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Nowadays, most software providers provide web based installers for their software. While this helps in delivering the latest software with the latest components so that you don’t have to update it again, it can be a real problem for the users who want to install the programs on multiple computers.

It is total waste of Internet bandwidth to install the web installers which will, in turn, use the Internet to download and install additional components.

On this tag page, you will find the offline installers for some of the most popular software available on the Internet.

2 Easy Ways To Download Latest Firefox Offline Installer

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Mozilla now offers Firefox with a web installer. It is called stub installer. This means that the user downloads Firefox setup stub instead of the complete offline installer. The initial download is about 300 KB but when you run the web installer, it will start downloading the latest version of Firefox.

The issue with web installer is that it cannot be used to install Firefox on the system where there is no Internet access. If you are a single user, it is beneficial for you to download Firefox stub installer as it will download the latest version of Firefox.

But if you want to install Firefox on multiple computers, it is probably wise to download an offline installer. This will save you a lot of bandwidth as the setup will not be downloaded again and again as in case of stub installer.

There are two ways to download the latest Firefox complete offline installer. One is using the official Mozilla FTP servers and second is to use the Mozilla’s website.

Downloading offline installer using FTP

The official FTP location of Firefox can be accessed here: ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/

You will need to go to the releases directory to get the latest stable release of Firefox. You will find all versions of Firefox from the beginning including the stable and beta versions. Each version has its own directory. You will need to go to the directory of latest version of Firefox.

Firefox offline installer ftp

To recognize the latest version, you can scroll to the end of the list and see which version number doesn’t have a letter ‘b’ in its name. For example, right now the latest release of Firefox is Firefox 22. So you will need to go to 22.0 directory.

If you want to download Firefox for Windows, you can go to win32 directory and download Firefox offline installer in the appropriate language as specified by each directory. Likewise, for Linux, you can go to linux x86_64 and for Mac OSX, you can go to the mac directory.

Downloading Firefox using Mozilla.org

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The second method is easier than the first one. First go to firefox.com and instead of clicking the download button, click “Systems & languages” link just below the download button. This will open another webpage listing down all the languages and their corresponding Firefox downloads for each Operating System including Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

Just find your language and click on the corresponding Download button. This will download Firefox offline installer instead of the stub installer.

Download Bitdefender 2014 Offline Installers For All Products

Download Bitdefender 2014 Offline Installers For All Products

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Bitdefender product line for 2014 has been released. Last year, Bitdefender 2013 was released in September but this year Bitdefender has been quick to launch the new line of products.

The latest Bitdefender 2014 products include a new technology called Photon technology which makes sure that system performance doesn’t get a hit while the security software is scanning the computer. Here’s the official word:

Bitdefender Photon™ Technology is an innovative antivirus technology that boost scanning time, eliminates slowdowns and accelerates scanning speed by gradually (in matter of hours) understanding and adapting to your PC.

Bitdefender Windows 8 Security

A new wallet has also been introduced which keeps your important data safe and secure. Other than that, minor improvements have been made to the already best performing products of 2013.

Here are the direct download links to offline installers of each Bitdefender 2014 product:

Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2014

Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2014 is a free antivirus which provides lightweight system protection against viruses. It lacks features like anti-spyware, wallet etc. An online installer is available for Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2014. When you run the installer, it will download the remaining files to your system for installation.

Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2014 online installer: Antivirus_Free_Edition.exe

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2014

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2014 includes features like Bitdefender Autopilot, USB immunizer, online remote management, secure browsing, wallet, social network protection, personal data filter et. It can be download from the direct download links below:

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2014 (32-bit): bitdefender_av_17_32b.exe

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2014 (64-bit): bitdefender_av_17_64b.exe

Bitdefender Internet Security 2014

In addition to all the features of Antivirus Plus 2014, the Internet Security 2014 includes features like parental control, cloud antispam, two-way firewall and file shredder. It can be downloaded from the following direct download links:

Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 (32-bit): bitdefender_is_17_32b.exe

Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 (64-bit): bitdefender_is_17_64b.exe

