Although some solutions can be installed on your PC simply by transferring files from a DVD, CD or some other carrier, a lot of software applications need you to create installation of them using a software installer.

The majority of solutions are distributed in a packed format.

Programmers who care to save time or customer support service costs you may choose to use an open source or commercial software installer.

If you work with Windows operation system, you might use Microsoft Windows Installer that lets developers making install with ease.

There are a lot of other commercial installation software solutions available for Windows XP: InstallShield, Smart Install Maker and several others.

The majority of such applications make packages that offer a consistent experience for users installing different applications.

Not happy with commercial install creator software? There are also a some nice open source solutions available. Check out Clickteam Install Creater and Innosetup, to name a couple.

Today software becomes multisystem.

Developers often find the task of making install packages for each of the platforms to be quite difficult.

Developers should create and test each installer for each platform.

Luckily, there are also cross-platform install maker applications.

You can also find an outstanding commercial software application entitled IntallAnywhere.

Talking of installers, we should also say a few words about their counterparts,that is uninstallers.

A couple of years ago a number of applications could not be uninstalled properly without the help of special third-party applications.

3rd-party uninstallers are seldom used this way these days, because they are often less effective than built-in uninstall procedures.

Nonetheless third-party uninstallers have not vanished just yet.

Many applications have features that are not erased by the built-in uninstall solution.

Trojan and spyware solutions pose one more hazard to your PC.

Such a soultion will not erase itself voluntarily, so some assistance from a specialized uninstaller may be needed.

If you care to find a better way to manage cache memory or temporary data uninstallers may also be of use.