How to Fix Problems When Windows Installer Popups Error With Missing .MSI Files
September 6th, 2009 | 
Author: Recently I was presented with a rather unique issue. When my customer tried to open several different programs, he was presented with a Windows Installer popup screen. Microsoft Data Access Components were reinstalled and then he was prompted to insert the CD or point to the location for a file called ItsDeductible10.MSI. After cancelling this popup screen several times, the selected program would eventually open and be useable. Since this was happening with multiple programs on his computer
it was a rather annoying issue.
I’ve experienced a similar situation with Microsoft Office Product
and usually the reinstallation of a service pack would solve the problem. However, this problem wasn’t related to an Office product but rather a product called Its Deductible from Intuit, the makers of Quicken, Quickbooks, and Turbotax.
Since there wasn’t any CD or disk that contained this .msi file, we were left with fixing the windows registry to correct this annoying issue.
First, I downloaded CCleaner and ran a registry scan that helped clean up nearly 657 separate issues. However, this step didn’t solve the problem with the Windows Installer popup. So, I downloaded the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility and installed it on the computer.
After running the Windows Installer Cleanup and removing the installation info for Turbotax and ItsDeductible, I rebooted the computer. After returning to the Windows Desktop, I tried opening the several programs that would not open correctly before. Each program opened without any problems. Problem solved.
If you experience an issue with a program trying to install a .msi file that is missing, the issue is most likely a corrupted Windows Installer issue. Click on the following link to download the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility and fix it.
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