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Window installer service could not be accessed

M

Matthew

Flightless Bird
Aftermath of an Xp home to XP Pro upgrade- clean install.
Tried to reinstall the program files [ missing in start menu] meet with this
error message:
Window installer service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are
running in safe Mode [ not the case here] , or if the Windows installer is
not correctly installed.

Corrective Action 1:
-----------------------
Tried this and failed -Run-type "msiexec,ex /unregister " then "msiexec
/regsever"
Error message invalid instruction.

Corrective Action 2:
-----------------------
Checked the HKEY_CLASS_ROOT permission, system is listed in Group or User
Names. Attached to the

What to do? At a loss?
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Windows Installer 4.5 is available:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


Matthew wrote:
> Aftermath of an Xp home to XP Pro upgrade- clean install.
> Tried to reinstall the program files [ missing in start menu] meet with
> this
> error message:
> Window installer service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are
> running in safe Mode [ not the case here] , or if the Windows installer is
> not correctly installed.
>
> Corrective Action 1:
> -----------------------
> Tried this and failed -Run-type "msiexec,ex /unregister " then "msiexec
> /regsever"
> Error message invalid instruction.
>
> Corrective Action 2:
> -----------------------
> Checked the HKEY_CLASS_ROOT permission, system is listed in Group or User
> Names. Attached to the
>
> What to do? At a loss?
 
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