Somehow you ended up with incompatible versions of msi.dll and msiexec.exe -
they seem better now. I don't know about the icon - it might be related to
this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];258558
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Phil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer]
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"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> After applying SP4 to this server, I still have the same problems in
> the add/remove programs but I don't get the ordinal error upon login.
> The versions of msi.dll and msiexec.exe are now both 2.0.2600.1183.
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> "Phil Wilson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Could you post the versions of msi.dll and msiexec.exe?
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> > Phil Wilson
> > [MVP Windows Installer]
> > "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > > I have a Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 2 that displays an
> > > "MsiExec.exe-Ordinal Not Found" diaglogue box upon login. The
> > > specific message in the dialogue is, "The ordinal 222 could not be
> > > located in the dynamic link library msi.dll". Upon looking into
> > > control panel, add/remove programs, only the small icons appear for
> > > the installed programs but no description of the programs nor the
> > > change/remove button. I believe the ordinal error and the absence of
> > > programs in Add/Remove are related.
> > >
> > > In looking through postings in this group, it seems this issue has
> > > arisen on a number of machines that were installed with the beta
> > > version of Windows 2000. This server was not. In fact, it is a fresh
> > > install of the RTM of Windows 2000. Also, I could not find any
> > > specific fix prescribed.
> > >
> > > Any ideas on a fix? If the
> > > answer is to update the service pack, please comment whether you know
> > > for
> > > certain that the later service packs specifically list this as a
> > > problem that gets fixed. Thanks.
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