How to extract files from a .msi file using the Windows command line

To extract files from a .msi file using command line type:

msiexec /a PathToMSIFile /qb TARGETDIR=DirectoryToExtractTo

For example, to extract files from e:\Office\Outlook.msi into c:\Outlook you would type:

msiexec /a e:\Office\Outlook.msi /qb TARGETDIR=c:\Outlook

The destination directory does not need to exist prior to running this command.