"/"Next".

Step 12: Review the report

Setting up the installer parameters is almost complete. Now you will see a report of all the actions you have performed previously. At this step, you need to double-check the information provided and, if there is a discrepancy, click "Back"/"Back" to change settings. If everything is exactly as you indicated, then press "Install"/"Install".

Step 13: Application Installation Process

Now you have a bar in front of you that displays the progress of installing the application into the previously specified folder. All you need to do is wait until it is completely filled green. By the way, at this stage you can press the button "Cancel"/"Cancel", if you change your mind about installing the program.

Step 14: Finish installation

A window will appear in front of you, informing you that the application has been installed successfully. As a rule, only one button is active in it - "Complete"/"Finish", after clicking which the installer window will close and you can start using the newly installed software. But in some cases there is a point "Run the program now"/"Launch program now". If there is a mark next to it, then after pressing the previously mentioned button, the application will launch immediately.

Also sometimes there will be a button "Reboot Now". This happens if for correct operation installed application The computer needs to be restarted. It is advisable to complete it, but you can do it later by clicking the appropriate button.

After completing all the steps described above, the selected software will be installed on your computer and you can immediately begin using it. Depending on the actions taken previously, the program shortcut will be located on "Desktop" or in the menu "Start". If you refuse to create it, then you must launch it directly from the directory you chose to install the application.

Software installation programs

In addition to the above method of installing programs, there is another one that involves the use of special software. All you need is to install this software and install other applications using it. There are many such programs, and each of them is good in its own way. We have a special article on our website that contains a list of them and a brief description.

We will look at the use of such software using an example. By the way, you can install it using the instructions given above. To install the program, after launching the application you need to do the following:

Go to the tab "Packages".

In field "Status" put the switch on the item "All".

From the dropdown list "Category" Select the category that the software you are looking for belongs to. If you wish, you can also define a subcategory by selecting it from the list of the same name.

In the list of all found programs, left-click on the one you are looking for.

Note: if you know the exact name of the program, you can skip everything the above steps by entering it in the field "Search" and pressing Enter.

Click the button "Install", located on top panel. You can perform the same action via context menu or using hotkeys Ctrl+I.

Wait for the download and installation process of the selected program to complete. By the way, this entire process can be tracked on the tab "Tasks".

After this, the program you have chosen will be installed on your PC. As you can see, the main advantage of using such a program is that there is no need to go through all the steps that are in the usual installer. You just need to select the application to install and click "Install", after this everything will happen in automatic mode. The only disadvantage is that some applications may not be on the list, but this is compensated by the ability to add them yourself.

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If you are just starting to master the computer and don’t even know yet, how to install the program, then I’m sure after reading this article you will no longer have questions on this topic. Installation various programs may differ, but it is almost the same everywhere, and in fact, installing the program is much easier than some beginners think at the beginning of their journey.

In general, it’s worth saying that if you do nothing, but just follow usual instructions in the windows when installing programs, that is, simply click the available buttons: “Next”, “Next” or “OK”, then you can easily install the program. But we decided to learn, right? And we need to know what actions lead to what when installing programs.

Installation of programs. Example!

Now for an installation example real program, let's look at how this is done correctly.

Then from the Internet or from some disk, we usually have a file like this on our computer.

First of all, you need to launch it by double-clicking the left mouse button. The first window will open. In 99% of cases this window " Software Installation Wizard", where we are greeted. There we can see the name of the program, and sometimes we are reminded that it is advisable to close other applications before installation. In this window we need to click the “Next” button.

Almost always when installing programs, we need to check the box “ I accept the terms of the license agreement", well, that means that we agree with the rules for using this program. Here's an example:

The next window that is always present during installation is folder selection. During the installation process of the program, a window should appear indicating where the files will be copied for its full operation.

Typically the program is installed on system disk"C" to the "Program Files" folder. You can of course change this path by clicking the "Browse" button and selecting the folder where you want install the program. I usually leave it as is, that is, by default! And all installed software I have it in the “Program Files” folder on drive “C”.

Very often when installation free programs , they are trying to install some more for us as a kit additional applications, or change home page in the browser. Pay attention to this, and if you don’t need such additions, then uncheck the extra boxes, and only then click “Next”.

Another window that is always present, and usually after installing the program, is a window in which you need to leave checkboxes next to the items that interest us. For example, this could be creating a shortcut on the desktop, or a program folder in the start menu, and so on. Read and everything will be clear.

Most important stage– this is the process itself, during which the necessary files are copied.

IN last window, after everything has been copied and installed, we are asked to click the “Finish" button and the program will start, unless we have unchecked the corresponding box.

We have now described the main windows that appear when installing programs. IN different cases they may differ, but the essence remains the same. There are also other issues: windows for selecting the program language, installing an add-on, where you need to uncheck it, etc.

After installing 5 – 10 different programs, thoughtfully and independently, you will no longer have questions about which window to do what, and roughly speaking, the brain itself will develop the necessary actions.

