Windows Installer 3.1 won't install

[Guest]

Tried the automatic update route 5 times and kept getting an error code which
I copied, but have now lost, but which I think ended in 80008. Tried to
download directly from microsoft download.com; got a clean download, but only
a partial install with an incredibly fast set of error msgs that warned of:
partial install, probabable failure of installer and several msgs that were
too fast to read. Help, please.

 

[Jason Tsang]

Download and install this

Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...fc-5f56-4a38-b838-de776fd4138c&displaylang=en

If there are errors, please post the full error message here, so we can
determine the best course of action based on the error that you get.

 

[Guest]

Okay, Jason, I used the provided link and followed all prompts...here's what
happened.

Download began correctly, I agreed to EULA and proceeded;
Download concluded, file opened and began to extract, backups were created,
file began to install, and then first error msg popped up:

KB893803V2 setup
Access is denied

clicked OK button

Next msg reads:

KB893803V2 Installation did not complete
Select OK to undo changes that have been made

I click OK, and the uninstaller screen pops up and theoretically uninstalls
everything as check marks appear before each listed item (3 of them),
followed by this next msg:

KB 893803V2 Windows installer has been partially updated and may not work
properly.

I then click OK and the computer shuts down windows and reboots.

What's next, Please?

 

[Guest]

Hi,
I am having that same problem on three different systems all running WinXP
SP2. I have tried the same suggests and received the same errors. I'd really
like to know how to fix this without having to rebuild.
Thanks for any help
Buzz

 

[Bill Lathan]

Has there been a solution or workaround for this problem? When I use MS
Update, I see the thing look like it installs and then simply get a message
that says installation failed.

TIA,

Bill

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Download and install directly:

Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en

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Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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| Has there been a solution or workaround for this problem? When I use MS
| Update, I see the thing look like it installs and then simply get a message
| that says installation failed.
|
| TIA,
|
| Bill

 

[Oliver Costich]

From: "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: Windows Installer 3.1 won't install
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Download and install directly:

Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en

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I came on thsi thread because I am having this problem. I did a repair
installation of XP Pro beacuse of some driver corruption. Now it
insists on booting that I have updates, namely WindowsInstaller 3.1. I
have downploaded it but I am getting the Access Denied message and
have to roll it back.

Any other suggestions for this issue?