RE: Windows installer will not start

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Hello,

Thank you for your reply!

Please attempt to try the following methods mentioned in KB319624.

Method 2: Verify the DCOM permissions.
Method 3: Give Full Control permission to the SYSTEM account.
Method 4: Verify the registry permissions.
Method 5: Fix the broken security key for the MsiServer service.

"Windows Installer Service could not be accessed" error message when
installing application
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319624

If the issue still persists please take a screenshot for further research.

1. Press the Pr Scrn key once on the keyboard when the error message
appears.
2. Click Start, go to Run, enter MSPAINT in the open dialog box, and then
Click OK.
3. Use Ctrl + V to paste the screenshot to the canvas.
4. From the File menu, go to Save and save it as a JPG file.
5. Send the JPG file as an attachment to v-jasont@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hope the information helps.

Best Regards,

Jason Tan

Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

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| I have already tried all of that with no luck so far.
|
| "Jason Tan (MSFT)" wrote:
|
| > Hello,
| >
| > Thanks for posting!
| >
| > Please refer to the following article:
| >
| > 886630 You receive an error message when you try to install a program
that
| > uses the Windows Installer in Windows XP
| > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;886630
| >
| > Hope the information helps.
| >
| > Best Regards,
| >
| > Jason Tan
| >
| > Microsoft Online Partner Support
| > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
| >
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| >
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| > |
| > | Cannot get windows installer to start. If I try and manually start
it, I
| > get
| > | the error
| > | "could not start the msiserver service"
| > | I have tried manually reinstalling the newest version of the windows
| > | installer(renamed the old msi files to .old, etc.).
| > |
| > | Checked/verified all the permissions for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT in the
| > registry.
| > |
| > | Tried msiexec /unregister and msiexec /regserver.
| > |
| > | Checked registry path
| > | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSIServer
| > | to make sure it was pointing to the correct location.
| > |
| > | I would also try reinstalling SP4 (This is Windows 2K Server), but
again,
| > | cannot do that due to the installer problem.
| > |
| > | Was going to try the Windows Installer Cleanup utility, but obviously
| > can't
| > | install it.
| > |
| > | Deleted temp folders, etc. So far no luck. Unfortunately, this
machine
| > runs
| > | a clients cash registers, and can't be down for more than 15 minutes,
so
| > | doing a repair/etc. is a little out of the question. Are there any
other
| > | suggestions/fixes other than what I've mentioned above?
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|

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