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Windows installer?

S

spamlet

Flightless Bird
Lately a number of downloads and updates have failed and told me windows
installer could not be found. Starting the service manually and starting
the download again generally works.

I reset the service to start automatically, but still some things - such as
the link below to see whether my laptop is compatible with an update - don't
work until I start installer manually. How is this service supposed to
work?

Cheers,

S
 
R

R. McCarty

Flightless Bird
Windows installer service is normally a "Manual" start mode. It has a
dependency on the RPC ( Remote Procedure Call ) service. The exe
is msiexec.exe and the latest version is 3.1.4001.5512 found in the
\Windows\System32 folder.

Microsoft Update usually installs the latest version. You can download
it manually and apply to your system if your version is out of date.

"spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:e0wtaeIxKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Lately a number of downloads and updates have failed and told me windows
> installer could not be found. Starting the service manually and starting
> the download again generally works.
>
> I reset the service to start automatically, but still some things - such
> as the link below to see whether my laptop is compatible with an update -
> don't work until I start installer manually. How is this service supposed
> to work?
>
> Cheers,
>
> S
>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
See replies to your thread in Windows Update newsgroup:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/06a85678ff881dcc

spamlet wrote:
> Lately a number of downloads and updates have failed and told me windows
> installer could not be found. Starting the service manually and starting
> the download again generally works.
>
> I reset the service to start automatically, but still some things - such
> as
> the link below to see whether my laptop is compatible with an update -
> don't
> work until I start installer manually. How is this service supposed to
> work?


[What link?]
 
S

spamlet

Flightless Bird
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%231wDSkJxKHA.4532@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> See replies to your thread in Windows Update newsgroup:
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/06a85678ff881dcc
>
> spamlet wrote:
>> Lately a number of downloads and updates have failed and told me windows
>> installer could not be found. Starting the service manually and starting
>> the download again generally works.
>>
>> I reset the service to start automatically, but still some things - such
>> as
>> the link below to see whether my laptop is compatible with an update -
>> don't
>> work until I start installer manually. How is this service supposed to
>> work?

>
> [What link?]


The one you just gave in your cross post to Helge Hansel (that is on a
different problem, but it was it asking for installer that brought me
here...)

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S

spamlet

Flightless Bird
Thanks,

My version is 3.1.4000 1823

Do you have a link to the correct version?

Cheers,

S


"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:-OOyjnqIxKHA.1692@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Windows installer service is normally a "Manual" start mode. It has a
> dependency on the RPC ( Remote Procedure Call ) service. The exe
> is msiexec.exe and the latest version is 3.1.4001.5512 found in the
> \Windows\System32 folder.
>
> Microsoft Update usually installs the latest version. You can download
> it manually and apply to your system if your version is out of date.
>
> "spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:e0wtaeIxKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Lately a number of downloads and updates have failed and told me windows
>> installer could not be found. Starting the service manually and starting
>> the download again generally works.
>>
>> I reset the service to start automatically, but still some things - such
>> as the link below to see whether my laptop is compatible with an update -
>> don't work until I start installer manually. How is this service
>> supposed to work?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> S
>>

>
>
 
S

spamlet

Flightless Bird
Ah: found version 4.5...

S


"spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:-OGTHAtKxKHA.812@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Thanks,
>
> My version is 3.1.4000 1823
>
> Do you have a link to the correct version?
>
> Cheers,
>
> S
>
>
> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:-OOyjnqIxKHA.1692@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Windows installer service is normally a "Manual" start mode. It has a
>> dependency on the RPC ( Remote Procedure Call ) service. The exe
>> is msiexec.exe and the latest version is 3.1.4001.5512 found in the
>> \Windows\System32 folder.
>>
>> Microsoft Update usually installs the latest version. You can download
>> it manually and apply to your system if your version is out of date.
>>
>> "spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:e0wtaeIxKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Lately a number of downloads and updates have failed and told me windows
>>> installer could not be found. Starting the service manually and
>>> starting the download again generally works.
>>>
>>> I reset the service to start automatically, but still some things - such
>>> as the link below to see whether my laptop is compatible with an
>>> update - don't work until I start installer manually. How is this
>>> service supposed to work?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> S
>>>

>>
>>

>
>
 
L

LD55ZRA

Flightless Bird
"spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:-O7R4EoKxKHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>


>> [What link?]

