The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed."

[Ed Borden]

When I try to unistall Microsoft Office using Add/Remove,
I get the follwoing error:
The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This
can occur if you are running windows in safe mode [which I
am not], or if the Windows Installer Sercie is not
correctly installed.

 

[Taurarian]

The "Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed" Error Message appears
When You Add or Remove Program
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315346

Windows Installer Fix (Line 94)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Troubleshooting Windows Installer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm#xp_wininstaller

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm
and scroll down to: "Windows Installer" - download and run the "WI.zip"
file.