Windows Installer Service

I'm out of idea's here... I keep getting an error "Windows Installer Service could not be accessed" I have logged in as admin, full rights. I am trying to install a basic program that has worked on many other XP Pro Pc's. I have checked the 'path to executable' and it's pointing at the msiexec.exe file, which seems ok. I have gone into Services, and made sure the service had started. I have taken the msiexec.exe file from another pc and replaced the troubled one, but still nothing. One thing I did notice was the dependancies, on all the other 'Windows Installer Properties' it lists an RPC, which the installer depends on. On this troubled machine, there is no dependancies. Any ideas? Am I on the correct track? I thank and appreciate all replies. Sincerely, Geoffrey.

Hi,

Some of your Windows Installer files that are on your hard disk are damaged
or are missing.

To fix this problem visit the Microsoft Knowledge Base Website below:

Error 1719. The Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed" Error
Message When You Try to Add or Remove a Program
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;315346


--
Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp


"Geoffrey" <g.bilder@binks.ca> wrote in message
news:B1D9B661-C582-4E12-AC5B-087B08484979@microsoft.com...
> I'm out of idea's here... I keep getting an error "Windows Installer
> Service could not be accessed" I have logged in as admin, full rights. I
> am trying to install a basic program that has worked on many other XP Pro
> Pc's. I have checked the 'path to executable' and it's pointing at the
> msiexec.exe file, which seems ok. I have gone into Services, and made sure
> the service had started. I have taken the msiexec.exe file from another pc
> and replaced the troubled one, but still nothing. One thing I did notice
> was the dependancies, on all the other 'Windows Installer Properties' it
> lists an RPC, which the installer depends on. On this troubled machine,
> there is no dependancies. Any ideas? Am I on the correct track? I thank
> and appreciate all replies. Sincerely, Geoffrey.

if that article doesnt work (it was useless for me when this happened to
me), try this:

net stop msiserver
pop in an XP cd and expand the following three files to
%systemroot%\system32 and \system32\dllcache
msiexec.ex_
msi.dl_
msihnd.dl_
msiexec /regserver
net start msiexec

all fixed. if only it had been that simple to figure it out :P.


"Gary Tsang" <garyDELETE@MEaumha.org> wrote in message
news:el0OYAgPEHA.2468@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Some of your Windows Installer files that are on your hard disk are
damaged
> or are missing.
>
> To fix this problem visit the Microsoft Knowledge Base Website below:
>
> Error 1719. The Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed" Error
> Message When You Try to Add or Remove a Program
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;315346
>
>
> --
> Gary Tsang
> Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>
>
> "Geoffrey" <g.bilder@binks.ca> wrote in message
> news:B1D9B661-C582-4E12-AC5B-087B08484979@microsoft.com...
> > I'm out of idea's here... I keep getting an error "Windows Installer
> > Service could not be accessed" I have logged in as admin, full rights. I
> > am trying to install a basic program that has worked on many other XP
Pro
> > Pc's. I have checked the 'path to executable' and it's pointing at the
> > msiexec.exe file, which seems ok. I have gone into Services, and made
sure
> > the service had started. I have taken the msiexec.exe file from another
pc
> > and replaced the troubled one, but still nothing. One thing I did notice
> > was the dependancies, on all the other 'Windows Installer Properties' it
> > lists an RPC, which the installer depends on. On this troubled machine,
> > there is no dependancies. Any ideas? Am I on the correct track? I thank
> > and appreciate all replies. Sincerely, Geoffrey.
>
>

Rob, you're a life saver! I don't know how you figured that out, or what happened there, I have no idea but it worked! Thanks again!

no problem, glad it worked! MS needs to put that one in their KB, works much
better than their silly boot into safe mode method .


"Geoffrey" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Rob, you're a life saver! I don't know how you figured that out, or what
happened there, I have no idea but it worked! Thanks again!