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How to change a .msi installer's extraction folder?

I have a .msi installer that needs 3 gigs in the C drive, to unpack (I assume). My %TEMP% and %TMP% are on a different volume, so the space needed should be there.

Does anyone know an easy way to change the unpack path?

Note: I'm running Windows 7 x64.

Solution

  • You can manually extract the *.msi file with;

    msiexec /a <name>.msi TARGETDIR=<path> /qb