Norton Firewall wont Install - msi.dll problem

[Guest]

Recently had a virus, reinstalled SP2 and PC working
fine, BUT cannot install Norton Firewall (Systemworks is
ok) - it says a prob with Ordinal 280 in msi.dll On the
Symantec Website it advises to go to Microsoft Support
for update but the Microsoft Windows Installers are not
compatable with XP... anyone help?

 

[Taurarian]

Windows Installer Fix (Line 94)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
or
Unregister, and then re-register Windows Installer. This procedure corrects most
situations, and does not affect any currently-installed program that uses the Windows
Installer.
To unregister and re-register Windows Installer:
Click Start, and then click Run.
Type in the Open box: msiexec /unregister and then click OK.
Click Start, and then click Run.
Type in the Open box: msiexec /regserver click OK.
Type commands exactly, including the space between c and /.
This will not affect programs which use Windows Installer that are already installed.
or
Windows Installer error
Go to Start/Run and type: regsvr32 msi.dll
then
Go to Start/Run and type
SFC /SCANNOW
Make sure you have your WinXP CD in the CD Drive before executing the SFC command.
or
The three files are which can be expanded using msconfig:
msi.dll, msiexe.exe and msihnd.dll
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];310435
Description and Explanation of a Cabinet File
Example: expand d:\i386\msi.dl_ c:\Windows\system32\msi.dll