Windows Installer is a core service which manages installations of everything in Windows including apps, features, and many other things. If for some reason, it breaks, you will be stuck with new installations and even upgrades of apps. In this post, we will share a list of error codes – and their solution, some pointing to our existing solution – and how to solve them.
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Run Program Install & Uninstall Troubleshooter
The first thing we would suggest is to run the Program Install and Uninstall Troubleshooter to repair issues that block program installation or removal because of corrupted registry keys. This program will fix corrupted registry keys on 64-bit operating systems, which control the update data, problems that prevent existing programs from being completely uninstalled or updated, and problems that block you from uninstalling a program through Add or Remove Programs (or Programs and Features) in Control Panel
Start the Windows Installer Service
In the Run prompt, type MSIExec, and then press Enter.
If you get the Windows Installer window which tells you everything about MSIExec, then it’s all good.
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Right-click Windows Installer, and then click Properties. If the Startup type box is set to Disabled, change it to Manual. Click OK to close the Properties window. Right-click the Windows Installer service, and then click Start. The service should start without errors. Try to install or to uninstall again. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (What could I do, other than doing a clean install of the Xp if my installer is corrupted?
The Windows Installer service could not be accessed. The Windows Installer service failed to start. Internal Error; Access Error; To fix Windows Installer errors and issues, ensure that it is current and functioning, not disabled, and registered. Close all programs in Windows and then proceed with the following steps in the order that they. Generally if windows system file checker (sfc.exe /scannow) finds and can not fix a corrupted file it is because your orginal copy that it has stored in in a hidden directory on your drive is also. How to Fix a Corrupted Windows Installer Fixing Corrupted Registry Keys with the Microsoft Fix It Solution Center. Fixing Windows Update with the Microsoft Fix It Solution Center. (This section Ref. Unregistering and Re-Registering the Windows Installer. (This section Ref. Cleaning the System.
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If you get an error, you might have to start it manually.
Right-click on the taskbar, and select Task Manager. Switch to Services, and look for msiserver. Start it.
You can also run services.msc to open Windows Services and go to Windows Installer, and restart it.
This usually happens if the Windows Installer Engine is corrupted, installed incorrectly, or disabled. You will need to fix either the corruption or fix the configuration or enable it. The linked post also solves the issue where the Windows Installer service could not start, and gives the message as Error 5, Access is denied.
If the Windows Installer package faces unstable network access during the uninstallation or installation process, sometimes, the error might appear if you fail to complete the process successfully. The error message might go like “There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.”
Usually, the Windows Installer or msiexec.exe runs in the background. You can check in the Task Manager under the list of processes that are running. However, if you see it constantly running, and the installer keeps coming in front time to time, it means it is stuck. It is possible that an installation is not able to complete, and this happens as a result. Statim 5000 user manual.
Installation Package could not be opened
If you are not able to install a software which you just downloaded from the internet, and it keeps throwing error message “Installation package could not be opened”, then its probably a security issue. Windows many a time blocks application you download from the internet as it does not trust them. You may have to unblock it or disable your antivirus to fix it.
Re-register Windows Installer service
If nothing works, the best option in our experience is to re-register the Windows Installer service. The reason why it works great because it fixes registry issues as well, and gets the basic settings ready again.
Launch the command prompt with admin privileges. Type the following commands and hit Enter after each one.
Close command prompt, save all your work and restart your computer.
Check if you are facing the Windows Installer issues.
Windows OS maintains a Windows Installer cache. Any files you install is temporarily extracted here and then installed on the PC. If you are deleting files from here manually or during installation or any other program is doing that, you will get an error.
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