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re: How to correctly install Windows Installer
Monday, January 12, 2004 at 8:54 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Brandon Bostian
(1 messages posted)
Hi, Josibel, I had a similar problem (the error about Windows Installer not being
installed) just now and the issue was a LOT more simple than I imagined, and much
simpler to fix than other replies to this forum would make it sound.
I'm running Windows 2000 and I found out that the problem is the Windows Installer
service was in fact installed just fine, but it was not configured to start automatically!
In other words, I had to manually start this service, and then it worked fine. The
process took about five minutes.
To start a service in Windows 2000, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative
Tools > Services. In the box that opens, you'll see a long list of available services.
Scroll to find the Windows Installer service. If the status column does not say this
service is started, then press the play button on the top toolbar to start it.
I did this on my system, and then tried to install my program again and it worked
perfectly. I hope this helps!
Brandon
On Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 9:35 pm, josibel wrote:
>Hi, iīm worry about this problem, because iīm begining to think thatīs better to
>use an older version of windows... i have done everything thatīs been recomended
>in this forum and i havenīt solved my problem yet, please help, if you already know
>how to fix this let me know
>
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