windows install needs to be installed(huh)

[Guest]

..okay i posted aquestion yesterday about my parents laptop..well i have it up
and running now but when i went to go to delete a few programs they didnt
need it say windows installer needs to be installed..i have already gone to
microsoft and downloaded the only update they had for me is there something
else i need to do.

 

[Allan]

.okay i posted aquestion yesterday about my parents laptop..well i have it
up
and running now but when i went to go to delete a few programs they didnt
need it say windows installer needs to be installed..i have already gone
to
microsoft and downloaded the only update they had for me is there
something
else i need to do.

Hi callie,
What you can do is verify that you have the current version number.
Start|Run, type "%systemroot%\system32" without the quotation marks in the
box. Find the file "msi.dll". Select on the File tab "Properties". Under
"version" the number should be 3.1.4000.4039 . If that is the version number
it shows you are up to date with Windows Installer. Otherwise, install
KB927891.