Questions tagged [windows-installer]
Windows Installer can be a reference to the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI), which is the application installation and configuration service for Windows, or a more general reference to a 3rd party installer that installs an application on Windows.
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Modified .cab file causes installer to throw error 1334
I had an old version of Toshiba Bluetooth stacks for Windows for non-Toshiba hardware, and I needed to update it.
The new versions of this software will only support Toshiba hardware unless device ...
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Uninstall Per-User installation from another user account
I have an application installed with a MSI package as Per-User in a non-admin account, so the application is not on Program Files, but in User\AppData. I'm trying to uninstall that application from an ...
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Does msiexec have a builtin timeout?
If a program has problems during an install/uninstall/repair in windows, leaving it stuck during a particular operation, does msiexec.exe eventually die based on a built-in timeout? Does it output a ...
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Can't install ODBC Driver 17 for SQL server On Windows 11
i want install SSMS 19.1
this is stuck like picture
the problem for "microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server" cant install
i download it manually and try install it but this error appear
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PC doesn't boot without slow mode booting enabled
A couple of days back my PC died and now I'm stuck with a weird problem.
Here's what happened:
I was on my PC listening to some music. All of a sudden my mouse froze. I have a problem with my Razer ...
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VMware Workstation 10.0.5 MSI failed
I am upgrading to VMware Workstation 10.0.5 from 10.0.4. The upgrade process has removed 10.0.4, however when trying to install 10.0.5, I get an error:
The MSI 'C:\Users\Ethan\AppData\Local\Temp\...
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Cannot install anything on Vista Home Premium 32-bit with SP-2, Will I be able to upgrade to Windows 7
I can not install important updates. Anything I download will not install.
Error message is that
Windows Installer Services cannot be accessed. This can occur if installer is not correctly ...
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MSI UAC always opens behind window
When installing MSI packages, the UAC prompt always appears behind the MSI installer window. This does not happen for any other scenarios (EXE installers, other programs, etc), just MSI packages.
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Reliability History: ASUS Update Helper, error 1603
I recently assembled my own PC and it runs just fine, but I have noticed a frequent error showing multiple times per day in Windows's Reliability History. Namely, Windows Installer fails to ...
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Transparent windows in Windows 10 Pro over videos & color shift while browsing
I recently bought a new MSI laptop and after installing windows 10 pro I am facing some issues with the screen.
First of all, it goes to night mode (shifts color tune) when I am browsing the internet ...
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A certain obscure FOSS script made for my archaic motherboard to perform a very specific function fails to run. Can anyone please explain why?
So, I have a motherboard, MSI H81M-P33, and I have a freshly bought PWM fan. Unfortunately, my motherboard's BIOS does not allow me to reduce the RPM curve of my fans below 50%, which makes them ...
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Product: ASUS Update Helper — Error 1316. The specified account already exists
I've been looking for an answer all over the net for the last 12 hours and most answers always seem to suggest the same things; using a registry cleanup such as CCleaner and using the microsoft ...
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How to prevent symbolic directory links from getting deleted during Windows or Visual Studio updates?
I have created symbolic links using mklink /d for both C:\Windows\Installer and C:\ProgramData\Package Cache in order to save SSD space. From time to time, these folders get recreated locally (...
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Uninstall PostgreSQL BigSQL Distro 10.5.1
Have installed the BigSQL PostgreSQL distro version 10.5.1.
Wanted to uninstall from a Windows 10 machine.
Using Add/Remove programs; error message on remove =>
Unable to locate uninstall.dat
I ...
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Unable to install PuTTY on windows
Trying to install putty in my 64-bit windows 8.
On choosing destination folder it shows error and says:
Installation directory must be on a local hard drive.
I have chosen default folder i.e: C:\...
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Any way to tell what MSI created a file on my system?
Say I have a file on my system that was put there by a Windows Installer, but I'm not sure which one (in this case it was one of the many sub installers of Microsoft SQL Server).
Is there anything I ...
