Internal Error 2503/2502

It work perfectly!!!!

Thanks a lot

This is something that i found out by doing something else

Open "Task Manager" (Ctrl+Shift+Esc or right click the start bar and click: "Task Manager")

Click "Processes" Tab

Right click: "Windows Explorer"

Click: "End Task"

Click "File" on the top of the windows

Then Click "New Task"

Type "explorer.exe" without quotations

Check the "Create this task with administrative privileges" box

Now install/uninstall your app

This worked for me and it was easy peasy to do

This is something that i found out by doing something else

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[the usual about running explorer.exe with admin privileges then installing/uninstalling]

This does not work for me. Only opening a command prompt with administrative privileges and then directly executing/accessing the .msi file worked. My normal user has administrative privileges.

I have tried:

1. changing permissions to C:\Windows\Installer
2. changing permissions to C:\Windows\Temp
3. Running explorer.exe as administrator from the Task Manager

What has worked for me (and this does not fix the problem, but just allows me to install and uninstall MSI packages) is

1. running the command prompt as administrator. You can do this by right clicking the Start button and selecting Command Prompt (Admin).  
2. Browse to the directory where your MSI file is.  If you want to uninstall a program, you are probably typing "cd C:\Windows\Installer". 
3. manually finding the .msi file representing the program I want to install or uninstall, and then running "msiexec <that file>" to install it, or "msiexec /x <that file>" to uninstall it.

This does not fix the problem, but allows you to install or uninstall the program.

As near as I an trace this issue, it's a permissions problem.  However, on my computer, no matter what permissions I give I cannot get rid of this error, nor do I know why it started.

That I need to do this is, in a word, nuts.

For posterity, someone else over at (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_8-performance/error-codes-2502-and-2503-in-windows-8/1b16152d-48ae-45b5-93b6-628e357b96b3?page=2&auth=1) suggested the following. I have not tried it.

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> Finally found the solution to this error. I was working around the problem by doing the "Run as Administrator" manually when trying to install programs. Trying to choose allow UAC prompt and trying with UAC turned off, it would still error.

> The problem also showed itself with programs installed in non-trusted areas as well (clicking magnet links in a browser with utorrent as the registered client giving error of "uTorrent running but not responding"). It's a Windows 8 elevated UAC settings under: 

> Start Menu | Run | gpedit.msc

> Computer/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options/User Account Control:

> For me it was "User Account Control: Only elevate USAccess applications that are installed in secure locations" that was causing problems. Disabled that and it would work.

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Info about this issue:

- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj852244.aspx

- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/dd834830.aspx (not much info)

The keys corresponding to this gpedit.msc fix:

keys are as follows to turn it off

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin: 0x00000000

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA: 0x00000000

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop: 0x00000000

HKU\CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Action Center\Checks{C8E6F269-B90A-4053-A3BE-499AFCEC98C4}.check.0\CheckSetting: 23 00 41 00 43 00 42 00 6C 00 6F 00 62 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

to turn it back on(to highest) with the following

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin: 0x00000002

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA: 0x00000001

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop: 0x00000001

HKU\CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Action Center\Checks{C8E6F269-B90A-4053-A3BE-499AFCEC98C4}.check.0\CheckSetting: 23 00 41 00 43 00 42 00 6C 00 6F 00 62 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 41 00 70 00 7A A2 40 BF B6 AA CF 01 00 00 00 00 7B 00 43 00 38 00 45 00 36 00 46 00 32 00 36 00 39 00 2D 00 42 00 39 00 30 00 41 00 2D 00 34 00 30 00 35 00 33 00 2D 00 41 00 33 00 42 00 45 00 2D 00 34 00 39 00 39 00 41 00 46 00 43 00 45 00 43 00 39 00 38 00 43 00 34 00 7D 00 2E 00 6E 00 6F 00 74 00 69 00 66 00 69 00 63 00 61 00 74 00 69 00 6F 00 6E 00 2E 00 31 00 00 00 50 00 69 00 6E 00 6E 00 65 00 64