What is msi.dll?

msi.dll is part of Windows Installer - Unicode and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the msi.dll version information.

msi.dll's description is "Windows Installer"

msi.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on msi.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindows Installer - Unicode
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Installer
Internal namemsi
Original filenamemsi.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version3.1.4000.2435
File version3.1.4000.2435

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameWindows Installer - Unicode
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Installer
Internal namemsi
Original filenamemsi.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version3.1.4000.2435
File version3.1.4000.2435

Folder name variants

msi.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD51cbc000ecd2de2e6fd2b19bc9aabcc52
SHA25613742a97d7b5910026f0c6cff9e36920a63e04cfb7f63a30ccd4ac92a1cc88eb

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What did other users do?

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User vote results: There were 7 votes to remove and 35 votes to keep

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