Issue
When trying to install an .exe which contained an msi, you are just prompted with the MSI help dialog box.
Resolution
- Goto ‘Start / Run‘ and type CMD
- Once in the CLI type ‘echo %temp%‘ to find your default temp folders.
- Remove as much as you can from your temp folder.
- Try to run the .exe again
- Check in the temp folder for the extracted MSI from the .exe you just run, and then run this MSI.
This should now install correctly.
Rick Donato is a Network Automation Architect/Evangelist and the founder of Packet Coders.
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