Installation of a program means inserting that particular program in your computer so that it can be executed properly. Some of the software programs can be simply copied to the computer and executed without doing anything further; they donât require any kind of installation process. Many programs come with an executable suite, which requires to be installed. Installation is the process where you will have to unpack some files, copy them to desired locations, tailor the software to suite your hardware and give the desired information to the operating system.
Installation often means that once a program is installed, the user can run the program over and over again, without reinstalling it again before using each time. Until one does not uninstall the program or the program does not allow further execution, you will have to install it again. However, sometimes one can encounter problems while installing a program. Here are some simple steps that will help you in resolving windows installer problems:
teps:
- First thing to do for resolving windows installer problem is identifying it. When you are trying to install or uninstall something, you might get a warning message like:
âThe windows installer cannot be accessedâ
âWindows installer service cannot be startedâ
âCould not start the windows installer service on Local computer. Error 5:
access is denied.â
- These error messages will often appear on the screen when the installation of the MSI package has failed or when the windows installer service is disabled.
- Method 1:Â first unregister windows installer, and then you will have to register it again. For resolving windows installer problems of such a nature, just do the following things. Go on the âstartâ menu and click on the ârunâ option. In the dialog box start typing âmsiexec/unregâ, and then press the enter key.
- Go on the âstartâ menu again and click on the ârunâ option. In the dialog box start typing, âmsiexec/regserverâ and then press the âenterâ key.
- Method 2: you can upgrade the windows installer to a higher version or a newer version. For this, open the internet explorer page, and go to the Microsoft website. Go to the link, http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads. On the left side you will get an option of âsetup and system administrationâ and now click on the âsetupâ option.
- Select the âwindows installerâ, and then choose the appropriate link for your operating system. Now click on the âdownloadâ option and install the new version or install the higher version of windows installer.
- Method 3: for resolving windows installer problem, you might have to uninstall the failed product with the help of an installer cleanup. The description for the windows installer cleanup utility is, http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301
- Method 4:Â if the windows service is disabled on your computer, then go to the âstartâ menu, select ârunâ option and type âservices.mscâ and click enter. Now, double click on the option of windows installer.
- Method 5: check the DCOM and the permission by the system through http://support.microsoft.com/?id=319624
- Method 6:Â another thing you can do for resolving windows installer problem is
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