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MSI LaunchCondition fails for .Net Framework 4.5.1
Currently I have the problem, that running a setup fails at executing / proofing the LaunchCondition for .Net Framework 4.5.1. But the .net framework is
installed correctly and other applications are ...
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Explain "Please wait while Windows configures..."?
I have installed a plug-in to a program on Windows 7.
However when I start the program I get a progress window saying "Please wait while Windows configures Plugin".
What is going on here? It seems ...
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Windows install on GPT with multiple drives
I've got quite an interesting system configuration here, and I would like to install Windows 10 preview on it. I have 3 drives, out of which one is a SSD. They all have a GPT table.
Drive 0 (the ssd) ...
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How do I get rid of this Windows Installer error?
After upgrading Windows Installer version from 3.0 to 3.1 on Windows XP Pro SP2, and then installing SP3 for XP (which includes Windows Installer 4.5) I started having these errors. When I log on to ...
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Creating Script Wrapper for SCCM
How can I create a script wrapper for uninstalling the bellow string asuming that I have the uninst_setup.iss file saved on desktop?
C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{4D9CA1B8-...
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Delete orphaned msi files
I have a computer with 50GB of hard drive and it is almost full (I won't get an upgrade for C because is the company computer) I just check and the C:\Windows\Installer directory is eating more of ...
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Windows 10 installer don't detect NVMe drive
I have 2 drives:
disk1 (SATA SSD, with Ubuntu 16.04)
partition1 (sda1: flag /boot)
partition2 (sda2: flag /home, encrypted by LUKS)
disk2 (NVMe SSD)
So, the goal is to install Windows 10 on disk2 ...
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SSD Crucial P3 driver not accepted by Windows 11 system installation
I'm installing Windows 11 on a Dell Latitude 5500 with replaced SSD (Crucial P3 PCIe 3.0).
Installation doesn't detect the HW, so I used Shf+F10 to initiate partition (HW is detected by BIOS and ...
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How to uninstall MS SQL ODBC driver 17 in unattended mode?
I try to install in unattended mode (chef-client) newest version of MS SQL ODBC driver. Log shows no error but old version is listed in Programs and features.
When I run msiexec interactively, ...
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How to Disable Your Computer’s Touch Screen in Windows server 2016?
I want disable touch screen in my msi all in one.
My OS is windows server 2016.
I can disable touch screen from device manager but after restart pc touch screen enable automatically.
How to fix this?
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Wake-on-LAN on MSI X570-Mainboard
I am trying to start my computer with a MSI X570-Mainboard using the WOL-feature.
In the BIOS, I already enabled Wake-on-LAN for PCIe devices. I tried it with both the onboard ethernet controller as ...
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Run repair function of an EXE from the command line
Is there a way to run the repair functionality of an EXE created using WiX?
Specifically, this program using WiX and defines some commands such as /quiet, /passive, /uninstall, but nothing for /repair,...
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Windows 10 install error: "Windows cannot continue due to a corrupted installation file"
I've been trying to install Windows 10 for quite some time now, but every time I do I get error:
Windows cannot continue due to a corrupted installation file.
Contact the vendor of your Windows ...
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MSI BIOS Distorted
I just recently built my PC and normally installed windows. During the process, I thought that it's just normal that the boot logo of MSI is enlarged and pixelated. But even after installing all ...
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Acer TravelMate 8573T freezes when trying to install OS
In an effort to upgrade from windows 7 to Windows 10, I went to buy one of Microsofts USB flash drives with a Windows 10 installer and a product key. I inserted the flash drive, booted to it, and ...
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setup.exe does not work when copied from CD to hard drive
I have a CD where I burnt all the files required to install a program and when I run setup.exe it installs as expected. Today, I have noticed that if I copy the contents of the CD to my computer and I ...
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Windows 10 installer says there's WIndows already installed
Equipment:
Windows Live USB
Xubuntu USB
HP Laptop with Xubuntu (see Broken (probably erased) Windows 10 boot for more info)
Problem:
Inserting Windows Live USB
Proceeding to the "Simple installation"
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Windows 10 install from usb drive - boots up but freezes
I'm trying to do a clean install of Windows 10 from a usb drive.
