What is MSI?
http://live.pirillo.com/ - Wise, InstallShield, NSI, MSI: they all offer the same installation service. What is an MSI file and why do developers use it?
MSI files are Microsoft Installers. They’re installers that companies distribute instead of a setup.exe file.
MSI files generally offer more flexibility when installing programs. You can get a richer experience through MSI than with your prototypical setup program. MSI installers also allow you to repair your current installation, instead of being to uninstall and reinstall a damaged program.
All in all MSI files offer several advantages to users and developers over traditional installers.
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5 Comments
jen
October 11th, 2007
at 10:59pm
nice….we need a basic definition most of the times……u’ve given just that!!!!
THE msi MUST BE LAUNCHED THROUGH SETUP
November 19th, 2007
at 4:26am
WHEN I INSTALL THE ANY ANTIVIRUS THE MESSAGE IS SHOW “THE msi MUST BE LAUNCHED THROUGH SETUP” .SO PLEASE TOU TELL me why the resion.
Lesa Jacobsen
January 13th, 2008
at 1:34pm
Please Help:
My mom keeps getting the pop up: ccCommons Wait for Windows to Configure, the SETUP: This MSI must be launched through setup.
What is ccCommons? How does she stop the popup? Is this dangerous? It just started happening.
Thank you so much for your help.
Photogallery.msi Keeps Launching
August 4th, 2008
at 2:42am
[...] Photogallery.msi…is the uninstalled version of Photogallery.Perhaps uninstalling Photogallery and reinstalling it…will eliminate your situation. Or you can simply try to do a repair of the existing installed application (I would prefer the uninstall/reinstall).http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/06/08/what-is-msi/Louis [...]
TerryB
June 27th, 2009
at 2:29pm
MSIs seem find and wonderful. Until you want to remove, repair or change an installation.
Then you get the stupid messge saying that the file you need is on some non-existant drive or in a temp folder that isn’t on your system anymore.
And the proccess then stops and leaves you in limbo.
Microsoft have had to make a special uninstall programme that wipes these installations out. (Downloadable)