Install of MP3Gain wants PROPLUS.MSI
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#15 Install of MP3Gain wants PROPLUS.MSI
I have used MP3Gain for years. Installed it on many people's computers, including my own. Used installed versions and portable versions. Recently when running MP3Gain on my computer (Windows 10), it wanted to install PROPLUS.MSI and wanted me to direct it to the files. I tried the portable version, still the same. Uninstalled, restarted, tried to reinstall, still wanted to install PROPLUS.MSI. Downloaded full version, unzipped, and tried again. Still the same problem. Weird! Any thoughts.
This is a Microsoft issue that's been around for over a decade.
Someone figured out a clever fix for individual programs (like MP3Gain) to avoid this problem, but I'm not sure whether this trick still works in Windows 10. Let me know if it works for you:
First, in the MP3Gain folder (usually "Program Files (x86)\MP3Gain"), create an empty file.
The easiest way to do this is to create an empty text file (right-click, "New >", "Text Document").
If security won't let you create the file directly in this folder, you can create it in your "Documents" folder and then move it into the MP3Gain folder.
Now re-name the file to "msi.dll" . Windows will probably complain about changing the file type. Do not worry about that.
Now try running MP3Gain again, and hopefully you will not get any more install messages.
Works like a charm now!
(Almost all computer issues are a Microsoft issue.) I searched everywhere to no avail. Thanks for your help.