Repair Windows Installer Service in Vista (All Versions)
This is just to help folks that may be experiencing something similar to the post found here:
(http://www.vistax64.com/vista-insta...ows-installer-service-vista-all-versions.html)
When you try to install a new app or /remove/add programs by using Add or Remove Programs in VISTA, you may receive the following error message:
"There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run (or refused to run the uninstall from control panel). Contact your support personal or package vendor. "
Some of this has been gleaned from a Microsoft post that was not quite on-spot for this issue but relevant in some part ( if you care to read it - You may receive Error 1721 when you try to remove programs by using Add or Remove Programs in Windows XP)
THE RESOLUTION:
To resolve this issue, perform the steps in the "Reregister the Windows Installer service" section. If you experience the issue after you perform these steps, you may also have to perform the steps in the "Run System File Checker" section. (I had run the "Run System File Checker")
Register the Windows Installer service:
Log on to the computer as local administrator.
Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then click OK. (or Start, search, cmd, rightclick run as administrator)
1. At the command prompt, type msiexec /unregister , and then press ENTER.
2. At the command prompt, type msiexec /regserver, and then press ENTER.
3. At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER to close the command prompt.
4. Remove the software program from Add or Remove Programs.
Run System File Checker:
The System File Checker (Sfc.exe) utility is used for scanning protected operating system files to verify their version and integrity. If System File Checker detects any operating system file with the incorrect file version, it replaces the corrupted file with a file that has the correct version from the Windows installation source files.
To use System File Checker, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type sfc /purgecache, and then press ENTER. (NOTE: THIS MAY NOT BE AN OPTION, just continue the process with - sfc /scannow).
Note You may be prompted to provide Windows installation source files when you run the sfc /purgecache command. If the command is completed successfully, you will receive the following message:
Windows File Protection successfully made the requested change.
At the command prompt, type sfc /scannow, and then press ENTER.
Note This command may take several minutes to finish. You may also be prompted to provide Windows installation source files when you run the sfc /scannow command.
At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER to close the command prompt.
Remove the software program from Add or Remove Programs.
Dont miss this ---> RESTART THE COMPUTER.
Hope this helps! :D
Marty
This is just to help folks that may be experiencing something similar to the post found here:
(http://www.vistax64.com/vista-insta...ows-installer-service-vista-all-versions.html)
When you try to install a new app or /remove/add programs by using Add or Remove Programs in VISTA, you may receive the following error message:
"There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run (or refused to run the uninstall from control panel). Contact your support personal or package vendor. "
Some of this has been gleaned from a Microsoft post that was not quite on-spot for this issue but relevant in some part ( if you care to read it - You may receive Error 1721 when you try to remove programs by using Add or Remove Programs in Windows XP)
THE RESOLUTION:
To resolve this issue, perform the steps in the "Reregister the Windows Installer service" section. If you experience the issue after you perform these steps, you may also have to perform the steps in the "Run System File Checker" section. (I had run the "Run System File Checker")
Register the Windows Installer service:
Log on to the computer as local administrator.
Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then click OK. (or Start, search, cmd, rightclick run as administrator)
1. At the command prompt, type msiexec /unregister , and then press ENTER.
2. At the command prompt, type msiexec /regserver, and then press ENTER.
3. At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER to close the command prompt.
4. Remove the software program from Add or Remove Programs.
Run System File Checker:
The System File Checker (Sfc.exe) utility is used for scanning protected operating system files to verify their version and integrity. If System File Checker detects any operating system file with the incorrect file version, it replaces the corrupted file with a file that has the correct version from the Windows installation source files.
To use System File Checker, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type sfc /purgecache, and then press ENTER. (NOTE: THIS MAY NOT BE AN OPTION, just continue the process with - sfc /scannow).
Note You may be prompted to provide Windows installation source files when you run the sfc /purgecache command. If the command is completed successfully, you will receive the following message:
Windows File Protection successfully made the requested change.
At the command prompt, type sfc /scannow, and then press ENTER.
Note This command may take several minutes to finish. You may also be prompted to provide Windows installation source files when you run the sfc /scannow command.
At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER to close the command prompt.
Remove the software program from Add or Remove Programs.
Dont miss this ---> RESTART THE COMPUTER.
Hope this helps! :D
Marty
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