Problem: The system boots up and presents the first Windows setup screen (where I'm supposed to choose language, time- and currency ...
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Close command prompt after executing MSI install from Batch File
I am currently doing an MSI install and using a batch file to execute the MSI with defaultsini and installdir. It is a /qb! install so that it cannot be cancelled as it's meant to be deployable, ...
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.NET Framework 4.7.2 Standalone Setup performs a reboot even with commandline /norestart
On one of my Windows 7 systems, I have experienced the following behaviour when trying to install the .NET 4.7.2. redistributable. I use a script to call the setup silently /q, and to prevent reboots, ...
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How to find out what specific actions are scheduled by MSI after reboot
When an MSI detects some process holding a resource that needs modifying, and user declines to close the process, MSI postpones the modification to the reboot time.
The question is: where to look for ...
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Access BIOS on external monitor - broken screen of MSI GS70 notebook with HDMI output only
I have MSI GS70 notebook and the screen broke. I successfully use HDMI output to external monitor to work with the notebook. However, I would like to completely remove old system (Win 8.1) and install ...
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Install msi package from command line do not create shortcuts
Is it possible to tell windows installer to install a package, and not to create any shortcuts on desktop?
The prime interest is windows 7.
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Can I copy C:/Windows/Installer folder from one machine into another?
Okay so I'm in a little bit of a pickle. I was trying something on my Windows folder yesterday C:/Windows and I kinda went ahead of myself a little and lost the Installer folder C:/Windows/Installer (...
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Decompile from .msi
I have an MSI file that was created from an ASP.NET MVC setup project. I want to be able to see if a specific C# change made it into that MSI file.
I used 7-zip to extract the contents, but the only ....
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How to find out what the Windows installer is waiting for?
I've been staring at this window for the past two hours:
How can I find out what's stopping the MSI from continuing? It's probably waiting for some mutex, or failing to obtain a lock on a file, or ...
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WiX installer fails with Error 0x80070570: Failed to extract all files from container, erf: 1:4:0
I have created an MSI installer bootstrapper (so .exe) with WiX, it works on my computer (Windows 7) but when executed on another Windows 7 computer it fails with:
[1688:1078][2016-01-11T02:21:25]...
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Change MSI log location to network share for GPO deployments
TLDR: how do I set the equivalent of the /L*V "C:\package.log" msiexec cmdline option in a transforms file?
I have an MSI I want to push to several computers in a domain. I'd like to look
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WIX: Run batch file based on checkbox value with admin right
I created a installer using WIX.
However, after installing the software, I have a checkbox asking the user whether to run a batch file or not. If the user check the checkbox, the batch file will run.
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Group Policy install software PER USER
Need to deploy an MSI file with Group Policy. No other software deployment options are available, so no SCCM, etc.
Here is what I need:
1. Software must be deployed PER USER.
2. Software must auto-...
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Windows 7 Install wizard windows extra big -- buttons off-screen?
I have a legit copy of Windows 7 with valid license from Microsoft.
There is something wrong with the installation wizard; the windows sometimes appear with super large fonts, or bigger graphics etc.,...
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Windows update is installed, but not installed
Once upon a time there was a fully functional Windows 7 x64-aware computer, later, dark lord Microsoft released Security update KB2859537 and computer was unable to run most of applications. And ...
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Possible to add "conflicting" Drivers to Windows 7 Installer?
Is it possible (and smart) to include all bunch of diffrent drivers to a Windows 7 installer so Windows could theoretically install all needed drivers during the Windows installation?
Meaning can I ...
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Stop .exe in command window from restarting computer after uninstall
I am uninstalling a Cisco Agent Desktop maintenance update from several thousand client machines and I'm unable to stop it from restarting. An MSI file is calling an srRollbackRepair.exe file that ...
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