How to unpack a file within a MSI without installing it

Hi,

Is there any tool to unpack a file within an MSI file without actually
installing it?

I tried to rename the MSI file to cab and zip, but I couldn't see the files
inside.

Any help would be appreciated,
Max

No. But why would you want to do that.

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"Max2006" <alanalan3@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Is there any tool to unpack a file within an MSI file without actually installing
> it?
>
> I tried to rename the MSI file to cab and zip, but I couldn't see the files
> inside.
>
> Any help would be appreciated,
> Max
>
>

"Max2006" <alanalan3@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in
news:550AD6F9-0BC9-426A-9B00-1F7225D7F793@microsoft.com:

> Hi,
>
> Is there any tool to unpack a file within an MSI file without actually
> installing it?

You could try starting the installation by dbl-clicking the .msi file, then
look in the temp directory for the files it extracted....most likely to a
sub-dir under the temp directory.





>
> I tried to rename the MSI file to cab and zip, but I couldn't see the
> files inside.
>
> Any help would be appreciated,
> Max
>
>

Max2006 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there any tool to unpack a file within an MSI file without actually
> installing it?
>
> I tried to rename the MSI file to cab and zip, but I couldn't see the
> files inside.
>
> Any help would be appreciated,
> Max
>
>

If you had the Microsoft installer packaging software, it could do what
you want. If not, on a hunch I would try either winrar or isobuster.
Good luck!

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"Max2006" <alanalan3@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:550AD6F9-0BC9-426A-9B00-1F7225D7F793@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Is there any tool to unpack a file within an MSI file without actually
> installing it?
>
> I tried to rename the MSI file to cab and zip, but I couldn't see the
> files inside.
>
> Any help would be appreciated,
> Max
>
>


LessMSI
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Program...Ierables.shtml

--
Jon

"Max2006" <alanalan3@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message news:550AD6F9-0BC9-426A-9B00-1F7225D7F793@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Is there any tool to unpack a file within an MSI file without actually
> installing it?
>
> I tried to rename the MSI file to cab and zip, but I couldn't see the files
> inside.
>
> Any help would be appreciated,
> Max
>
>

Universal Extractor - this free program will handle most packed files, including MSIs.
http://www.legroom.net/software/uniextract