Unable to reinstall Windows Installer

[Guest]

When I attempt to reinstall it I get the message "The specified service already exists" despite the fact that the MSIServer service does not appear to be installed.

 

[S.J.Haribabu]

Hi,

Unable to reinstall Windows Installer - Cause
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This behavior occurs if the SFC.dll file exists in the System32 folder
(C:\WINNT\System32\SFC.dll). The Windows Installer uses SFC.dll on Windows
2000 and, even though it is not used on Microsoft Windows NT 4, the engine
attempts to load this .dll and fails.

RESOLUTION
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In the System32 folder, rename the SFC.dll to another name, such as
sfctemp.dll. Re-run the upgrade, or install the latest Windows Installer
from the following Microsoft Web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/instmsi.htm

After Windows Installer is installed, rename the file back to SFC.dll.

For more information look at the article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:
80/support/kb/articles/Q264/6/52.ASP&NoWebContent=1

Thanks,

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[Guest]

When I rename sfc.dll and try to install the Windows installer, I get the same message, "The specified service already exists", and the installer places a new copy of sfc.dll in my System32 folder.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

When I attempt to reinstall it I get the message "The specified service already exists" despite the fact that the MSIServer service does not appear to be installed.

Hi

Some Windows Installer repair tips here:

For Windows 2000/NT4:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

For Windows XP:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]