>
> The one you just gave in your cross post to Helge Hansel (that is on a
> different problem, but it was it asking for installer that brought me
> here...)


You have to be careful with links supplied by Pig-Bear. He has the tendency
to supply links to malware sites without knowing himself. He seems to be an
expert in all things anti-viruses, malwares and all the similar stuff and so
will just copy and paste anything that comes to his mind!. You can see that
from his replies.

hth
 
S

spamlet

Flightless Bird
"LD55ZRA" <LD55ZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:hnmt5l$jj0$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>
> "spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:-O7R4EoKxKHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>

>
>>> [What link?]

>>
>> The one you just gave in your cross post to Helge Hansel (that is on a
>> different problem, but it was it asking for installer that brought me
>> here...)

>
> You have to be careful with links supplied by Pig-Bear. He has the
> tendency to supply links to malware sites without knowing himself. He
> seems to be an expert in all things anti-viruses, malwares and all the
> similar stuff and so will just copy and paste anything that comes to his
> mind!. You can see that from his replies.
>
> hth


Don't you have anything better to do?

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C

checker

Flightless Bird
"spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:e0wtaeIxKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Lately a number of downloads and updates have failed and told me windows
> installer could not be found. Starting the service manually and starting
> the download again generally works.
>
> I reset the service to start automatically, but still some things - such
> as the link below to see whether my laptop is compatible with an update -
> don't work until I start installer manually. How is this service supposed
> to work?
>
> Cheers,
>
> S
>

Normal for the Windows Installer Service is "Manual" and "Stopped". You
probably need to update the Installer Application to the latest version. If
you have the Service Pack 3 installed, you may already have the latest
Windows Installer version, but if that's the case, you may have to reinstall
it anyway.

You may also need to update the Windows Update Application... to get the
latest edition: try to manually download any available update from the
Windows Update Website... you should be prompted to update the Windows
Update application if you need it.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/


Windows Installer 4.5
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288

Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en

Windows Installer 4.5
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/wininstallnt.html
 
S

spamlet

Flightless Bird
"checker" <checker@quickmail.em> wrote in message
news:el9Ga5mxKHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> "spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:e0wtaeIxKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Lately a number of downloads and updates have failed and told me windows
>> installer could not be found. Starting the service manually and starting
>> the download again generally works.
>>
>> I reset the service to start automatically, but still some things - such
>> as the link below to see whether my laptop is compatible with an update -
>> don't work until I start installer manually. How is this service
>> supposed to work?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> S
>>

> Normal for the Windows Installer Service is "Manual" and "Stopped". You
> probably need to update the Installer Application to the latest version.
> If you have the Service Pack 3 installed, you may already have the latest
> Windows Installer version, but if that's the case, you may have to
> reinstall it anyway.
>
> You may also need to update the Windows Update Application... to get the
> latest edition: try to manually download any available update from the
> Windows Update Website... you should be prompted to update the Windows
> Update application if you need it.
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
>
>
> Windows Installer 4.5
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288
>
> Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en
>
> Windows Installer 4.5
> http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/wininstallnt.html


Thanks Checker but you didn't notice I had already found version 4.5 after
following up on R McCarty's tips.

S
 
C

checker

Flightless Bird
"spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:-OVRc5aqxKHA.5936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> "checker" <checker@quickmail.em> wrote in message
> news:el9Ga5mxKHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:e0wtaeIxKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Lately a number of downloads and updates have failed and told me windows
>>> installer could not be found. Starting the service manually and
>>> starting the download again generally works.
>>>
>>> I reset the service to start automatically, but still some things - such
>>> as the link below to see whether my laptop is compatible with an
>>> update - don't work until I start installer manually. How is this
>>> service supposed to work?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> S
>>>

>> Normal for the Windows Installer Service is "Manual" and "Stopped". You
>> probably need to update the Installer Application to the latest version.
>> If you have the Service Pack 3 installed, you may already have the latest
>> Windows Installer version, but if that's the case, you may have to
>> reinstall it anyway.
>>
>> You may also need to update the Windows Update Application... to get the
>> latest edition: try to manually download any available update from the
>> Windows Update Website... you should be prompted to update the Windows
>> Update application if you need it.
>> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
>>
>>
>> Windows Installer 4.5
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288
>>
>> Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en
>>
>> Windows Installer 4.5
>> http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/wininstallnt.html

>
> Thanks Checker but you didn't notice I had already found version 4.5 after
> following up on R McCarty's tips.
>
> S
>


Sorry about missing where you mentioned the 4.5 Installer but at the time I
only saw your original message, and now I only see two of your messages...
nothing more. I don't even see my last response which you have quoted...

