Thanks, Ronnie. When I viewd the services I indeed found that Windows
Installer and Windows Modules Installer were not started. I started them and
thought that would solve it. But then I tried to intall Messenger again and
the same thing happened. As for the System Restore option, I don't think
there was ever a point where this was working properly, and even if there
was, when I try to launch the System Restore wizard, nothing happens. When I
retry running it, it says that the wizard is already running, but nothing is
there.
Any other thoughts?
Thanks!
"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
Quote:
> 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
> news:F81D4617-148C-4E47-9AF2-01045F06E3DE@xxxxxx Quote:
> > 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!
>