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02-06-2008
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| | Windows Installer issues - will not install or uninstall anything Windows Installer is hanging on install/uninstall of anything using its function. Even trying to install Windows Installer Cleanup hangs up. I have already run RegistryFix and it had no effect. I checked to make sure the Windows Installer service is running and it is. However any software that uses InstallShield or Wise installer goes in without problem. I also looked at Event Viewer hoping to find something but nothing there looked like usable information concerning why Windows Installer is hanging up. Configuration info - Dell C521 with 1GB RAM, 80GB SATA hard drive running Vista Home Premium and all relevant updates are installed. It seems to me like another Windows Installer 4 problem but if anyone has any ideas about alternate possibilities I'm all ears. (And that's a pretty weird visual). Also if it is a Windows Installer problem, how do I check for Windows Installer being all there and how to fix it if it's not. |
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02-06-2008
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| | Re: Windows Installer issues - will not install or uninstall anything Searched the Knowledge base and nothing was present for repairing Windows Installer in Vista. Then I found: What is Windows Installer? http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...c2bc71033.mspx Quote: > In earlier versions of Windows, it might have been necessary to re-register the Windows > Installer files in the registry if those files became damaged or corrupt. In this version of > Windows, damaged system files needed by Windows Installer can be repaired automatically. > > If Windows Installer does not work correctly, open Problem Reports and Solutions to see if a > solution is available. > > • Open Problem Reports and Solutions by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, > clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Problem Reports and Solutions. Wow. An OS that repairs itself automatically. I'll be curious to see how you make out here, Kern. MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== Kern wrote: Quote: > Windows Installer is hanging on install/uninstall of anything using > its function. Even trying to install Windows Installer Cleanup hangs up. > I have already run RegistryFix and it had no effect. > I checked to make sure the Windows Installer service is running and it > is. > However any software that uses InstallShield or Wise installer goes in > without problem. > > I also looked at Event Viewer hoping to find something but nothing > there looked like usable information concerning why Windows Installer > is hanging up. > > Configuration info - Dell C521 with 1GB RAM, 80GB SATA hard drive > running Vista Home Premium and all relevant updates are installed. > > It seems to me like another Windows Installer 4 problem but if anyone > has any ideas about alternate possibilities I'm all ears. (And that's > a pretty weird visual). Also if it is a Windows Installer problem, how > do I check for Windows Installer being all there and how to fix it if > it's not. |
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02-10-2008
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| | Re: Windows Installer issues - will not install or uninstall anything "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@xxxxxx> wrote in news:Ob5GMhRaIHA.1960@xxxxxx: Well I don't know what Microsoft calls "Automatic Repair" but I finally had to do a System Restore to get the Installer running again. I would be interested in learning how this "Automatic Repair" works. System File Checker found corrupt files but was unable to do repairs and left a 43MB log of its activity. It then left a message to look at the log to find out what the problems were. However attempts to look at the log delivered error messages saying I didn't have permission even though I was on as an administrator. Also what do you use to look at a 43MB text file? Anyway you said you would be interested in learning how this turned out so there it is. Quote: > Searched the Knowledge base and nothing was present for repairing > Windows Installer in Vista. Then I found: > > What is Windows Installer? > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...355-d9f8-47c4- > b737-bcd47e8c2bc71033.mspx > Quote: >> In earlier versions of Windows, it might have been necessary to >> re-register the Windows Installer files in the registry if those >> files became damaged or corrupt. In this version of Windows, damaged >> system files needed by Windows Installer can be repaired >> automatically. >> >> If Windows Installer does not work correctly, open Problem Reports >> and Solutions to see if a solution is available. >> >> • Open Problem Reports and Solutions by clicking the Start button, >> clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then >> clicking Problem Reports and Solutions. > > Wow. An OS that repairs itself automatically. I'll be curious to see > how you make out here, Kern. > > > MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] > =============== > *-343-* FDNY > Never Forgotten > =============== > > > > Kern wrote: > Quote: >> Windows Installer is hanging on install/uninstall of anything using >> its function. Even trying to install Windows Installer Cleanup hangs >> up. I have already run RegistryFix and it had no effect. >> I checked to make sure the Windows Installer service is running and >> it >> is. >> However any software that uses InstallShield or Wise installer goes >> in without problem. >> >> I also looked at Event Viewer hoping to find something but nothing >> there looked like usable information concerning why Windows >> Installer is hanging up. >> >> Configuration info - Dell C521 with 1GB RAM, 80GB SATA hard drive >> running Vista Home Premium and all relevant updates are installed. >> >> It seems to me like another Windows Installer 4 problem but if >> anyone >> has any ideas about alternate possibilities I'm all ears. (And >> that's a pretty weird visual). Also if it is a Windows Installer >> problem, how do I check for Windows Installer being all there and >> how to fix it if it's not. |
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