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<p>Created page with &quot;{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Archiving |extensions={{ext|pkg}} |released=~1993 }} &#039;&#039;&#039;InstallShield PKG&#039;&#039;&#039; is a format usually encountered as a file named &#039;&#039;&#039;set...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Archiving<br /> |extensions={{ext|pkg}}<br /> |released=~1993<br /> }}<br /> '''InstallShield PKG''' is a format usually encountered as a file named '''setup.pkg'''. Such a file is included in some installers made by the [[InstallShield]] installation software for Windows.<br /> <br /> == Discussion ==<br /> Authoritative information about PKG's purpose has not been found. It's sometimes described as &quot;InstallShield compiled setup package&quot;. It is a binary file, relatively small, and appears to primarily contain filenames.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> PKG files are observed to start with bytes {{magic|4a a3}}, and have {{magic|02 00 00 00}} at offset 6.<br /> <br /> == Sample files ==<br /> * {{DexvertSamples|other/installShieldPackage}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:File formats with a distinctive filename]]</div>

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