Windows Installer 3.1

[Guest]

I am running Windows XP SP2 on my laptop. Since Windows Update upgraded the
Installer to version 3.1, I am unable to install applications. I am using an
Administrator signon with full rights. The program goes through the install
process and says that it is copying files, changing the registry, registering
the product and publishing the application information, then disappears. But
the program is not actually installed and the files have not actually been
copied.

 

[kurttrail]

I am running Windows XP SP2 on my laptop. Since Windows Update
upgraded the Installer to version 3.1, I am unable to install
applications. I am using an Administrator signon with full rights.
The program goes through the install process and says that it is
copying files, changing the registry, registering the product and
publishing the application information, then disappears. But the
program is not actually installed and the files have not actually
been copied.

Already answered.

Be patient, and do not repost your question within a 24-hour period.
The people here answer the questions of the lazy, the ignorant, and and
the fools that f*^k up their computers, out of the goodness of their
heart, and reposting your question repeatedly only tends to irritate the
natives.

If you want fast service, go to McDonalds!

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[Kenny S]

Netcops are worse than spammers

Already answered.

Be patient, and do not repost your question within a 24-hour period. The
people here answer the questions of the lazy, the ignorant, and and the
fools that f*^k up their computers, out of the goodness of their heart,
and reposting your question repeatedly only tends to irritate the natives.

If you want fast service, go to McDonalds!

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Kurt
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[kurttrail]

Netcops are worse than spammers

Nope. Had I seen his repeat before I answered his original request, I
wouldn't have answered at all.

I was just suggesting patience, not spelling out rules.

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[Jim Byrd]

Hi PC Grotto - I would recommend that you uninstall Windows Installer 3.1 -
There have been problems with it and it's been withdrawn. See here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/894199/?

"The Windows Installer 3.1 update has been removed because of unexpected
compatibility issues with specific software applications. For more
information, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
898628 Windows Installer fails silently after you upgrade to Windows
Installer 3.1"

The uninstall should revert you to the XP intrinsic version (2.0, I think? -
I'm not on XP).

 

[Guest]

Tried that. Even tried reinstalling version 2 and 3, but they wouldn't
install. Error message on install says that install is not needed because I
am on SP2. Aborts the install automatically. Was able to copy the 3.1 files
back and reregister the msiexec, but I'm back to the same problem.

 

[Guest]

No doubt but you are wise and all-knowing. However, the reason for the
double posting was that the sacred Miscrosoft software gave an error message
that my username wasn't valid and made me change the username and start over.
Take up your complaints with them and don't clutter up the system with your
nonsense.

 

[Malke]

Tried that. Even tried reinstalling version 2 and 3, but they
wouldn't
install. Error message on install says that install is not needed
because I
am on SP2. Aborts the install automatically. Was able to copy the
3.1 files back and reregister the msiexec, but I'm back to the same
problem.

You might try doing a System Restore to before the update and see if
that solves the issue.

For a better way to access these groups:

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you
learn to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows,
but you can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are
some links to information about newsgroups:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/news/howto/default.asp
- Set Up Newsreader

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Malke

 

[kurttrail]

No doubt but you are wise and all-knowing.

ROFL! Whatever. I was trying to suggest to you to have patience, with
a little humor thown it.

Obviously, you got reemed up your ass to hard last night, and are a
trifle bitchy today.

However, the reason for
the double posting was that the sacred Miscrosoft software gave an
error message that my username wasn't valid and made me change the
username and start over. Take up your complaints with them and don't
clutter up the system with your nonsense.

LOL! I'm not the one that got the error, and I was not complaining,
just counciling patience.

And it is part of my evil plan to "clutter up the system," and there
isn't a damned thing you can do about it.

And it took you 10 minutes to repost a paragraph!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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[Jim Byrd]

Hi PC - That's correct - the installer is intrinsic in XPSP2. To re-install
it you'd need to re-install SP2 - I would suggest that you first try Malke
suggestion of rolling back to a good Restore Point (if you have one from
prior to your orginal 3.1 installation. Uninstall 3.1 first.) If that
doesn't work for you then you may need to try the SP2 re-install, unless one
of the XP guru's can suggest a better method to directly re-install the
Installer.

 

[ForestSpirit]

After reading your thread, I decided to uninstall Windows Installer 3.1 as a
precaution, even though it never caused me any problems. When uninstalling
3.1 it gave me a warning that I may not be able to uninstall or modify some
programs that had been installed using 3.1. The 3.1 uninstall appears to be
successful. It rolled me back to Windows Installer 3.00.3790.2180. That's
what Start - Run - msiexe.exe said after reboot. Is 3.00.3790.2180 the
version that's intrinsic to WinXP SP2?

STATUS
- New programs can be installed with the rolled back version 3.0.
- One program that was installed under 3.1 was uninstalled and reinstalled
successfully under 3.0.
- Everything else still seems to work

What problems might I encounter in the future as a result of removing 3.1,
or did I just get lucky since everything still seems to work? Are there any
other tests you suggest I run just to make sure everything is okay?

FS

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[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

After reading your thread, I decided to uninstall Windows Installer 3.1 as a
precaution, even though it never caused me any problems. When uninstalling
3.1 it gave me a warning that I may not be able to uninstall or modify some
programs that had been installed using 3.1. The 3.1 uninstall appears to be
successful. It rolled me back to Windows Installer 3.00.3790.2180. That's
what Start - Run - msiexe.exe said after reboot. Is 3.00.3790.2180 the
version that's intrinsic to WinXP SP2?
Yes.


STATUS
- New programs can be installed with the rolled back version 3.0.
- One program that was installed under 3.1 was uninstalled and reinstalled
successfully under 3.0.
- Everything else still seems to work

What problems might I encounter in the future as a result of removing 3.1,
or did I just get lucky since everything still seems to work?

It is very unlikely that you will have any problems in the future as
a result of removing WI 3.1.