My hardware database got corrupted and I was counseled into installing WindowsME 
into a new folder (C:\WINDOWS1).  Just to make sure that no program tried to use 
anything in C:\WINDOWS, I renamed it to C:\oldWINDOWS.  Then, when I went to install 
some new Microsoft software, I got the following message:

Windows Installer
! Error opening installation log file.  Verify that the specified log file exists 
and is writable.

When I renamed the folder back to C:\WINDOWS, the install works fine.

So, I'm hoping that there is some place (registry?) that I can point the installation 
log file to be under the C:\WINDOWS1 folder.  I would like to eventually free up 
all of the space under C:\WINDOWS since I'm now using C:\WINDOWS1.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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re: Error Opening Installation Log File Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 1:17 pm Posted by Jack Gulley (5917 messages posted) The Windows Installer is now a program that gets installed in Windows so that all new programs and Windows Updates do not have to include a complete copy of the Installer program. You need to install a new copy of the Windows Installer (or go through the pain of finding all of it program files and moving them along with all of its Registry entries). This program can be downloaded and installed from the Microsoft Web site. But before you do that, you would be better off Installing Windows ME back into the C:\Windows folder. As you are finding out, not all programs know how to find their installation files if they are not in the C:\Windows folder or if the folder they installed in is not there. A lot of work to do it all over again. But there will be many entries in the Registry still pointing to C:\Windows and its subfolders. You can bring up REGEDIT and use the FIND function to search for C:\Windows to see how many entries still point to there and its sub folders. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum