Need to Reinstall Windows Installer in Windows 7

Anonymous
2010-07-08T18:50:26+00:00

HI I NEED TO REINSTALL WINDOWS INSTALLER ON WINDOWS 7 BUT I CANNOT FIND A DOWNLOAD FOR IT  .I SEE FIXES FOR VISTA XP ETC BUT NOTHING FOR 7

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Anonymous
2010-07-08T19:28:47+00:00

Click Start

Type: CMD, from the results, right click CMD

Click 'Run as Administrator'

At the Command Prompt, type: sfc/scannow

This will check for any integrity violations

Restart your system

  1. Insert the Windows 7 DVD
  2. Restart your computer
  3. When asked if you want to boot from your DVD drive, do so.
  4. Choose your language, click Next.
  5. Click 'Repair your computer'
  6. Select operating system you want to repair.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-05-19T15:18:55+00:00

    Hey me to - could someone please link me me to a solution to get this fixed - i have a laptop Win 7 and cant install itunes??!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-09-10T03:51:49+00:00

    I tried this and got the message "Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service."

    Now what? I'm experiencing some severe problems, i.e Can't access my hard drives, can't access Control Panel. Getting the message that Intellipoint software has probllems, but when download and try to install the 8.02 version, I get the message that a later version is already running and it won't install.

    I had a remote repair service work on this for 3 hours and they finally gave up. I tried to boot from the Windows 7 CD, thinking that it had gotten corrupted, but no dice.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-12-22T13:50:30+00:00

    I am having this same problem but I don't see a solution here.  Did anyone get an answer?

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-12-26T01:02:16+00:00

    Try the following Windows Installer troubleshooting steps and see if they help to get rid of the error you are experiencing. 

    Step 1: Check the Windows Installer Service.

    1. Click Start Orb, in the start search box, type Services and press Enter.

    2. Scroll down and find the Windows Installer.  Double-click “Windows Installer” in the Services list.

    3. On the General tab, make sure the service is started under “Service status”.

    4. If the service is not already running, under Service status, click Start, and then click OK. 

    Step 2: Unregister and re-register the Windows Installer

    1. Click Start Orb, in the start search box, type MSIEXEC /UNREGISTER, and then click OK . 

    2. Click Start Orb, in the start search box, type MSIEXEC /REGSERVER, and then click OK . After you run this command, the operation is complete.

    1. Now, try your installation again.  

    Step 3: Clean any pending installations

    Check the following registry key and clean any entries in the key that you find:

    Go to the Start Orb, type in Regedit and select enter.

    If you get the User Account Control dialog box that states, Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to the is computer?, Click yes.

    Modifying REGISTRY settings incorrectly can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the configuring of REGISTRY settings can be solved. Modifications of these settings are at your own risk.

    Scroll to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\InProgress

    Check the following registry key and clean any entries in the key that you find:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations

    Step 4: Check the permissions

    Verify the System has Full Control on the following keys:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer

    Next, restart your computer and try again.

    Please reply back and let us know if this helps with your Windows Installer Error.

    Sincerely,

    Marilyn

    Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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