While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the MSI file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the MSI file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the MSI file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the MSI file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
| File type | Microsoft Windows Installer Installation Package |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the MSI extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the MSI file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the MSI file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your MSI file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the MSI file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the MSI file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the MSI file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the MSI file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the MSI file is infected.
| MSC | Microsoft Management Console Control Format |
| MSK | Corel PaintShop Photo Pro Mask Image Format |
| MSIL | Microsoft Intermediate Language |
| MSMESSAGESTORE | Windows Mail Message Information Database |
| MSWMM | Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Project Format |
| MSHXML | Microsoft XML Typedata |
| MSVC | Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler Makefile |
| MSHI | Microsoft Help Index Format |
| MSF | Mozilla Thunderbird Mail Summary Format |
| MSDM | Microsoft Windows |
