Error reading setup initialization file

[Chris]

I hope someone can help with this...

I download and click to install and it says- "Error
reading setup initialization file"
What does that mean?
I have Service Pack 2, Norton AntiVirus, and ZoneAlarm
installed as protection.
I had to do a System Recovery today and had to reinstall
all of these things. While trying to install MS
AntiSpyware, I keep getting the error message as I said
before. The puzzling thing is, I had the MS AntiSpyware
program for a few days before I did the System Recovery
and it installed and ran with no problems.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Bill Sanderson]

How far back did you go in time, with the System Recovery?

I'd recommend going to WindowsUpdate and checking for any missing critical
patches.

 

[Sarah]

I had the same thing happen to my computer, only I have
never been able to install the spyware - just keep
getting messge "Error reading setup initialization
file." Any suggestions?

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Make sure that you are an administrator on your machine. Do a fresh
download from www.microsoft.com/spyware.

Download to a location on your hard drive--say, the desktop. Save the file.

Then run it to initiate the install.

You might want to disable real-time scanning on any antivirus applications
before starting the install--just for the duration of the install.