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Perhaps for the newer Windows platforms (e.g. UWP) but Win32 installers have definitely been known to put things all over your system.

• Artlav 10y ago
  Yeah, that's the reason why i have a "got installer? not worth using" pre-filter for Windows software. Not sure how things are these days, but i'm talking about the Win 9x to Win 7 days.
  • yiyus 10y ago
    But that is not a packaging system. You can put binaries in zip files in Linux systems too. And I don't understand what kind of software you used with that pre-filter. You cannot even install drivers then.
    • Artlav 10y ago
      "Pre filter" is kind of like a rule of thumb. There are exceptions for stuff like drivers and for big corporate programs that just don't come in other ways. But a lot of smaller programs are available in the zip form, or have alternatives that are. In short, i prefer portable programs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_application https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_application
  • RaleyField 10y ago
    I'd have opposite filter. Did you correct permissions for folder where you unzipped/placed executables so that it couldn't overwrite itself? Correctly installed software in program files folder would be protected from being overwritten without administrator privileges.