msi installer

i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to open in wordpad

Unless someone has a better idea, try correcting your association of
..msi files (Windows Installer Package) in Explorer-View-Folder
Options-File Types.
Mine has this as the Application Used for the Install action (the
default)

"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msiexec.exe" /i "%1" %*

What do you see?

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.setup, "Ted Moes"
wrote:

i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to open in wordpad

On 12/05/2004 at 04:23 PM, "Ted Moes"
said:

i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to open in
wordpad

I just installed an MSI successfully in Win98SE after installing
InstMsiA.exe.

Jim L

i dont have anything there or an install on rt click

"Ted Moes" wrote:

i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to open in wordpad

Ted Moes wrote:
i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to
open in wordpad

There are various versions of the installer and some programs need the
newest one. You might try getting and installing same...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...=cebbacd8-c094
-4255-b702-de3bb768148f&displaylang=en

--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.05...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

It says i already have this version installed

"dadiOH" wrote:

Ted Moes wrote:
i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to
open in wordpad

There are various versions of the installer and some programs need the
newest one. You might try getting and installing same...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...=cebbacd8-c094
-4255-b702-de3bb768148f&displaylang=en

--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.05...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

well i made the association but now get error saying incorrect cmd line
parameters and that i really dont know how to fix

"Ted Moes" wrote:

It says i already have this version installed

"dadiOH" wrote:

Ted Moes wrote:
i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to
open in wordpad

There are various versions of the installer and some programs need the
newest one. You might try getting and installing same...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...=cebbacd8-c094
-4255-b702-de3bb768148f&displaylang=en

--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.05...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

Please explain exactly what you did and what you entered.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.setup, "Ted Moes"
wrote:

well i made the association but now get error saying incorrect cmd line
parameters and that i really dont know how to fix

"Ted Moes" wrote:

It says i already have this version installed

"dadiOH" wrote:

Ted Moes wrote:
i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to
open in wordpad

There are various versions of the installer and some programs need the
newest one. You might try getting and installing same...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...=cebbacd8-c094
-4255-b702-de3bb768148f&displaylang=en

--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.05...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

opened file type
descript type:msi installer
assoc ext: .msi
actions:new;
open;
app:C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msiexec.exe

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

Please explain exactly what you did and what you entered.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.setup, "Ted Moes"
wrote:

well i made the association but now get error saying incorrect cmd line
parameters and that i really dont know how to fix

"Ted Moes" wrote:

It says i already have this version installed

"dadiOH" wrote:

Ted Moes wrote:
i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to
open in wordpad

There are various versions of the installer and some programs need the
newest one. You might try getting and installing same...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...=cebbacd8-c094
-4255-b702-de3bb768148f&displaylang=en

--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.05...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

I found out what i did wrong and fixed after i reread ur first reply

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

Please explain exactly what you did and what you entered.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.setup, "Ted Moes"
wrote:

well i made the association but now get error saying incorrect cmd line
parameters and that i really dont know how to fix

"Ted Moes" wrote:

It says i already have this version installed

"dadiOH" wrote:

Ted Moes wrote:
i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to
open in wordpad

There are various versions of the installer and some programs need the
newest one. You might try getting and installing same...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...=cebbacd8-c094
-4255-b702-de3bb768148f&displaylang=en

--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.05...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico