Solution to the windows installer not running: (to install an .msi program an installer SERVICE must be running to understand what to do. what total crap.)<br><br>To do this, follow these steps:<br><br><ol><li>Click <b>Start</b> and type <b>Notepad</b> in the <b>Search</b> box and click <b>Notepad.exe</b> under <b>Programs</b></li>
<li>Copy the following text and paste it into <b>Notepad</b>. <br><br><div class="kb_codebody"><div class="kb_codecontent"><code></code><pre class="code">Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00<br> <br>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msiserver]<br>
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\msimsg.dll,-27"<br>"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\<br> 74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,\<br>
00,73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,20,00,2f,00,56,00,00,00<br>"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\msimsg.dll,-32"<br>"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"<br>"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001<br>
"Start"=dword:00000003<br>"Type"=dword:00000010<br>"DependOnService"=hex(7):72,00,70,00,63,00,73,00,73,00,00,00,00,00<br>"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001<br>"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,54,00,63,00,62,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\<br>
00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,\<br> 74,00,65,00,50,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,\<br> 00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,\<br>
6b,00,4d,00,65,00,6d,00,6f,00,72,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,\<br> 00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,\<br> 73,00,65,00,42,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,74,\<br>
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00,00,53,00,65,00,41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,\<br> 00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,65,00,63,00,75,00,72,00,\<br> 69,00,74,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,\<br>
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6c,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\<br> 00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,\<br> 72,00,73,00,6f,00,6e,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,\<br>
00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,\<br> 47,00,6c,00,6f,00,62,00,61,00,6c,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\<br> 00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,41,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,67,00,6e,00,50,00,\<br>
72,00,69,00,6d,00,61,00,72,00,79,00,54,00,6f,00,6b,00,65,00,6e,00,50,00,72,\<br> 00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,52,00,65,00,\<br> 73,00,74,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,\<br>
00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,\<br> 51,00,75,00,6f,00,74,00,61,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,\<br> 00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,68,00,75,00,74,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,6e,00,\<br>
50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,54,\<br> 00,61,00,6b,00,65,00,4f,00,77,00,6e,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,68,00,69,00,70,00,\<br> 50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,4c,\<br>
00,6f,00,61,00,64,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,\<br> 76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00<br>"FailureActions"=hex:84,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\<br>
00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,01,00,00,00,e0,93,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00<br> <br>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msiserver\Enum]<br>"0"="Root\\LEGACY_MSISERVER\\0000"<br>"Count"=dword:00000001<br>
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001</pre></div></div></li><li>Once the text is pasted into Notepad, click <b>File</b>, click <b>Save As</b>, and then type <b>Msirepair.reg</b> for the name of the file.</li><li>In the <b>Save as type</b> box, click <b>All Files (*.*)</b>. </li>
<li>In the <b>Save in</b> box, click <b>Desktop</b>, and then click <b>Save</b>. </li><li>On the <b>File </b>menu, click <b>Exit</b> to close Notepad.</li><li>On your Desktop, right -click the <b>Msirepair.reg</b> file that you saved in step 5, and then click <b>Run as administrator</b>. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password, or click <b>Continue</b>.</li>
<li>Click <b>Yes </b>when prompted to install the registry keys.<br><br>The Windows Installer registry will be updated in the registry.<br></li><li>Restart the installation of your program.</li></ol><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>
-- <br>James P. Kinney III<br><br>As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as
they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the
outcome.<br>- <i><i><i><i>2011 Noam Chomsky<br><br><a href="http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/</a><br></i></i></i></i><br>