I’ll give criticism from myself both in relation to the topicstarter and in relation to the enemy)

1. Firewood - no comments here, they are needed. True, for starters (if possible), we update Windows via Windows update (as for Windows 7 and everything above), a good half of the firewood is installed, and that’s all. Why do you need to install firewood from the off-site and the latest ones on the video card (otherwise you won’t work properly) and on the sound card (if it’s not built-in and you’re a hell of a sound guy)))) There are, of course, cases that none of the methods given the author is not suitable for any crap (like USB controller 3.0 on an all-in-one motherboard, and there’s no damn disk in the box, and the firewood is on the offsite current on Win10 x64, and on the all-in-one all-in-one, 7 x86 should be installed, but without firewood, 2 USB ports don’t work, DRPs don’t help and you have to look for the controller chip and slip in a completely different driver, but the main thing is that everything works) But this is an exception.

2. Browser, depending on who you like (someone surfs with Iklorer 5.0 and is fine with it). I won’t say anything against Edg, but browser extensions like AdBlock and BrowSec - well, have more fun with them.

3. Antivirus. A separate topic, of course. A full-time user shouldn't live without it. I completely agree, in Win8-10 the built-in defender is generally a neat thing, it catches everything with a bang, I missed dr web, kaspersky, nod32, but the defender caught everything. Avira, Avast, Comodo and the like ( free versions, I didn’t test paid ones) it’s still trash, they let in viruses, and quite serious ones, after this I don’t install them and don’t recommend them to anyone. In general, in Windows 7 too (with latest updates) there is a built-in defender, but I can’t say anything about its operation, so if you have Windows 7, XP you need to install something like dr web, kaspersky, nod32.

4. Archiver. Built-in archiver...hmm...to be honest, I see zip less often, but rar is more common, especially in a corporate environment. WinRar is paid, this is its main disadvantage, 7Zip is required to be installed, it reads just a lot of archive formats, it’s great to use as a console archiver for Reserve copy, easy and most importantly free.

5. Codecs yes, definitely yes at home. Provided that you download movies somewhere and watch them on your computer. Among the population, this type of viewing is becoming a thing of the past. No one has been downloading films and TV series for a long time - they watch online, watch online on smart TV, watch online on a tablet, etc., etc. Codecs were relevant at the dawn of the development of peer-to-peer networks, when providers created their own local networks in cities/districts of the city and everyone hung in flylinkDC++, pumped up pyrobytes of films for themselves (which, by the way, they never watched), the films were in extremely different formats. Well on home computer Of course you can plug it in, just in case, office computer definitely not. No codecs.

6. PDF, I used it once back with version 4.0, in general I was satisfied with the interface and functionality, but in latest versions It has become very heavy, it is constantly breaking down to be updated, launches its own services and in security reports positions itself as an information collector on a par with Google, Apple, etc., so I am starting to abandon it. A good alternative to FoxitReader - lightweight and convenient. Regarding djvu "and the masses different formats“, I haven’t seen djvu for a long time (at the university, only books on calculus and linear algebra were in this format), if someone is really interested in heaps of books scanned in poor quality, then you can download djvu viewer without installation, but “mass of other formats “It’s as if it doesn’t even come to mind what it could be and who it could be useful to.

7. Office applications anyway (well, when installing, we select Word and Excel, the rest is of course not needed at home), on a corporate computer, plus PowerPoint and Outlook, by the way, you can also use the mailer at home, it’s a convenient thing. And there are so many documents on the net doc format and xls, so it’s impossible to live without an office and people often take work home to finish a sign, some document, or even a presentation. If you do everything according to Feng Shui (Feng Shui in the field of copyright), then set up an open office - it will fit right into your home.

8. Disk images. Here UltraIso (by the way, paid, if anything) is needed by administrators, enikeys and others like them, and usually at work or for work purposes, it’s very good at collecting system images (the required wim archive is added to the original msdn image), boot disks are being recorded (and in vain the critic shouts that the discs are like mammoth shit and we are all suckers here, at the enterprises actual topic, and in some places it is even necessary - where the computers are categorized, whoever knows will understand), bootable flash drives etc. The average user doesn’t need UltraIso, especially since he needs to crack it additionally. “Win10-8 works with images out of the box - you’re all suckers” the question is broader than it might seem, on currently 7% - market share of Windows XP, 50% - market share of Windows 7 (MacOS - 9%, *nix - 2%), draw conclusions about how it works from the box with images))) Almost all games are included in iso images, so at home DTLite won’t be superfluous for me; at work I don’t need it.

9. Skype is a rather individual thing, if you communicate with relatives from another city, then yes (or at work you organize something like a conference between branches). And now everyone is on telegram and wats"up, there are even video calls on mobile phones (:-D even the mail agent has it) and cellular has become quite cheap.

