This directory contains three variants of the MiKTeX installer: "Basic MiKTeX" Installer (basic-miktex-2.9.????.exe) To install a basic MiKTeX system, download and run the "Basic MiKTeX" Installer. MiKTeX has the ability to install missing packages automatically, i.e., this installer is suitable for computers connected to the Internet. MiKTeX Net Installer (setup-2.9.????.exe) You use the MiKTeX Net Installer to download all MiKTeX packages and install a complete MiKTeX system. See the section Installing MiKTeX in the MiKTeX manual, for more information: http://docs.miktex.org/manual/installing.html MiKTeX Portable (miktex-portable-2.9.????.exe) The portable edition allows you to run MiKTeX from a portable storage device. For more information, visit http://miktex.org/portable/