Bitdefender Total Security 2014

Bitdefender Total Security is the ultimate security suite containing all the features Bitdefender has to offer. It includes all the features of Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 and more features like Bitdefender Safebox (Online cloud storage solution), anti-theft, file encryption and PC tune-up. You can download it from below mentioned locations:

Bitdefender Total Security 2014 (32-bit): bitdefender_ts_17_32b.exe

Bitdefender Total Security 2014 (64-bit): bitdefender_ts_17_64b.exe

Download Windows 8.1 Preview Standalone ISO Offline Installers

Download Windows 8.1 Preview Standalone ISO Offline Installers

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Windows 8.1 Preview has been released by Microsoft and is available for download. Windows 8.1 comes with a lot of new features and enhancements. Microsoft has gladly paid attention to user complaints. Most of the complaints that users had in Windows 8 have been fixed in Windows 8.1.

The most wanted feature was the Start button. The start button has returned in Windows 8.1. The start button will open the Start Screen instead of the start menu. Most of the new features and enhancements added in Windows 8.1 are related to the start screen.

Windows 8.1 start screen tiles

Now the start screen comes with new tile sizes. If you have used Windows Phone 8, you will realize that the tile sizes available in Windows Phone 8 have now been added to Windows 8.1.

The all apps screen has also been enhanced. Now you can sort the programs by name, date installed, most used and category. You can also group and move apps together. In Windows 8, items had to be moved separately.

Windows 8.1 search

The best feature introduced in Windows 8.1 is the unified Windows Search. Microsoft has joined the three search types available in Windows 8 (apps, settings and files) and integrated Bing search inside Windows Search. This becomes a beautiful experience if you are browsing the Internet.

Windows 8.1 multitasking

Windows 8.1 lets you multitask more efficiently. Now you can open multiple Windows 8 apps side by side and adjust how much screen space each app takes.

First look at Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 can be downloaded from the following direct download links. The downloaded file will be in the form of an ISO. You can burn a DVD or make a USB drive bootable in order to install Windows 8.1.

English 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-English-X1899604.iso

English 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-English-X1899605.iso

Arabic 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-Arabic-X1899606.iso

Arabic 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-Arabic-X1899607.iso

Chinese (Simplified) 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-ChineseSimplified-X1899610.iso

Chinese (Simplified) 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-ChineseSimplified-X1899611.iso

Chinese (Traditional) 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-ChineseTraditional-X1899612.iso

Chinese (Traditional) 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-ChineseTraditional-X1899613.iso

French 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-French-X1899614.iso

French 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-French-X1899615.iso

German 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-German-X1899616.iso

German 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-German-X1899617.iso

Japanese 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-Japanese-X1899618.iso

Japanese 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-Japanese-X1899619.iso

Korean 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-Korean-X1899620.iso

Korean 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-Korean-X1899621.iso

Portuguese (Brazil) 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-PortugueseBrazil-X1899608.iso

Portuguese (Brazil) 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-PortugueseBrazil-X1899609.iso

Russian 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-Russian-X1899622.iso

Russian 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-Russian-X1899623.iso

Spanish 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-Spanish-X1899624.iso

Spanish 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-Spanish-X1899625.iso

Swedish 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-Swedish-X1899626.iso

Swedish 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-Swedish-X1899627.iso

Turkish 32-bit (x86): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-Turkish-X1899604.iso

Turkish 64-bit (x64): WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-64bit-Turkish-X1899604.iso

These download links are for clean installation of Windows 8.1. If you want to upgrade your current installation of Windows, you should download Windows 8.1 update from Windows Update directly.

Please note that although you can download and install Windows 8.1 Preview free, it is not a finished product and is not stable. You will not be able to uninstall it once installed on your computer. If you are upgrading Windows 8.1 on top of Windows 8 installation, you should backup your data first which is a safe strategy for when of any disaster.

