Wednesday 18 March 2009

View contents of MSI files with ORCA


If you require seeking the contents of an MSI file, its quite easy with the Windows Installer 4.5 Software Development Kit.

The kit includes a utility called "Orca" which gives you the ability to right-click any MSI file, and look at its contents.


1. Install the Windows Installer 4.5 Software Development Kit

2. Go to the installation location and navigate to the "TOOLS" directory.

3. Locate "orca.msi" and install this utility.

4. Right-click any msi and "Edit with Orca".!

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