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To repair a package using the command line
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Open Command Prompt
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From the command window, type msiexec /f[p][o][e][d][c][a][u][m][s][v] {package|ProductCode} and then press ENTER.
Where:
/f enables one or more of the following command-line options:
p - Reinstall only if the file is missing.
o - Reinstall if the file is missing or if an older version is installed.
e - Reinstall if the file is missing or an equal or older version is installed.
d - Reinstall if the file is missing or a different version is installed.
c - Reinstall if the file is missing or the stored checksum does not match the calculated value.
a - Force all the files to be reinstalled.
u - Rewrite all the required user-specific registry entries.
m - Rewrite all the required computer-specific registry entries.
s - Overwrite all the existing shortcuts.
v - Run from source and re-cache the local package.
package is the name of the Windows Installer package file.
ProductCode is the globally unique identifier (GUID) of the Windows Installer package.
Note
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To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt..
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Windows Installer command-line switches are not case-sensitive.
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The default parameter for this command-line option is /fpecms.
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For more information on the command-line options, see Related Topics.
