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This post is basically just a note to myself, because I keep searching for this every now and then and every time I forget the syntax. So, here’s what you need to do in order to extract .msi archives to a specific folder of your choice.

To extract files from a .msi file from the command line, type:

msiexec /a PathToMSIFile /qb TARGETDIR=DirectoryToExtractTo

For example, to extract files from X:\installs\someProgram.msi into C:\someProgram you would type:

msiexec /a X:\installs\someProgram.msi /qb TARGETDIR=C:\someProgram