Is there a fix for a damaged Windows Installer? I believe
my installer files on W2K pro were damaged during a crash
in the middle of a load. I get a variety of errors for
multiple packages from multiple vendors, but all indicate
a failure of the installer. The service appears to be
normal and an attempt to load a new one failed because it
reported the service currently available. I have been
unsuccessful in finding a list of installer files on the
knowledge base to attempt a 1-for-1 replacement, besides,
the problem could be in the registry. This is a stand-
alone system, SP4 is already installed as are all current
critical updates. I already tried a reinstall of SP4.
Thanks.

Dave wrote:

> Is there a fix for a damaged Windows Installer? I believe
> my installer files on W2K pro were damaged during a crash
> in the middle of a load. I get a variety of errors for
> multiple packages from multiple vendors, but all indicate
> a failure of the installer. The service appears to be
> normal and an attempt to load a new one failed because it
> reported the service currently available. I have been
> unsuccessful in finding a list of installer files on the
> knowledge base to attempt a 1-for-1 replacement, besides,
> the problem could be in the registry. This is a stand-
> alone system, SP4 is already installed as are all current
> critical updates. I already tried a reinstall of SP4.

Hi

Try the methods one by one outlined here to fix Windows Installer problems in
Win2k and NT4:

PRB: Incorrect Default DCOM Settings Cause Windows Installer to Stop Responding

http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;EN-US;319624


After running through the four points above, also try this from Start/Run:

msiexec /regserver

If that doesn't solve your problem, and you have MSI 2.0 installed, downgrade
to version 1.1 (somewhat messy), and then install MSI 2.0 again:

Downgrading Windows Installer (Win2k):
http://desktopengineer.com/article.p...20710141950674


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