Crystal ball here - sounds like a WI problem.
The "Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed" Error Message appears When You Add
or Remove Program - 1719
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315346
Error 1719. The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. You may be running in
safe mode or Windows Installer may not be correctly installed.
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|i can seem to get msn updates as well as windows
|
| "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
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| > | > > when i try to install updates for other programs my computer tells me it
| > > cannot download because i must be running in safe mode. but I am not
| > > running
| > > in safe mode.
| >
| > What are these "other programs"?
| >
| > Do you mean that they will not install because they think you are in safe
| > mode, or that you must switch to safe mode?
| >
| > An easy, reliable and controllable way to switch to safe mode is to go to
| > Start, Run, and type MSCONFIG. On the boot.ini tab, select /safeboot and
| > Network. Choose Apply, OK, and restart. The system will restart in Safe
| > Mode with network support. When you're done in Safe Mode, re-run msconfig
| > and remove those two changes. Restart in regular mode.
| >
| > HTH
| > -pk
| >
| >
| >
