MSI Plugin for Total Commander

This plugin can be installed into Total Commander. It allows to view MSI archives as if they were a ZIP file.

Because MSI files are databases, the plugin turns them into virtual files.

• If a database table contains rows with a stream, it is shown as a folder (named after the table) and each row is a single file in that folder.
• Otherwise, the database table is shown as a virtual UTF8-encoded CSV file.

Build Requirements

To build the MSI plugin, you need to have one of these build environments

• Visual Studio 202x
• WDK 6001 Also, the following tool is needed to be in your PATH:
• zip.exe (https://sourceforge.net/projects/infozip/files/)

1. Make a new directory, e.g. C:\Projects

md C:\Projects
cd C:\Projects

2. Clone the common library

git clone https://github.com/ladislav-zezula/Aaa.git

3. Clone and build the WCX_MSI plugin

git clone https://github.com/ladislav-zezula/wcx_msi.git
cd wcx_msi
make-msvc.bat /web

The installation package "wcx_msi.zip" will be in the project directory.

4. Install the plugin.

• Locate the wcx_msi.zip file in Total Commander
• Double-click on it with the mouse (or press Ctrl+PageDown)
• Total Commander will tell you that the archive contains a MSI packer plugin and asks whether you want to install it. Click on "Yes".
• Next, Total Commander asks where do you want to install the plugin. Just confirm by clicking "OK"
• Total commander will then install the plugin
• After the installation, a configuration dialog opens. By default, the "msi" extension should be selected and the proper plugin should be focused. Just click "OK"
• The plugin should now be fully operational. Try it by locating a MSI file and double-clicking it in Total Commander
• Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+PageDown on a MSI file (regardless of its extension)