how to extract MSM files from a MSI file?

[Jonathan Wilson]

I have a MSI file that refers to files like #_1163_zWin32_b.x86.msm in its
media table.
No such files exist on disk so I assume they are "linked into" the msi file
somewhere.
How can I extract these files (or where should I find them)

[Michael Sanford [MVP]]

Hi Jonathan,

This entry refers to a .cab file stored internally in the _Streams table of
the msi file. You can use the msidb.exe utility from the Platform SDK to
extract .cab files from the msi.

HTH
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Michael Sanford
Windows Installer MVP
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Post by Jonathan Wilson
I have a MSI file that refers to files like #_1163_zWin32_b.x86.msm in its
media table.
No such files exist on disk so I assume they are "linked into" the msi file
somewhere.
How can I extract these files (or where should I find them)

[Jonathan Wilson]

Wierd, I dont see an _Streams table in my .MSI file...

[Michael Sanford [MVP]]

The _Streams table is virtual. This means that the Windows Installer engine
creates a table-like representation of it when you query for it. As a
result. it won't show up in Orca.

You can do this with msidb like this:

msidb -d "C:\Foo.msi" -x "_1163_zWin32_b.x86.msm"