Problem when installing using an MSI

When I try to install with an MSI it's stopsd part way through and I
get a window appearing telling me the various command line switches
available. The only option is to click ok, which I do and then that’s
it – my program remains uninstalled. I’ve tried updating windows
installer to no avail. Is there a way of fixing this without
reinstalling windows?

Note this is when I open an msi file by double-clicking i.e. I'm not
trying to open it from the command line.

Thanks.

It's showing the command line switches for msiexec.exe? If so, it probably
means that the MSI file is trying to launch another MSI as part of the
setup, not only getting the command line wrong, but also unaware that you
can't launch and embedded MSI from the execution sequence of a running MSI.
--
Phil Wilson
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590592972


"JM" <mcmahon.jamie@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:60b13948-2fa6-4798-aa63-c560c1aadac4@r37g2000prr.googlegroups.com...
When I try to install with an MSI it's stopsd part way through and I
get a window appearing telling me the various command line switches
available. The only option is to click ok, which I do and then that’s
it – my program remains uninstalled. I’ve tried updating windows
installer to no avail. Is there a way of fixing this without
reinstalling windows?

Note this is when I open an msi file by double-clicking i.e. I'm not
trying to open it from the command line.

Thanks.

On Nov 10, 5:23*pm, "Phil Wilson"
<phil.wil...@wonderware.something.com> wrote:
> It's showing the command line switches for msiexec.exe? If so, it probably
> means that the MSI file is trying to launch another MSI as part of the
> setup, not only getting the command line wrong, but also unaware that you
> can't launch and embedded MSI from the execution sequence of a running MSI.
> --
> Phil Wilson
> Definitive Guide to Windows Installerhttp://www.apress.com/book/view/1590592972
Yes that is defintely what it appears like, though it occurs with
every MSI I try, not just one that may incorrectly trying to launch an
imbedded MSI.


> "JM" <mcmahon.ja...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:60b13948-2fa6-4798-aa63-c560c1aadac4@r37g2000prr.googlegroups.com...
> When I try to install with an MSI it's stopsd part way through and I
> get a window appearing telling me the various command line switches
> available. The only option is to click ok, which I do and then that’s
> it – my program remains uninstalled. I’ve tried updating windows
> installer to no avail. Is there a way of fixing this without
> reinstalling windows?
>
> Note this is when I open an msi file by double-clicking i.e. I'm not
> trying to open it from the command line.
>
> Thanks.