See now if the following helps: Go to C:/WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\wups2.dll ...
Right click on the "wups2.dl" file and click on "Register", or go to
Start\Run\type "regsvr32 wups2.dll" and hit Enter.

And if that doesn't help, register the following Windows Update related
DLLS..

regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 /s wucltui.dll
regsvr32 /s wups2.dll
regsvr32 /s wups.dll
regsvr32 /s wuweb.dll
 
S

spamlet

Flightless Bird
"checker" <checker@quickmail.em> wrote in message
news:-OssbQJuxKHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> "spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:-OVRc5aqxKHA.5936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "checker" <checker@quickmail.em> wrote in message
>> news:el9Ga5mxKHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:e0wtaeIxKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Lately a number of downloads and updates have failed and told me
>>>> windows
>>>> installer could not be found. Starting the service manually and
>>>> starting the download again generally works.
>>>>
>>>> I reset the service to start automatically, but still some things -
>>>> such
>>>> as the link below to see whether my laptop is compatible with an
>>>> update - don't work until I start installer manually. How is this
>>>> service supposed to work?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> S
>>>>
>>> Normal for the Windows Installer Service is "Manual" and "Stopped". You
>>> probably need to update the Installer Application to the latest version.
>>> If you have the Service Pack 3 installed, you may already have the
>>> latest
>>> Windows Installer version, but if that's the case, you may have to
>>> reinstall it anyway.
>>>
>>> You may also need to update the Windows Update Application... to get the
>>> latest edition: try to manually download any available update from the
>>> Windows Update Website... you should be prompted to update the Windows
>>> Update application if you need it.
>>> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> Windows Installer 4.5
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288
>>>
>>> Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en
>>>
>>> Windows Installer 4.5
>>> http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/wininstallnt.html

>>
>> Thanks Checker but you didn't notice I had already found version 4.5
>> after
>> following up on R McCarty's tips.
>>
>> S
>>

>
> Sorry about missing where you mentioned the 4.5 Installer but at the time
> I
> only saw your original message, and now I only see two of your messages...
> nothing more. I don't even see my last response which you have quoted...
>
> See now if the following helps: Go to C:/WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\wups2.dll ...
> Right click on the "wups2.dl" file and click on "Register", or go to
> Start\Run\type "regsvr32 wups2.dll" and hit Enter.
>
> And if that doesn't help, register the following Windows Update related
> DLLS..
>
> regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll
> regsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dll
> regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
> regsvr32 /s wucltui.dll
> regsvr32 /s wups2.dll
> regsvr32 /s wups.dll
> regsvr32 /s wuweb.dll
>

Sorry you are missing some of the messages, I know that can be very
irritating. I had a similar problem with one of the Virgin newsservers and
had to change to another. Also make sure if you are using OE, to get a
decent tranche of messages each time you press get next...

As for your continued advice, I have made a lot of changes over the last
couple of days as a result of these inquiries, and have not had an installer
error message since getting the 4.5 update, so I'll just keep a note of
these new points for if the problem crops up again later.

Once more, thanks very much for your thoughtful responses.

S
 
C

checker

Flightless Bird
"spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> Sorry you are missing some of the messages, I know that can be very
> irritating. I had a similar problem with one of the Virgin newsservers
> and had to change to another. Also make sure if you are using OE, to get
> a decent tranche of messages each time you press get next...


I am using OE and had already done repeatedly what you recommend to get more
messages but had no results... but this time it did work and I can now see
the complete thread... at least on this newsgroup it worked because on
others it still hasn't... Thanks.


> As for your continued advice, I have made a lot of changes over the last
> couple of days as a result of these inquiries, and have not had an
> installer error message since getting the 4.5 update, so I'll just keep a
> note of these new points for if the problem crops up again later.
>
> Once more, thanks very much for your thoughtful responses.
>
> S

OK good luck.
 
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