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I have an MSI file I'm trying to install (for the Bose SoundTouch program). However, when I press 'install' after selecting the directory that it should be installed in, I get an error - that the program has to be installed on a local drive. Which doesn't make sense, because I am installing it on the C disk.

I've seen 2 solutions - to run either of these 2 commands from cmd as administrator:

msiexec /i "msi path"

or

msiexec /i "msi path" WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH="1"

But when running msiexec /i "msi path" I still get the same error, and when running it with WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH="1" I am not able to click the 'install' button.

I am running Windows 10 64 bit.

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This command worked for me:

msiexec /i "msi path" WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH="1" /qb

Just open cmd as administator, paste that in, and it should work.

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Right click .MSI file then run as administrator. This should ensure .MSI installs correctly

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  • I don't see a run as administrator often. Not sure if that's because I already installed it... But I did see someone suggest that, and someone else respond that they didn't see that option.
    – Kovy Jacob
    Commented Sep 28, 2023 at 7:41

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