10.Torrent. Well, at home, yes, everyone seems to use this thing, but at work, of course not. some other incomprehensible rocking chairs are not needed, there are enough built-in ones in browsers. Still, we don’t download IE 4.0 via the dial-up channel (just don’t disconnect, just don’t disconnect!!! aaaaa!!! if anyone remembers Masyanya))))

12. Flash player. Well, if you’re into watching videos of all sorts of shit on the Internet, then you can put it on, but at work, definitely not.

13. Player. Yeah, if you bet K-lite codecs, then the MPC player should be installed with them ( media player classic), a great thing, IMHO you don’t need an extra hat on your computer, and the player built into Windows is also ok.

14. Well, recording discs...again, Nero (I have nothing against an excellent program in its class) - it’s paid (copyrights, feng shui and all that). Just burn a disc or a disc with music - Windows (starting from 7) and the built-in player handle this perfectly. If you really want something special, that is free analogue BurnAwareFree is a normal theme. There is also freemake video converter - burns discs, DVD can make menus and navigation.

15. Punto Switcher- well, it tastes. I always set this for myself, though only at work; at home she didn’t give up. Unless someone types a lot of something (well, that is, works at home). In general, a convenient thing.

16. Remote access. Again teamviewer and ammy admin paid. If you want to work even harder helping everyone. This is if you have some kind of outsourced office, then yes, these programs are needed (oh my God, a violation of copyright and feng shui). And the enterprise has RDP. In general, there are some at home (if there is a white IP, of course), but at home I don’t recommend allowing it.

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Saw one interesting request “how to install the program” impressions per month are 36226, this is not a lot, but still people are searching, which means this article will be useful.

So I decided to write a short post on this topic. Why small? Yes, because essentially there is nothing to write here :).

Before writing about how to install a program downloaded from the Internet. I would like to clarify something and advise. I wanted to clarify that I will consider an example on the Windows operating system. It doesn’t matter what version, it’s just that in Linux the installation of programs is slightly different.

And I would like to advise the following: If you need any program. For example Mozilla or QIP, then try to download from official sites. All this is for safety reasons, so as not to pick up some kind of infection in the form. Windows 8 seems to promise its own application store, and that would be very cool. Well, of course, on one condition, that it will be done properly. It’s just that when you download a program from some “fraudulent” site or torrent, a virus can easily be hidden in it, which, when installed, will definitely settle on your computer. That seems to be all, now to the main part of the article.

How to install the program?

Programs for the operating room Windows systems Mostly they come with the .exe extension, for example WinRAR.exe. All you need to do is just run this installation file and follow the instructions. When I started writing this article, I thought of giving an example of installing the program with screenshots. And then I thought that almost all programs differ in the installation process, and such instructions would be of very little use.

Typically, the program is installed in the following order:

Run the installation file. The installation file itself can be hidden in a .rar or .zip archive. Therefore, first we open the archive and then run the installation file.
We accept the license agreement and click “Next”.
Let's select the components that need to be installed (not in all programs).
Let's choose a location on the computer where to install the program. By default, in most cases it is installed in C:\Program Files\ . If you install big game, then I advise you not to install it on drive C, it is advisable to replace it with drive D or E. Click “Next” or “Install”.
It is also possible that the installation manager will offer to choose whether to create shortcuts on the desktop and a folder in the start menu, then tick the boxes as you wish.
Then you will have to wait a little (depending on the size of the program) and everything will be installed. But still different programs are installed in different ways, but the scheme is usually similar to the one I described.

The installed program, or rather the shortcut to launch it, must be looked for on the desktop or in “Start”, "All programs".

Programs are an integral part of working on a PC. With their help they are carried out various tasks, from simple ones, such as obtaining information about the system, to the most complex ones, such as graphics and video processing. In this article we will tell you how to search for the programs you need and download them from the global network.

In order to download a program to your computer, you first need to find it on the Internet. Next, we will discuss two search options, and also look at methods for direct downloading.

Option 1: Our website

Collected on our website great amount reviews of various programs, most of which contain links to official pages developers. The advantage of this method is that you can not only download the program, but also get acquainted with its functionality.

Option 2: Search engines

If suddenly it wasn’t on our website the desired program, then you will have to seek help from search engine, or . The principle of operation is approximately the same.

So, we have found the program, now let’s talk about download methods.

Download methods

There are two ways to download programs, as well as other files:

Direct, using a browser.
Using special software.

Method 1: Browser

Everything is simple here: click on the link or download button and wait for the process to complete. The fact that the download has started is indicated by a notification in the lower left corner or upper right corner displaying progress, or a special dialog box, it all depends on what browser you are using.

The file then goes to the download folder. If you haven't configured anything in the browser, this will be the user's default download directory. If you have configured it, then you need to look for the file in the directory that you yourself specified in the web browser settings.

Method 2: Programs

The advantage of such software over a browser is that it supports multi-threaded downloading of files by breaking them into parts. This approach allows you to carry out several downloads at once on maximum speed. In addition, the programs support resuming and have other useful functionality. One of their representatives is