windows installer

[mike]

i am trying to install a copy of microsoft office 2000
onto my pc. i am currently running windows xp...

however i keep getting an error saying that windows
installer can't be opened. now i have configured the
installer..and this problem is still persisting. it say
"the windows installer service could not be accessed. this
can occure if you are running your cpu in safe mode, or if
windows installer is not installed properly.contact your
support personel".

does anyone know why this is happening am i missing
something. HELP

 

[Gary Tsang]

Did you get this error message?

"The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. You may be running in
Safe mode or Windows Installer may not be correctly installed. "

If you did then follow the instructions on this website and your
installation files should work again.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315346