What is the difference between .msp and .tar.xz?
- Extension
- .msp
- .tar.xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Tukaani
- Description
- The msp files are used to update the Windows operating system and other Microsoft programs. Typically included with security updates or Microsoft hotfixes.
- File created using Tar archive and XZ compression tools; contains a .TAR archive that has been compressed using .XZ compression, which compresses at a high ratio.
- MIME Type
- application/octet-stream
- application/x-xz-compressed-tar
- Sample
- sample.tar.xz
- Wikipedia
- .tar.xz on Wikipedia