“There is a problem with this Windows Installer package” error during QFE installation

Hi folks,

if you try to install QFEs for Windows Embedded CE/Compact versions prior to Windows Embedded Compact 7 (*.msi files) on systems running a post Windows XP OS, you might encounter the following error:

In my specific case I needed to install a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 QFE on a Windows 7 32-bit system.

To solve this issue simply right-click the *.msi installer file, and select “Run this program in compatibility mode for: Previous version of Windows” in the “Compatibility” tab.

In fact you will encounter this error for every *.msi file, not just QFEs.

Have fun!