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March 12th, 2006, 04:23 PM
#1
[RESOLVED] Windows Installer doesn't open .msi files
W2KSP4
When I try to open any legitimate .msi or .exe linked to an .msi, I get only the following syntax displayed in a box titled Windows Installer. There's an OK button that closes it.
I encountered this once before and reinstalled Windows to fix it. I don't have any other issues now, so I don't want to reinstall if it can be avoided. Windows Installer service does start automatically and is running. I've installed 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1, but problem remains. I've got several things I need to install and have to get this fixed. Thanks
Windows ® Installer. V 3.01.4000.1823
msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]
Install Options
</package | /i> <Product.msi>
Installs or configures a product
/a <Product.msi>
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log <LogFile>
Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
Update Options
/update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]
Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.
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March 12th, 2006, 06:36 PM
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Might check the file association in folder options->file types and see if there is anything weird there.
If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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March 12th, 2006, 07:42 PM
#3
Jim
WIN7 Ultimate SP1 64bit, IE 11, NTFS,
cable, MS Security Essentials, Windows 7 firewall
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March 12th, 2006, 10:10 PM
#4
This is strange. Problem was resolved after Steve's post. I posted quick reply, but for whatever reason, it's not posted. Here it is again:
I had checked file associations, but after Steve's post, I thought I should investigate further. I tried to delete msi from file types, but couldn't, so I changed open action to IE and closed/saved it. Then I reopened it, changed it to point to c:\winnt\system32\msiexec.exe
That did it. Thanks Steve, and I'll keep those kb links in file, Welshjim.
Here's to another speedy resolution to the credit of this great forum!
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