windows installer error 1719

  • Thread starter Thread starter S.Sengupta
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My windows installer is broken. Anytime I try to install an MSI file, I get
an error 1719. I have followed the instructions in Q315346 as far as
checking the registry and booting into safe mode and reregestering MSI, no
luck. I know MSI is integrated into XP, but I'm wondering if there is a
standalone MSI (perhaps a newer XP version?) that I could try to install to
see if that clears up the problem or if anyone has any other ideas. Thanks!
 
In case anyone else runs into this problem, here is how I solved it.

net stop msiserver
pop in an XP cd and expand the following three files to
%systemroot%\system32 and \system32\dllcache
msiexec.ex_
msi.dl_
msihnd.dl_
msiexec /regserver
net start msiexec

all fixed. if only it had been that simple to figure it out :P.
 
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