Re: windows installer

From: Taurarian (taurarianREMOVECAPS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:38:54 +1000

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=193385
WINUP: Problems When Viewing or Downloading From Windows Update

WINUP-Third-Party Products That Conflict with Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241234

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/wufix.htm
Windows Update Fixes
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm
Windows Update Checklist

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
Introduction to using scannow sfc (system file checker)

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:108001c49984$a9b21690$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> ran sfc, still not working, resorting to system restore...
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>i've unregistered and registered, registered msi.dll,
>>what does the sfc do?
>>
>>i've also done the tweak on line 94, and also on windows
>>update it just sits on initialising installation...
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Windows Installer Fix (Line 94)
>>>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>>
>>>or
>>>unregister, and then re-register Windows Installer.
> This
>>procedure corrects most
>>>situations, and does not affect any currently-installed
>>program that uses the Windows
>>>Installer.
>>>To unregister and re-register Windows Installer:
>>>Click Start, and then click Run.
>>>Type in the Open box: msiexec /unregister and then
> click
>>OK.
>>>Click Start, and then click Run.
>>>Type in the Open box: msiexec /regserver click OK.
>>>Type commands exactly, including the space between c
>>and /.
>>>This will not affect programs which use Windows
>>Installer that are already installed.
>>>or
>>>Windows Installer error
>>>Go to Start/Run and type: regsvr32 msi.dll
>>>then
>>>Go to Start/Run and type
>>>SFC /SCANNOW
>>>Make sure you have your WinXP CD in the CD Drive before
>>executing the SFC command.
>>>
>>>
>>>"ck" <keych@_removethis_yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>news:aeab01c4997d$ab9aff00$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> windows installer appears to have died for me whilst
>>>> installing dantz retrospect. I now can't run windows
>>>> update either...
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know how to fix it?
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>

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