[SOLVED] Instead of using the exe’s built in installer my pc uses Msi installer now

[CronoInferno]

So I have this other thread about my apps going into white paper and I cleaned the registry’s using ccleaner but now when I download and install some things it uses the msi installer. I want to change this, once I was downloading mouse software - it was an exe- I ran it and it turned into a msi. I am posting this at night

 

[rgd1101]

You mean the file extension?

 

[CronoInferno]

You mean the file extension?

Yes

 

[USAFRet]

So I have this other thread about my apps going into white paper and I cleaned the registry’s using ccleaner but now when I download and install some things it uses the msi installer. I want to change this, once I was downloading mouse software - it was an exe- I ran it and it turned into a msi. I am posting this at night

.msi is just a different installer package.
Serves the same purpose as an exe.

 

[rgd1101]

did you change some default application?
malware scan the system?

 

[CronoInferno]

.msi is just a different installer package.
Serves the same purpose as an exe.

But why is this happening after my registry clean / file corruption

 

[CronoInferno]

did you change some default application?
malware scan the system?

Not sure what you mean by default application but no I don’t have malware

 

[USAFRet]

But why is this happening after my registry clean / file corruption

This is the SAME file?

Do you possibly have Show extensions turned off (or on)?

 

[CronoInferno]

This is the SAME file?

Do you possibly have Show extensions turned off (or on)?

Not same files, I think I might just be going paranoid, because whenever something bad happens to my pc I have a panic attack

 

[USAFRet]

Not same files, I think I might just be going paranoid, because whenever something bad happens to my pc I have a panic attack

Oh.
If it is not the same file, then the publisher is just using a different package to distribute.
msi vs exe.
MSI = MicroSoft Installer

Same function.

 

[CronoInferno]

Oh.
If it is not the same file, then the publisher is just using a different package to distribute.
msi vs exe.
MSI = MicroSoft Installer

Same function.

Can I change the extension to exe to use the installer provided by the distributor

 

[USAFRet]

Can I change the extension to exe to use the installer provided by the distributor

NO.

Just click on it exactly the same as you would an exe.
It is the same thing.

 

[CronoInferno]

NO.

Just click on it exactly the same as you would an exe.
It is the same thing.

Ok, thanks for your help