If you are clean installing Windows 8.1, it will ask you for a product key. You can give the following product key:

NTTX3-RV7VB-T7X7F-WQYYY-9Y92F

Download Java 7 Update 25 Offline Installers

Download Java 7 Update 25 Offline Installers

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Java 7 Update 25 has been released by Oracle. This is a critical patch update which includes 40 new security fixes of which 37 can be remotely exploited without authentication. 42 vulnerabilities were fixed in the last Java 7 Update 21.

The Java vulnerability saga continues and Adobe continues to strive to fix most of the security flaws in Java. Most of the experts have said that users should disable Java in their computers and devices until most of the vulnerabilities are fixed. But for some of the users, it is absolutely important to have Java installed in their system.

Why is Java required?

Java Runtime Environment has a virtual machine called JVM, runtime class libraries, and Java application launcher that are necessary to run programs written in the Java programming language. The programs include all types of utilities including Desktop based, mobile based and web-based apps.

Originally, Java became famous because of its portable nature. The programs developed in Java could be executed in many architectures and platforms without re-developing the program for each hardware architecture or Operating System.

Since Java is being used everywhere, it becomes necessary for the user to install Java in their system. You can read more about the latest update of Java on Oracle Security Assurance blog. You can also read the release notes about Java 7 Update 25.

Installing and updating the latest version of Java

If Java Runtime Environment is not installed in your computer, you can download the latest update from the below location and simply run the installer. It should install without any problems.

If you have already installed Java in your system and want to update it, here are the steps involved for updating Java in Windows 8.

  1. Go to Windows Settings Search (Windows Key + W) and search for “java”.
    Windows Search Java Control Panel
  2. Select Java (32-bit) from the search results. This will open Java Control Panel.
    Java Control Panel
  3. Go to the Update tab and press the Update now button. This will automatically update Java in your computer.
    Java control panel update tab

Download Java 7 Update 25 offline installers

Here are the direct download links for Java 7 Update 25 offline installers. You just need to download the file and install it without an Internet connection.

Java Runtime Environment 7 Update 25 (Windows 32-bit installer)

Java Runtime Environment 7 Update 25 (Windows 64-bit installer)

Mac OSX 10.7.3 or above

Java 7 Update 25 Linux 32-bit RPM installer

Java 7 Update 25 Linux 64-bit RPM installer

If you do not want to install Java in your system but want to run Java apps, you can use Portable Java Runtime Environment which has been updated to the latest Java 7 Update 25.

Adobe Flash Player 11.8 Offline Installers Direct Download Links

Adobe Flash Player 11.8 Offline Installers Direct Download Links

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Adobe Flash Player 11.8 has been released. This is the first beta release at the time of this writing. Adobe intends to introduce a few enhancements to Flash Player in this release. The most visible feature of this release is the recursive stop on movie feature which we will discuss below.

Flash Player 11 advanced properties

Let’s go through the features and enhancements in Flash Player 11.8 one by one.

  1. Sandboxing enhancements
    This feature adds enhancements to the existing sandbox feature by better addressing application launches in protected mode
  2. Recursive stop on MovieClip
    For Flash Player, this feature allows a game developer to effectively pause/stop a running SWF without having to iterate through all of the objects on the DisplayList.
  3. Datagram Socket (iOS & Android)
    DatagramSocket APIs are now supported for iOS and Android also.
  4. Server Socket (iOS & Android)
    ServerSocket APIs are now supported for iOS and Android also.
  5. LZMA SWF support (iOS & Android)
    LZMA compressed swfs can now be packaged for iOS and Android targets and are supported.

These features and enhancements have been documented in the release notes for Flash Player 11.8.

If you are using Windows 8, you will not need to download or update this release of Flash Player. This is because Flash Player 11.8 is not compatible with Windows 8. Windows 8 comes with its own version of Flash Player pre-installed.

Download Links

We are providing direct download links to offline installers of Adobe Flash Player 11.8.

Download Flash Player 11.8 for Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera

Download Flash Player 11.8 for Internet Explorer

If you are having any problems with the beta version of Flash Player, you can always revert back by using Flash Player Uninstaller.

