Temp dir content deleted

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billy Scholtz

We accidentally deleted the content of the temp directory
on Win 2000 server, After this, the Win Installer seems
faulty. Most packages just refuse to install. Will start
installation procedure then give error message. I tried to
re install win In Stalle, but get message, Service already
running, please if possible response to
(e-mail address removed), I am in S?!
 
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Rajmohan Sathyanarayana [MSFT]

To reinstall the Windows Installer, rename the damaged Windows Installer
files, and then reinstall the Windows Installer.

To do so:
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER, where
Drive is the drive where Windows is installed and where %Windir% is the
folder where Windows is installed:

attrib -r -s -h drive:\%Windir%\system32\dllcache

For example, type
attrib -r -s -h c:\windows\\system32\dllcache

At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each
line:
ren msi.dll msi.old
ren msiexec.exe msiexec.old
ren msihnd.dll msihnd.old

At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER.
Restart your computer.

Update the Windows Installer files on your hard disk to the latest version.
Windows Installer 2.0 is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=32832&NewList=1
This should work..

Regards,
Raj
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