Windows 10: i have a problem with installing Msi files, exe is fine.

i get the message "this installation package could not be opened. contact the application vendor..."

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Not running new .exe or .msi files

thank you, TO for your suggestions, but these didn't help unfortunately.

"winmgmt /verifyrepository" came back as consistent and the Catroot2 has been moved to Catroot2.old, restarted and still the same problem.
what else could I try please?

regards
D

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Just a bit more info about what I noticed....

- I can run .exe files as long as these are part of installed applications, like Word, Excel and other applications that have been installed for a long time. Could it be that if I move the .exe files to the folder where the other installed .exe are these would also run? I will try that.

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OK..... so, just tried this...

went into C:\Program Files (x86)\Audacity and double clicked on "audacity.exe" without any hesitations this applications started.
I pasted another, just downloaded, application (.exe) into that same Audacity folder and it certainly didn't do anything after double clicking on it. It's like there has been a white list created with all application names that were installed up to a certain date/time and anything that isn't part of that list cannot be run (should be ignored)???? Does this even exist and if this is a possibility how could I figure it out? IT management says that they have certainly not installed anything like that.

 

Not running new .exe or .msi files

Hi All,

I have a problem with my windows 10 installation. It is Win10 Enterprise version 1809(17763.1339).
The problem: I cannot run some .exe, .msi and other weird behaviour.
My local IT colleagues are no help as they have never seen this behaviour.
I can run all previously installed applications like office and other non-office .exe, but it seems that all new .exe that I want to run just won’t work. Double clicking does nothing, no message whatsoever. However, I can run them using the command line interface (CMD). I’m a local Admin of my machine.
.msi files however show this in CMD “Access denied”.
My IT support says that if there was anything blocking .exe files it would have to be done via MacAfee and we even uninstalled it (to test that theory) with the same results, not running any new .exe or .msi files. Also, when I try to right click on a .reg file to edit or merge it does nothing.
Any ideas of what I should check?

 

Powershell command for installing exe and msi

Can someone help me with powershell commands for installing some exe and msi files from a pendrive?

I have apps like Cisco Jabber (MSI), Cisco AnyConnect (exe), Dell Command Update (MSI), and Webex Teams(MSI) I need to add to my powershell script to automatically install the software.

1: Not sure how to set the script so it knows where the installer file is located on the pendrive.

2: Need proper syntax for auto installing an executable or MSI.

Thanks in advance!

Ryan