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
    2012-10-10T13:28:16+00:00

    i have tryed all the things you have on here and not a thing work i keep geting thing can,t find script engin   help i am lost

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-09-12T14:27:40+00:00

    Thank you!  The 2nd one on that list was not set right.  I think there was something there relating to McAfee.  Changing this value fixed my problem.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-07-31T03:48:51+00:00

    somehow ,

    after do everything above, it still not work..

    try this...

    your software package maybe contain the "cscript.exe" and as a wrong version vs your Windows

    find out it, rename or remove the cscript.exe from the software package.

    and SYSTEM will execute the currect version automatically.

    that's great^^

    May it help.

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  5. Anonymous
    2011-06-06T16:38:47+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

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