This advertised application will not be installed because it might be unsafe - Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic .NET Upgrade Assessment Tool

Question

i have received the following error message, when trying to install "Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic .NET Upgrade Assessment Tool" msi package in win 7 OS machine. i have tried to install through admin login, tried to change compatibility mode but it was unlucky. trouble shooting option also not worked.

"This advertised application will not be installed because it might be
unsafe. Contact your administrator to change the installation user
interface option of the package to basic"

after several time tried and tested, finally i got the solution and installed the software through command prompt.

The Solution

The solution is to install the software from the command line as follows.

Click on the Start menu at the bottom left of the screen and click on the Run... option. If you cannot see the Run option, go to Start->All Programs->Accessories->Run

This should display the Run dialog box. type cmd and press OK, command prompt will open.

type the command in command prompt.

msiexec /i softwarename.msi /qb

it's worked for me.

Thanks!.

Answer 1

Hi d.jagadish,

Welcome to the MSDN forum.

Thanks for sharing your solution here. It will benefit to the members who have the similar issue.

Have a nice day!

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