Can anyone help me?

everytime I try to download a new software program from the net (as an
example, I'll use Mixmeister Pro 6 demo) I went to the Mixmeister website,
downloaded the trial version of the software onto my desktop. I clicked on
the icon on my desktop to install it, and then this window pops up. It says:

Windows ® Installer. V 3.00.3790.2180

msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]

Install Options
</package | /i> <Product.msi>
Installs or configures a product
/a <Product.msi>
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log <LogFile>
Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
Update Options
/update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]

Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.

Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent
JPEG Group.

Does anyone know what's going on and how I can fix this so that I can
install this program. By the way, this is not the only program that I have
not been able to install because I get this message. If anyone can help me
figure out how to fix this, I would really appreciate it. I have searched all
over the net trying to find something that will help me, but it has been
impossible. Please help me. Thank you.

- Sean

This looks as if you've changed the default action on .MSI files from
running (as a program) to Open (as a data file).

Try this

Open Windows Explorer
Click on Tools|Folder Options
click on the File Types tab
Scroll down until you find the MSI Extension - highlight it
It should tell you that it Opens With 'Windows® installer'
if not,
If the 'Restore Default' button is available, then use it - if it's not,
then click on Change, and see what the options are -
You'll need to use the Browse option, and point the UI at the file
C:\WINDOWS\System32\msiexec.exe
See if that helps

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

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"Sean712" <> wrote in message
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> everytime I try to download a new software program from the net (as an
> example, I'll use Mixmeister Pro 6 demo) I went to the Mixmeister website,
> downloaded the trial version of the software onto my desktop. I clicked on
> the icon on my desktop to install it, and then this window pops up. It
> says:
>
> Windows ® Installer. V 3.00.3790.2180
>
> msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]
>
> Install Options
> </package | /i> <Product.msi>
> Installs or configures a product
> /a <Product.msi>
> Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
> /j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
> Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
> </uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
> Uninstalls the product
> Display Options
> /quiet
> Quiet mode, no user interaction
> /passive
> Unattended mode - progress bar only
> /q[n|b|r|f]
> Sets user interface level
> n - No UI
> b - Basic UI
> r - Reduced UI
> f - Full UI (default)
> /help
> Help information
> Restart Options
> /norestart
> Do not restart after the installation is complete
> /promptrestart
> Prompts the user for restart if necessary
> /forcerestart
> Always restart the computer after installation
> Logging Options
> /l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
> i - Status messages
> w - Nonfatal warnings
> e - All error messages
> a - Start up of actions
> r - Action-specific records
> u - User requests
> c - Initial UI parameters
> m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
> o - Out-of-disk-space messages
> p - Terminal properties
> v - Verbose output
> x - Extra debugging information
> + - Append to existing log file
> ! - Flush each line to the log
> * - Log all information, except for v and x options
> /log <LogFile>
> Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
> Update Options
> /update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
> Applies update(s)
> /uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi |
> ProductCode>
> Remove update(s) for a product
> Repair Options
> /f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
> Repairs a product
> p - only if file is missing
> o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
> e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
> d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
> c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
> a - forces all files to be reinstalled
> u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
> m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
> s - all existing shortcuts (default)
> v - runs from source and recaches local package
> Setting Public Properties
> [PROPERTY=PropertyValue]
>
> Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
> command line syntax.
>
> Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
> Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent
> JPEG Group.
>
> Does anyone know what's going on and how I can fix this so that I can
> install this program. By the way, this is not the only program that I have
> not been able to install because I get this message. If anyone can help me
> figure out how to fix this, I would really appreciate it. I have searched
> all
> over the net trying to find something that will help me, but it has been
> impossible. Please help me. Thank you.
>
> - Sean