Open the Services component in Administrative Tools.
Make sure that the Windows Installer Service and the Windows Modules
Installer are both enabled and set to either Automatic or Manual, if you
make changes, be sure to start both services and try to install one of the
programs.
If this doesn't fix the problem, try using System Restore to go back to a
time before the problem appeared.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience
"scwood9615" <scwood9615@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Most new applications that I try to install through Vista go through the
> initial steps of installation, but then when it gets to the point of
> actually
> installing the files and the progress bar displays...nothing happens. The
> installation simply freezes. This is not a Vista compatibility issue. This
> has happened with many programs that are supposed to be Vista compatible.
> The
> latest example would be the Windows Live Messenger. It goes through the
> license agreement part and then when I get to the actual installation
> part,
> it freezes. No progress is ever indicated on the progress bar and nothing
> happens. Any clues?
>
> Thanks!