While browsing this forum I saw some posts about problems of Windows Installer. Never thought I could face any of them since my system run perfectly. Until yesterday when I tried to install Alcohol 120% 1.3.1.904 and McAfee VirusScan Pro 7. Upon istallatiion starting a window kept popping up saying:
"The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. You may be running in Safe mode or Windows Installer may not be correctly installed"
After searching through Microsoft I found the solution to my probs and I wanna share it with you (You may read the following or visit: _h**p://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q315/3/46.asp)
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Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSIServer
In the right pane of the Registry Editor window, double-click ImagePath.
In the Edit String dialog box that appears, make sure that the string in the Value data box contains the correct path to the
Msiexec.exe file. The following is the correct path, where C is the drive in which Windows is installed:
C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe /V (for Win9x/ME)
C:\WINNT\System32\msiexec.exe /V (for WinNT/2k)
Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor.
Start your computer in Safe mode, and then register the Msiexec.exe file. To do so:
Shut down your computer, and then restart your computer.
When you see the Please select the operating system to start message, press F8.
On the Windows Advanced Option menu, use the ARROW keys to select Safe Mode, and then press ENTER.
If you are have a dual-boot system or multi-boot system, select the version of Microsoft Windows you encountered the installer problems from the list that appears, and then press ENTER.
Log on to the computer.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK:
msiexec /regserver
Shut down your computer, and then restart your computer normally
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Hope this helps some of you. Surely helped me
"The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. You may be running in Safe mode or Windows Installer may not be correctly installed"
After searching through Microsoft I found the solution to my probs and I wanna share it with you (You may read the following or visit: _h**p://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q315/3/46.asp)
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Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSIServer
In the right pane of the Registry Editor window, double-click ImagePath.
In the Edit String dialog box that appears, make sure that the string in the Value data box contains the correct path to the
Msiexec.exe file. The following is the correct path, where C is the drive in which Windows is installed:
C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe /V (for Win9x/ME)
C:\WINNT\System32\msiexec.exe /V (for WinNT/2k)
Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor.
Start your computer in Safe mode, and then register the Msiexec.exe file. To do so:
Shut down your computer, and then restart your computer.
When you see the Please select the operating system to start message, press F8.
On the Windows Advanced Option menu, use the ARROW keys to select Safe Mode, and then press ENTER.
If you are have a dual-boot system or multi-boot system, select the version of Microsoft Windows you encountered the installer problems from the list that appears, and then press ENTER.
Log on to the computer.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK:
msiexec /regserver
Shut down your computer, and then restart your computer normally
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Hope this helps some of you. Surely helped me
