Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... in Microsoft Help http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20480363 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:39:26 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:39:26 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497259 kcazzie : Thanks, I thought the SP 3 installer was hosed... But what you said makes sense,,,

Thanks again...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497259 Sat, 17 May 2008 09:25:44 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497144 bcastner : The Windows Installer is not fine.
You need to force an installation/reinstallation of Windows Installer 3.1 prior to trying SP3 again.

The issue is that one or more of the Windows Installer DLLs is mis-versioned. XP SP3 will try to reconcile versioning differences based on the record stored as your baseline in $hf_mig$. If what is recorded there are your Cardinal Points for the Installer, issues will ensue.

1. Uninstall SP3 as you have done.
2. Try first a new install over the top with the newer Windows Installer 3.1 redistributable. If that works, you are good to go.
3. If that does not work, do the renaming operation I discussed earlier:

a. msiecec /unregister
b. Renaming:

cd c:\windows\system32\dllcache

attrib -r -s -h msi.dll
attrib -r -s -h msiexec.exe
attrib -r -s -h msihnd.dll
ren msi.dll msi.old
ren msiexec.exe msiexec.old
ren msihnd.dll msihnd.old

cd C:\windows\system32
attrib -r -s -h msi.dll
attrib -r -s -h msiexec.exe
attrib -r -s -h msihnd.dll
ren msi.dll msi.old
ren msiexec.exe msiexec.old
ren msihnd.dll msihnd.old

exit

4. Reboot.

5. Now install the Windows Installer 3.1 redistributable.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497144 Sat, 17 May 2008 08:41:58 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20491883 kcazzie : uninstalled SP 3 and Windows Installer is working fine... The new one must have got corrupted on the install... Now what to I do, that's the question...?...Do I reinstall SP 3, or leave it be...?...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20491883 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:15:26 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20487016 kcazzie : A little OT... If you want to check the 'Version of Windows Installer' you are running here's a little vbs browser hosted script to find out... Mine is 3.14001.5512, and every time I want to install MS Installer I can't, because I have the newest version I guess... :( ...
And MS doesn't have that one out for use yet, I guess it came with SP 3...!...

---> Here's the link... »msmvps.com/blogs/athif/archive/2···125.aspx]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20487016 Thu, 15 May 2008 12:31:13 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20485759 kcazzie : Thanks, will do...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20485759 Thu, 15 May 2008 07:58:48 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20485748 bcastner : Do this then:

1. Use Add or Remove Progams and uninstall SP3.

2. Then first try an install of Windows Installer 3.1

3. If it refuses to install, do my entire earlier set of instructions, with a new addition as the first step:

Start, run, msiexec /unregister
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20485748 Thu, 15 May 2008 07:54:24 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20485617 kcazzie : I guess I'm not the only one with this problem...

"After completing the installation of XP SP3 and the necessary restarts I am
unable to install any new software that uses the Windows Installer. Also
tried re-registering per the KB and restarting to have it work properly but
no luck."

»groups.google.com/group/microsof···b8bfcb5e]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20485617 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:35:45 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20482483 bcastner : You have multiple issues. It appears that even the WMI service is damaged.

At least uninstall Service Pack 3. You will not be able to install Flash or anything else until you resolve the Windows Installer issue.

After the uninstall of Service Pack 3, try the repair methods for the Windows Installer discussed above. If no joy, to a repair in-place reinstallation of XP with a slipstream of Service Pack 3.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20482483 Wed, 14 May 2008 16:36:04 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480886 kcazzie : Getting the same message ... "Set Up detected that the service pack version of this system is newer than the update you are applying...There is no need to install update..."


Edit; System Restore isn't working too... But I have been running ERUNT...

EditII;I went to install something else (just to check) and it says Windows Installer is not correctly installed...?...

EditIII; Also noticed that Windows Installer will not stay started like my other XP... (in services) ...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480886 Wed, 14 May 2008 11:54:48 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480755 bcastner : I would:

Note: Make a System Restore Point prior to these steps.

1. Do the Rename operations discussed in auggie See Profile's KB link. You can ignore any other discussion in that KB. Do this with a slight variation:

Start, Run, CMD and press Enter

cd c:\windows\system32\dllcache

attrib -r -s -h msi.dll
attrib -r -s -h msiexec.exe msiexec.old
attrib -r -s -h msihnd.dll
ren msi.dll msi.old
ren msiexec.exe msiexec.old
ren msihnd.dll msihnd.old

cd C:\windows\system32
attrib -r -s -h msi.dll
attrib -r -s -h msiexec.exe msiexec.old
attrib -r -s -h msihnd.dll
ren msi.dll msi.old
ren msiexec.exe msiexec.old
ren msihnd.dll msihnd.old

exit

2. Download and install Windows Installer 3.1:
»www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta···6fd4138c

Reboot and test.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480755 Wed, 14 May 2008 11:32:50 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480602 kcazzie : Thanks,
That's one haven't found ... I'll give it a try...
Thanks again... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480602 Wed, 14 May 2008 11:05:08 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480528 auggy :
said by kcazzie See Profile :

Failed to install... Then it tells me to change some setting in Active X, to no prevail...
What is the exact message you get?

If your Windows Installer is corrupted the following MS KB article has more things to look at:

»support.microsoft.com/kb/324516]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480528 Wed, 14 May 2008 10:50:10 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480443 kcazzie : Same thing, Failed to install... Then it tells me to change some setting in Active X, to no prevail...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480443 Wed, 14 May 2008 10:32:21 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480414 kcazzie : Thanks,
I did already and no luck... I'll try again...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480414 Wed, 14 May 2008 10:27:12 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480381 auggy : Try un-registering then re-registering the Windows Installer:

Start > Run > msiexec /unregister > OK

then,

Start > Run > msiexec /regserver > OK]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480381 Wed, 14 May 2008 10:19:03 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480363 kcazzie : I went to try and uninstall something and it says..."Windows Installer cannot be accessed ... may not be correctly installed... And like I said when I go to MS to install, 'Installer it says I already have a newer one, no need to install'... The old catch 22... ! ....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480363 Wed, 14 May 2008 10:15:30 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480245 kcazzie : It started yesterday when like that other person two of her words and office updates wouldn't update... I looked for a fix from what they said was the problem and MS said it was the Window Installer and I did what they said but then I go to the next place they tell me to and there is no new installer for SP 3... I didn't give it much thought, then today I noticed that her Flash was out of date and it wouldn't install... Looks like Windows installer is not working... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480245 Wed, 14 May 2008 09:52:55 EDT Re: [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480193 Cudni : what are you trying to install?

Cudni]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480193 Wed, 14 May 2008 09:43:34 EDT [XP Pro] Windows Installer corrupted... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480152 kcazzie : On my wife's XP PRO SP 3 her Windows Installer is corrupted... When I go to install it can't be installed because the SP 3 is newer... MS says, "Set Up detected that the service pack version of this system is newer than the update you are applying...There is no need to install update..."

Any ideas...?...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480152 Wed, 14 May 2008 09:35:48 EDT