Suddenly I no longer have access to Window Installer

[Guest]

Two weeks ago, I bought a new laptop with Windows Vitsta pre-installed on it.
Suddenly, for seemingly no cause, I am getting an error message when I try to
uninstall a program or instal the new Apple Safari software.
The message says that I don't have access to Windows Installer and that
maybe it is not properly installed. this is new, and I haven't had this
problem before!
This - along with the (literally) man-days I have spent dealing with little
inconsistencies and unnecessary tweaking - and I am left thinking "could
Microsft have made anything more complicated?"
To me, it's quite ridiculous the level of complexity - but anyway...
Hopefully, someone can help me understand what on earth is going on here?
Many thanks!

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Try the suggestions here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555175

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[Guest]

Hi Rick
Many thanks for replying to myu post - actually, the weird thing is I shut
down my computer and when I came back, the problem was gone!
Thanks for your help...
Clinton