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Originally posted by fredio54:
MicroSoft Installer

Most m$ installers are msi packages, you install them (if/when you need to) by running :

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fred@rwdlsd:~$ msiexec 
Usage:
  Install a product:
    msiexec {package|productcode} [property]
    msiexec /i {package|productcode} [property]
    msiexec /a package [property]
  Repair an installation:
    msiexec /f[p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v] {package|productcode}
  Uninstall a product:
    msiexec /x {package|productcode} [property]
  Advertise a product:
    msiexec /j[u|m] package [/t transform] [/g languageid]
    msiexec {u|m} package [/t transform] [/g languageid]
  Apply a patch:
    msiexec /p patchpackage [property]
    msiexec /p patchpackage /a package [property]
  Modifiers for above operations:
    msiexec /l[*][i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|][+|!] logfile
    msiexec /q{|n|b|r|f|n+|b+|b-}
  Register a module:
    msiexec /y module
  Unregister a module:
    msiexec /z module
  Display usage and copyright:
    msiexec {/h|/?}
NOTE: Product code on commandline unimplemented as of yet

Copyright 2004 Vincent B�ron

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with an msi file like this one :

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/home/fred/.wine.new.infected.with.virus/drive_c/Program Files/TunerStudioMS_v0.857_alpha.msi

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Fred.

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