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Solution: Extracting msi files using Linux #computers #dev #answer

Extracting msi files using Linux

Related: How to extract files from MSI package?

To extract the contents of a MSI installer using Linux, I can either use msiexec with wine or use 7zip.

However, the latter does not preserve directories and file names only in part. Is there any way to properly extract MSI files without having to use wine?

edit: to illustrate the issue with Microsoft’s Infer.NET, h…

Fixed: Install software: choose .msi or .exe? #programming #answer #dev

Install software: choose .msi or .exe?

Some software sites allow to download their software to be installed either as an .msi file or as an .exe file. When given the option, which one should one choose to download for installing software, i.e: what are the advantages of using the .msi file instead of the installer (.exe)?

I do understand the difference between both, in that the .msi file is an…

Solution: How does one install Windows 7 using USB 3? #it #dev #fix

How does one install Windows 7 using USB 3?

I want to install Windows 7 onto an SSD from a USB 3 drive, however it won’t let me boot using USB 3, however it does work using USB 2. I guess that’s because Windows PE doesn’t have the needed USB 3 drivers so my question is how can I fix that?

Edit: Sorry for being slightly unclear. The installer boots but after choosing disk drive it tells me that…

Resolved: The corporate benefits of using MSI files #solution #answer #it

The corporate benefits of using MSI files

What are the advantages of using .msi files over regular setup.exe files?

I have the impression that deployment is easier on machines where users have few permissions, but not sure about the details.

What features does msiexec.exe have that makes deployment more easy than using setup.exe scenarios?

Any tips or tricks when deploying .msi applications?

Answ…

Fixed: Windows Installer always says "Another program is being installed" #solution #it #dev

Windows Installer always says "Another program is being installed"

Somewhere some software install must have died. Now when I try to install software, I get popup message from the Windows Installer saying “Another program is being installed. Please wait until that installation is complete, and then try installing this software again.”.

A search on serverfault brings up “Windows Installer Cleanup…

Answer: Windows Installer always says "Another program is being installed" #dev #development #programming

Windows Installer always says "Another program is being installed"

Somewhere some software install must have died. Now when I try to install software, I get popup message from the Windows Installer saying “Another program is being installed. Please wait until that installation is complete, and then try installing this software again.”.

A search on serverfault brings up “Windows Installer Cleanup…

Answer: DLL could not be run for MSI installers #development #answer #solution

DLL could not be run for MSI installers

I’m guessing its a problem with Windows Installer. I’ve tried restarting the service but to no effect. I’m not able to install anything that ends with .msi. Sometimes I get such an error message:

Event viewer logs:

Python installer:

Product: Python 2.7.3 Error 1723. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install…

Resolved: Run MSI files as administrator from a user account #dev #answer #development

Run MSI files as administrator from a user account

I’m usually logged in as a normal user on my Windows XP box. Sometimes, when I want to install a software update, I don’t want to log off and log on again as admin, but I right-click the installer exe and choose “Run as…” to run it from my admin account. However, this option only seems to exist for exe files, not for msi files.

Is there a way to…