What is the difference between .msi and .zipx?
- Extension
- .msi
- .zipx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Microsoft
- PKWARE, Inc.
- Description
- It is a file that store all information needed by the Windows Installer to install or uninstall a software. It contains all the requirements for efficient and flawless package installation on Windows OS.
- WinZip, starting with version 12.1, uses the extension .zipx for ZIP files that use compression methods newer than DEFLATE; specifically, methods BZip, LZMA, PPMd, Jpeg and Wavpack. The last 2 are applied to appropriate file types when "Best method" compression is selected.
- MIME Type
- application/x-ole-storage
- application/zip
- Wikipedia
- .msi on Wikipedia
- .zipx on Wikipedia