Something blocking .MSI installation Files...

I went around looking for a fix to this and found one topic, but didn't seem to help and was from Dec 04. Anyways, you can see my running programs below in my signiture. Which of these programs if any do you think are blocking the .msi installations programs. I know that anolog-x script defender with the extra extentions blockes it, so I unregistered those extensions, but anyways, when I run a .msi installation program, nothing happens. Yep nothing, no error, no pop-up of any sort, nothing! Any ideas?

dja2k

 

Hi dja2k,

Have you checked you're Application Event Log when you say "no error?"
Please, the OS?


GF

 

have you checked in services? (Microsoft Installer) it should be set to manual, you could try setting it to automatic.

 

Sorry , the OS is windows xp pro sp2 and yes the windows installer is at manual.

dja2k

 

you could try the MSI fix, i found it earlier on a deleted part of my HDD and redownloaded, i can't find the site now, but you can use this, below. save it as msi1.reg and merge it. backup your registry first. copy everything below the line.

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.msi]
@="Msi.Package"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package]
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,10,00
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\
00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\
32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,34,\
00,00,00
@="Windows Installer Package"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\msiexec.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell]
@="Open,Repair,Uninstall"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Open]
@="&Install"
"MUIVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
00,6d,00,73,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,36,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,\
73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,\
00,69,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,25,00,2a,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Repair]
@="Re&pair"
"MUIVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
00,6d,00,73,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,37,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Repair\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,\
73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,\
00,66,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,25,00,2a,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Uninstall]
@="&Uninstall"
"MUIVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
00,6d,00,73,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,38,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Uninstall\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,\
73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,\
00,78,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,25,00,2a,00,00,00

 

Looking over your programs dja2k, Firefox+No Script could be the culprit along with your mention. I'm not sure where the scripting adjustment would be in FF not running it myself, but maybe warrant's further investigation.

You run FF buddy, what do you think? Nice post BTW this the page you were trying to recall ....

xxxx://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/windows_installer_redistributables.asp
Reload with http.


GF

 

Forgot you're running Opera too now!

GF

 

Hi GF yes i have been using Opera for a month or so, i really like it.

i just recovered my partition so i have found the name of the fix. i was looking on the Kelly Kormer (?spelling) site. it's from Doug Knox. here's the page.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

 

Kelly's Korner .... great site! That Knox fella's ain't too shabby either!

GF

 

Say Ice, you feel some area within FF may be causing the problem for dja2k?

GF

 

i really don't know all i know is i had the same problem once, and i managed to fix it in the end, i have no idea what i did though - like my partition fix totally clueless.

 

Look "buster" .... time for a notebook!

GF

 

it's funny you should say that, i just got my notebook back, see screenshot.

 

Thanks iceni60 and the rest of you guys for the posts. That link actually had the fix and it worked, thanks iceni60 again.

dja2k

 

maybe you should keep the fix, because you might need it for the next time you need to run MSI, that's what i used to have to do.