Opening MSI files & SP2

Since I installed SP2, my T61 has been reacting a bit differently.
Office would take a bit longer to become responsive and I can't even open msi files(eg. eset installer) anymore.

I figured it might be the thousands of registry keys that CCleaner found after the installation of SP2 that caused all this, so I undid all the registry changes.

MSI files stilll can't be opened. Please help.

 

Sir, what's the error message that you get when you try to open the .msi files?

 

A windows that asks me to choose the type of file to open the msi file or to search the proper way to open it on the web. When I chose the type to be Windows Installer MSIEXEC.EXE, the following pops up:

 

i don't have vista at hand right now to export you the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.msi info to give it to you.

but google those up, maybe you find info about them.

my Msi.Package\shell\open\command has it's default value set to "%SystemRoot%\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "%1" %*

maybe that helps

 

So I assume you think that CCleaner corrupted/messed up something in my registry?

My Msi.Package\shell\open\command has the same value as yours. I couldn't find anything productive about the other values when I googled them.

I don't recall tweaking anything in the registry before this and my copy of Vista came preloaded with the laptop.

 

do you have the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.msi (with standard value being Msi.Package).

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package]
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,10,00
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\
  00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\
  32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,34,\
  00,00,00
@="Windows Installer Package"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\msiexec.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell]
@="Open,Repair,Uninstall"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Open]
@="&Install"
"MUIVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
  6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
  00,6d,00,73,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,36,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
  00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,\
  73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,\
  00,69,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,25,00,2a,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Repair]
@="Re&pair"
"MUIVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
  6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
  00,6d,00,73,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,37,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Repair\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
  00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,\
  73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,\
  00,66,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,25,00,2a,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Uninstall]
@="&Uninstall"
"MUIVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
  6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
  00,6d,00,73,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,38,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\Uninstall\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
  00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,\
  73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,\
  00,78,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,25,00,2a,00,00,00

that's my msi package.

 

Yes I do.

Am I supposed to verify the values that you provided above? I can't find them no where.

 

Could anyone else chip in?