Avast 8 Free Antivirus Direct Download Links

Avast 8 Free Antivirus Direct Download Links

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Avast Free Antivirus is one of the very best antivirus programs. The latest version of Avast 8 Free adds a lot of new features to keep the system in good shape. The biggest benefit of Avast over other free antivirus like AVG or Avira is that it uses comparatively fewer resources. If you are using Windows 8, Microsoft has already included a free antivirus called Windows Defender. You will need to disable Windows Defender if you are installing any other antivirus.

Features and setup of Avast 8 free

The free version of Avast 8 blocks viruses and spyware and will allow help from a friend if your computer needs fixing. Avast 8 Free Antivirus also introduces add-on features like a software updater and browser cleanup tool. Software updater will check all installed software for new versions and let you download and automatically upgrade to the latest versions of installed software.

Avast free antivirus setup

When you run the installation setup of Avast 8 Free antivirus, it will ask you whether you want to pursue an express install or install the program manually. I recommend installing the program manually because Avast will try to install some extra add-on software like browser plugins and toolbars which can make your system slow. You will need to un-check those add-on software so that only Avast antivirus is installed in the system.

Standalone full setup installers

Nowadays most software offer web-based installers instead of the full ones. There are pros and cons of this. The biggest advantage of web-based online installer is that it will always be updated and the latest software will be downloaded and installed. The disadvantage of this approach is that if a user want to install the software on many computers, it will be a huge waste of Internet bandwidth and time because the installer will download the setup as many times as it is run.

We are providing full standalone installers for Avast 8 free antivirus for the user’s ease so that you can download the latest free antivirus and install it even when you are offline.

Download Avast 8 Free Antivirus (Standalone installer direct download link)

This free antivirus is fully compatible with Windows 8. In fact, Avast 8 free is certified from Microsoft to run on Windows 8 although some users have reported BSODs when running the antivirus software.

Update (9-May-13): The latest version of Avast Free Antivirus 8.0.1489 comes with the BOSD fix which it used to cause for Windows 8 users. You can either update Avast through the Avast updater inside the antivirus or download a fresh copy from the direct download link above.

Download Skype 6.5 Offline Installers With Video Messaging Support

Download Skype 6.5 Offline Installers With Video Messaging Support

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Microsoft has released Skype for Desktop 6.5 for Windows users. The new version of Skype introduces free video messaging support. This will take Skype instant messages to the next level because of this video messenger.

Interestingly, Skype for Windows was the last of all the Skype apps to get the video messaging support. Skype for Mac, Android and iPhone have already been introduced with this feature earlier.

Recording a Video Message using Skype

So how does this video messaging work and differ from video calls? Let’s take a look. Video calls let the users chat with their family and friends using a web cam. This is live video chat and can’t be sent offline like text messages.

Video messaging is like texting while offline. You can send a video message even if the other person is offline. You will only need a webcam to record your video message and the message will be played when the other person comes online.

You have got a video message on skype

The recipient will see an embedded video in their Skype chat window. There are a total of 25 free video messages available. After that, the user will need to pay for sending more video messages.

The new version of Skype 6.5 fixes two bugs related to calling making the app more stable while calling.

One thing to note here is that Adobe Flash is required in order to run the sent video message for the recipient. Flash Player is not a requirement for sending the video message though.

We are providing direct download links for all the installer for the available platforms. You can click on the appropriate link to download the correct edition of Skype.

Download Skype 6.5 for Windows Desktop

Download Skype 6.5 for Windows 8 App Store (Metro app)

Download Skype for Windows Phone

Download Skype for Android

Download Skype for iOS

Download Skype 6.5 portable

Java 7 Update 21 Offline Installers Direct Download Links

Java 7 Update 21 Offline Installers Direct Download Links

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Java 7 Update 21 has been released by Oracle. Oracle has been working tirelessly to make sure that Java remains secure in the future. Java was in danger of its existence when many security vulnerabilities were found of which some were already being exploited on the Internet. If anyone is interested in reading the history of updates of Java, just head towards Java tag which will list all the updates we have been covering.

