Windows Installer corrupted

[Gerry]

Compaq Notebook with WinXP Prof. and SP2 installed. My system got slower and
slower and I decided to cut some services at startup. Norton warned: E-mail
scanning no longer functioning. Add/Remove would not allow the removal or
re-installation of Norton's Antivirus. I removed all Symantec files and
folders manually and my system is back up to normal speed.

Trying to install or uninstall other programs no longer works. Message says:
Windows Installer is corrupted or not installed. Downloading a Windows
Installer file-update from the MS-site completed OK, but could not be
installed: Message was that the installer is included in SP.2 and is already
loaded.

I don't have a Windows Prof. Install disk for the notebook. Can I copy the
Windows-Installer from my Desktop's WindowsXP-Home CD and how could that be
accomplished?

Thank you for your time,

Gerry

 

[Guest]

Try going to run,type:services.msc In msc,scroll down to
installer,double-click

 

[Gerry]

Thanks for your quick reply, Andrew, after the change from manual to
Automatic I am getting "InstallShield" message:
1608: unable to create Install Driver instance. Return Code:2147221021
What can I do next?
Gerry

 

[OShah]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=1608+installshield&meta=

http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108440

Thanks for your quick reply, Andrew, after the change from manual to
Automatic I am getting "InstallShield" message:
1608: unable to create Install Driver instance. Return Code:2147221021
What can I do next?
Gerry

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oshah [shexec32]
Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Error Reporting -> Choose Programs
-> Do not report errors for these programs:

Acrobat.exe
waol.exe

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