First, access an elevated command prompt, to do this:.Click the Start button.Click All Programs.Go into Accessories.Right-click on Command Prompt.Select Run as administrator.When the UAC Prompt appears, click Continue.Once you have your elevated command prompt, input the following: msiexec /a drive:filepathtoMSIfile /qb TARGETDIR=drive:filepathtotargetfolderusing the desired locations to fill the above mentioned filepaths. Example: msiexec /a c:testfile.msi /qb TARGETDIR=c:temptest.

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There is built-in MSI support for file extraction (admin install)MSI or Windows Installer has built-in support for this - the extraction of files from an MSI file. This is called an.

It is basically intended as a way to create a network installation point from which the install can be run on many target computers. This ensures that the source files are always available for any repair operations.Note that running an admin install versus using a zip tool to extract the files is very different! The latter will not adjust the media layout of the media table so that the package is set to use external source files - which is the correct way. Always prefer to run the actual admin install over any hacky zip extractions. As to compression, there are actually used for the cab files inside the MSI file format: MSZip, LZX, and Storing (uncompressed).

I would recommend for making neoice's solution even easier. It does the same thing, just is more automated and allows several methods for extracting MSI files, not just an administrative install (as his solution is using).UniExtract can also handle exe's packaged with WISE or InstallShield, as well as a variety of other compressed formats. Oh, and its free.Universal Extractor is a program do toexactly what it says: extract filesfrom any type of archive, whether it'sa simple zip file, an installationprogram, or even a Windows Installer(.msi) package.

Hello,I apologize if the reason I'm having such a hard time finding the answer to this question is because it's so blaringly obvious. I'm comming from the Novell Zenworks world, and am relatively new to.msi.

I've noted that many people seem to refer to doing it, but I cannot seem to find any FAQ or other article on exactly.how.Anyway, I have Installshield Admin Studio 6, and I'm trying to make a package for a program called unSealer (It is a.exe ('smUnsealer33101en.exe') But it is quite obviously nothing more than an.msi file in an installshield-created.exe wrapper.I want to be able to just get at the raw.msi file, so I can make silent installs, transforms if I need them, etc. But I just cannot seem to find the way how.

I have tried searching my c:winntinstaller directory for any msi that might come from it after it was installed, but with no luck.I don't want to just recapture the installation, cause I understand all why doing that is bad. It's almost like I've got no choice though:(Basically, could someone please please point a poor Novell-type person to what this mystical way of getting at an.msi from a.exe wrapper is?Thanks very much! Ah, thanks very much! This has gotten me much closer at least. Hi qmohos,I too did the jump from Zenworks to MSI packaging, its a bit of a leap really isn't it?To asnwer your question, the app you were talking about sounds like it wasn't an MSI at all.

If you are sure it was, the best way to get the msi/mst and associated files is to run the setup.exe and leave it at the first window. It will probably extract all the files to a temporary directory. This is where ProcessExplorer by www.sysinternals.com is a lifesaver, run this, and you will see a list of running processes in heirarchical order. You'll either see a setup.exe by itself, or a setup.exe that has spawned a msiexec process or another process. Double click on it and it will tell you the path, browse to that path and you should see your MSI files in there.Hope that makes some kind of sense.RgdsPaul. Thanks Paul (and everyone else)!Yes, you were indeed correct. It turned out not to really be a wrapped.msi at all, but simply a legacy installshield package.

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I have realized that I have been conflating anything where I saw installshield on it, that it must automatically be an.msi. I see that is not the case now, and that was a good breakthrough for me;)My other big problem was that I had not originally realized that the raw setup.exe was a zipped package, itself containing the 'real' installshield setup. Extracting that revealed another setup.exe an.iss file, etc.

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That pointed to other clues and useful articles from here. I'm going to make it a habit now of attempt to 'unzip' every package I come accross now, before trying to decide what it is.Finally, running the package creation wizard on that second embedded setup.exe did indeed invoke the setup intent scan wizard, and getting a good basic.msi was then a snap.Well, I feel like I've gained a few small levels here.

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Once again, thank you kindly for all your help everybody!