no windows installer service found in registry

[lynda92107]

My nightmare: trying to fix the message " windows installer service could not
be accessed..." I located my Msisexec.exe file. then when instructed to run
regedit and expand hkey_local_machine. expand system expand current
controlset expand services there was no MSISERVER my question now what do I
do?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Reinstall the Windows Installer
To reinstall the Windows Installer, rename the damaged Windows Installer
files, and then reinstall the Windows Installer. To do this, follow these
steps:1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open text box, and then
click OK.
2. Type cd %windir%\system32, and then press ENTER.
3. Type attrib -r -s -h dllcache, and then press ENTER.
4. Type ren msi.dll msi.old, and then press ENTER.
5. Type ren msiexec.exe msiexec.old, and then press ENTER.
6. Type ren msihnd.dll msihnd.old, and then press ENTER.
7. Type exit, and then press ENTER.
8. At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER.
9. Click Start, and then click Turn off computer or Shut Down.
10. Select the Restart option, and then click OK, or click Restart.
11. Log on to the computer.
12. Download and install the latest version of the Windows Installer. For
more information about how to obtain the Windows Installer, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
893803 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803/) Windows Installer 3.1 v2
(3.1.4000.2435) is available
13. Click Start, and then click Turn off computer or Shut Down.
14. Select the Restart option, and then click OK, or click Restart.

(Vista uses Ver. 4)

 

[lynda92107]

now I get a "patch package could not be ......" error and a program called
Panostandalone keeps trying ti install itself without success when I log on
what now?