Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script.

Anonymous
2010-07-08T20:15:22+00:00

When trying to install Windows Cleanup Utility (msicuu2.exe) this error message appears.  I'm trying to install Java but get the Java Setup error 1723: There is a problem with this windows installer package.  A DLL required for this install to conplete could not be run....

I have Windows Home Premium and it looks like I have the Windows Installer-Unicode Version 5.0.7600.16385 

Any steps to fix would be most appreciated.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-04-17T14:32:14+00:00

    If you have issues reregistering the vbscript.dll like I did, use the below link to follow Qella3's suggestion. This has worked for me on many occasions.

    Thanks!

    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/jscript/thread/b7d1a35f-3759-4217-91ba-e4416ac19d78/

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-01-19T19:30:07+00:00

    Running McAfee's MCPR usually corrects this and other dross that their uninstaller leaves behind....

    http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-01-18T23:00:26+00:00

    Aha!  My HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B54F3741-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}\InprocServer32 (Default) had a leftover dll from recently-uninstalled   Avast virus scanner.

    As admin, changed HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B54F3741-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}\InprocServer32 permissions to allow updating, then replaced the (Default) value with 

    C:\Windows\system32\vbscript.dll

    I had the same problem, and I had uninstalled McAfee before. Taking ownership of

     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B54F3741-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}

    and then changing the  InprocServer32 value to point to C:\Windows\Systerm32\vbscript.dll fixed the problem.

    Note this was on a brand new Dell notebook computer that came with a 30-day version of McAfee installed. I have even more reason to hate McAfee now.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-12-18T22:54:38+00:00

    Thanks, This fixed it

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-11-12T09:13:23+00:00

    Glad it worked for you - you should run the Avast cleanup tool to remove teh rest of the stuff that the standard uninstaller left behind.

    Download the Avast removal utility from here http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

    Follow the instructions for running it, and when complete, reboot the machine.

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