This documentation details the way to re-cache a MSI file then launch its reparation.

It can help for example if we have to re-run an Active Setup whether the MSI has been deleted from the cache…

 

1. Copy MSI

First thing to do is to copy the MSI in a cache location.

That location must be a secure one to avoid user to delete the copied MSI.

For example: C:\Windows\IT\IT_Cache

Then, let’s create a folder per package and copy the MSI file

For example, Flash Player ActiveX 17.0.0.169: C:\Windows\IT\IT_Cache\FlashPlayer_ActiveX_17.0.0.169

 

 

2. Update Registry

The location of the cache of each MSI is specified twice in the registry:

 

For example:

Flash Player ActiveX:

 

Unfortunately, those registry entries are “REG_EXPAND_SZ”.

So, we have to convert the new location in hexa.

To proceed that way, let’s modify the registry on a test computer then export in a reg file.

For example:

 

After extraction, we have the following reg file :

 

Import the extracted reg file to complete the operation.

 

 

3. Repair MSI

Launch the following command to launch the reparation:

msiexec /fa “C:\Windows\IT\IT_Cache\FlashPlayer_ActiveX_17.0.0.169\install_flash_player_17_active_x.msi” /qn /L*xv “C:\LogFolder\FlashPlayer_ActiveX_17.0.0.169-repair.log”