Java 7 Update 21 is a critical update for April 2013. A total of 42 vulnerabilities have been fixes. The update also contains some non-security patches. 39 of the security vulnerabilities are remotely exploitable meaning that they have a very high severity level. Of these 42 vulnerabilities only two affect the server deployments of Java.

Java 7 Update 21

Going deep into the updates reveals that Oracle has changed how Java runs on computers. Now Java requires code signing for executing the Java applets and programs. It will alert the user of unsigned, self signed or expired certificates to make sure that the user understands what he is doing.

unsigned_cert

You can learn about Java code signing here.

Oracle recommends that the Desktop users download and apply this update as soon as possible.

Java 7 Update 21 offline installer links

For Windows

Download Java 7 Update 21 Runtime 32-bit installer

Download Java 7 Update 21 Runtime 64-bit installer

For Mac OSX

Download Java 7 Update 21 DMG

For Linux

Download Java 7 Update 21 32-bit RPM

Download Java 7 Update 21 64-bit RPM

For Solaris and other Operating Systems, you can find the installers here. For complete information about the latest update, you may want to read the release notes.

If you are using Portable applications, you can also download portable version of Java 7 Update 21.

Java 7 Update 17 Offline Installers Direct Download Links

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Oracle has updated Java 7 Update 15 to Java 7 Update 17. The update comes just after the vulnerability found by FireEye, a Polish security firm. Java 7 Update 17 fixes two important vulnerabilities of which one was exploited in the wild. The Java updates are always coming in odd numbers now. This is very similar to Linux kernel releases. The stable Linux kernels always come in even numbers.

According to Oracle, the vulnerability exploited by FireEye was already reported to them in early February but they didn’t have time to fix the vulnerability in the last update which was scheduled to be released on 19th of February. Java 7 Update 17 comes with the fixes to that vulnerability and another one which was not yet exploited.

Java 7 Update 17

Here’s what Oracle says,

The company intended to include a fix for CVE-2013-1493 in the April 16, 2013 Critical Patch Update for Java SE (note that Oracle recently announced its intent to have an additional Java SE security release on this date in addition to those previously scheduled in June and October of 2013). However, in light of the reports of active exploitation of CVE-2013-1493, and in order to help maintain the security posture of all Java SE users, Oracle decided to release a fix for this vulnerability and another closely related bug as soon as possible through this Security Alert.

Although Oracle has fixed so many vulnerabilities in the recent past, the US government still warns the users of using the Java plugin in their browsers. The recommended action will be to update your Java plugin while keeping it disabled for the time being if you don’t need it.

Java 7 Update 17 offline installer links

For Windows

Download Java 7 Update 17 Runtime 32-bit installer

Download Java 7 Update 17 Runtime 64-bit installer

For Mac OSX

Download Java 7 Update 17 DMG

For Linux

Download Java 7 Update 17 32-bit RPM

Download Java 7 Update 17 64-bit RPM

For Solaris and other Operating Systems, you can find the installers here.

Adobe Flash Player 11.7 Offline Installers Direct Download Links

Adobe Flash Player 11.7 Offline Installers Direct Download Links

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Flash Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems.

Adobe has released Flash Player 11.7 and is available for download (offline installers at the end of the article). Please note that if you are using Windows 8, there is no need to download Flash Player 11.7 as it will come as a part of Windows Update process. Here’s a note from Adobe:

The ActiveX Flash Player in this release is not compatible with Windows® 8. Flash Player for Windows® 8 is available as part of the generally available Windows® 8 update

Flash Player 11.7 offline installers update checking

The latest release of Flash Player 11.7 doesn’t seem to add a lot of features on top of Flash Player 11.6. The biggest enhancement is of the protected mode for application launches. This feature is called sandbox.

The complete version information is Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.128 at the time of this writing. You can read more about the system requirements and features included in Flash Player 11.7 in release notes pdf file.

Download links

Download Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.128 Beta for all browsers including Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera. (16.6 MB)

Download Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.128 Beta for Internet Explorer (16.0 MB)

Since Flash 11.7 is still in beta, if you are unsatisfied with the produce, you can use Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller to uninstall Flash Player 11.7 and install Flash Player 11.6 final again.

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