[Bug 26813] Problems extracting python-3.1.3.amd64.msi under wine's msiexec (works on WinXP)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26813

--- Comment #4 from Dennis Grudzinsky  2013-09-24 20:12:41 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> If you have a working Windows installation in which you have installed Python
> 64-bit, then here's a solution:
>
> Basically, you're installing ActivePython in Wine, deleting the install
> directory, and then replacing it with the install directory from Windows. In
> detail:
>
> Download the corresponding version of ActiveState's ActivePython, and install
> that via Wine. Make sure to select "set this as default python" in the
> installer. This should work. Then, go into Wine's drive_c folder and delete the
> PythonXX directory (or wherever you installed it). Finally, simply replace the
> folder you just deleted with the one you installed on Windows.

EDIT: I saw that you wanted to simply extract the files. In that case, you
could always try cabextract:

cabextract -d /extract/directory/ /path/to/python/msi

This won't organize the files into folders like the installer would, though...

You could always just copy the install from Windows if you need to.