Questions tagged [windows-installer]
Windows Installer can be a reference to the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI), which is the application installation and configuration service for Windows, or a more general reference to a 3rd party installer that installs an application on Windows.
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Unable to install Powershell 7 on Windows Server 2016 DataCenter .. Error "Access denied"
I have purchased a VM where I connect to it using RDP. now I downloaded 2 files from the web; Microsoft Edge exe file + PowerShell 7.0 MSI file, as follow: -
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Prevent local admin user to install applications
I have 2 local admin accounts. From one admin account, I want to prevent the other admin to be not able to install any new software. How can I do this?
What I am trying:
From the main Admin, Under MMC,...
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I accidentally deleted "%ProgramData%\Package Cache” - What can I do?
I accidentally deleted %ProgramData%\Package Cache and can't properly uninstall programs that use an .msi installer, or install new programs.
I am stuck as I don't know what to do - how do I fix this?
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Can't update or remove TortoiseGit
I'm trying to upgrade TortoiseGit from version 2.15 to 2.16 on Windows 11, but the installer fails with a message:
There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this ...
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Launching app with advertised shortcut triggers installer repair
An application I try to launch via its advertised shortcut always wants the installer MSI package (installer's repair function is triggered). I understand that this is due to some keyfiles missing. Is ...
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Upgrading SQL SERVER 2014 to 2022 using WIX installer
I am making a exe using Bootstrapper WIX installer for my application. I am trying to update the SQL Server 2014 to SQL Server 2022 using the exe itself.
Here is the scenario, currently the ...
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Odd behavior trying to install Windows 11 on a laptop
So here is some background information. I was using a laptop with Linux on it. I got a new gaming laptop so I was going to install Windows on the laptop that had Linux on it and let my wife use it as ...
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Installing UltraVNC over msi, but only the viewer
I got the UltraVNC .msi file to install it to a machine using powershell. I can install it without issues using:
Start-Process 'msiexec' -ArgumentList '/i "PATH_TO_FILE.msi" /qn /norestart'
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How can I see/understand what Windows Installer auto-rollback is (or isn't) doing? [closed]
I'm a developer working on a cross-platform application. One of the target platforms is Windows, and I've inherited an installer written using Wix.
One of our current priorities is recoverability from ...
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SSD Crucial P3 driver not accepted by Windows 11 system installation
I'm installing Windows 11 on a Dell Latitude 5500 with replaced SSD (Crucial P3 PCIe 3.0).
Installation doesn't detect the HW, so I used Shf+F10 to initiate partition (HW is detected by BIOS and ...
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Failing to install msi packages and apps being deleted
Laptop Specs
Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-11950H @ 2.60GHz 2.61 GHz
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.2 GB usable)
Laptop Make => Dell Precision 7560
OS => W11
The Problem
On Saturday, ...
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Error when installing .msi - needs to be installed on local drive
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 ...
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Windows 11 unable to format partition
My laptop won’t boot due to a registry error BSoD, I’m now trying to reinstall windows 11.
I’m using install media on an external drive, and trying to format the internal SSD.
From the command prompt:
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CPU i7 6700k stuck at .80 GHZ
Okay I have looked through the internet but unfortunately I am not seeing an answer to my problem so maybe someone can give me some hints here. To start off with what i am currently running.
MSI m5 ...
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Windows installation issues on new PC
I’ve just built a new PC and I’m trying to install windows. The only other working machine I have to hand is a Macbook running OSX so I used this method to create the installation USB: https://www....
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