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re: How to correctly install Windows Installer
Monday, October 3, 2005 at 10:32 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by ronpop1
(1 messages posted)
Dude, followed your instructions and it worked like a charm! I thought I was going
to have to reinstall OS. I checked a lot of websites for this answer and yours was
by far the clearest, most complete, and easy to follow. THANKS!!!!!!!!
On Thursday, September 18, 2003 at 8:30 pm, MOSES CLIVE wrote:
>On Thursday, September 18, 2003 at 7:58 pm, Ryan Mirk wrote:
>>I have a question about properly installing windows installer, because most of
the
>>time when i want to download something it says the windows installer could not
be
>>accessed. "This can occur if you are running windows in safe mode, or if the windows
>>installer is not correctly installed". And my computer is not in safe mode.
>
>>Hi !!!
>I have a solution for the error, try these steps. carefully and dont miss out any.
>
>*********Edit the Registry************
>
>Click the Start button.
>Click Run.
>The Run window appears.
>In the Open: field, type:
>regedit
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>Click the OK button.
>The Registry Editor appears.
>
>In the left pane, click the plus sign (+) next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
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>Click the plus sign (+) next to SYSTEM.
>Click the plus sign (+) next to CurrentControlSet.
>Click the plus sign (+) next to Services.
>Click the plus sign (+) next to MSIServer.
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>In the right pane, double-click ImagePath.
>The Edit String dialog box appears.
>Verify that the Value data box contains the following value:
>X:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe /V
>where X is the drive where Windows is installed (usually the C: drive).
>If applicable, type the correct value and click the OK button.
>Close the Registry Editor window.
>Return to Overview
>----------------------------------------------------------
>Register the Msiexec.exe File
>Shut down your computer.
>Restart your computer.
>When you see the Please select the operating system to start message, press the
>key.
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