Windows Installer Service could not be accessed.

[John]

Virus attack took out my Norton Anti-Virus 2004, Norton
Personal Firewall 2004 and Windows Installer. Message
reads. "The Windows Installer Service could not be
accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in
safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly
installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance.".
So basically means I can't install or remove anything that
uses Installer. Tell me if there is a way to remove
Windows Installer and replace it to Windows and work
properly. Hope someone has an encouraging answer.
Wishfully, John

 

[Simo]

This Error occur when your RPC ( Remote Procedure Call) is
killed by a virus , make sure that you have the latest
virus definistion , Check the servie MS installer if its
stoped , also check the RPC services .
You should be OKay Now .
Very Important : Pls refer to the link below to download
the RPC fix and install it to your computer it will
protect your machine and particullary the service RPC
Good Luck.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Virus attack took out my Norton Anti-Virus 2004, Norton
Personal Firewall 2004 and Windows Installer. Message
reads. "The Windows Installer Service could not be
accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in
safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly
installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance.".
So basically means I can't install or remove anything that
uses Installer. Tell me if there is a way to remove
Windows Installer and replace it to Windows and work
properly. Hope someone has an encouraging answer.

Hi

For Windows 2000/NT4:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

For Windows XP:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]