Win7 Windows Installer issues


  1. CrimzinD
    Posts : 4
    Win7
       New #1

    Win7 Windows Installer issues


    • I can't back up my data. I don't have anywhere to store 450g+.
    • I'm on Win7. (An RTM version)
    • MS doesn't offer a Windows Installer 5.0 Installer/Repair utility.
    • Trying to use an older distribution (4.5, anyway) tells me I'm using an incorrect OS.


    Deleting the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\DisabledSessions stuff, and turning off the Customer Experience Improvement Program Client thing didn't work either.

    I can't install or uninstall anything using Windows Installer, obviously.
    I need a solution.
    The easiest thing I can think of is if someone can give me an archive of the Windows Installer files and registry keys (And a .txt of everything's location) for Win7, and I can replace all the ones that I have. Though, I don't know if all of the keys and files are known,
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  3. richc46
    Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    Can you either, you can try safe mode if necessary, from an administrator account type cmd in search and then in cmd type sfc /scannow. You may have to try it several times. A report should be generated explaining the problem. It will fix one problem at a time, so several passes may be needed.
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  4. Tepid
    Posts : 1,403
    Win 7 Ultimate 32bit
       New #3

    Try this,,, No I do not know if this will work.

    Repair Windows Installer Service in Vista (All Versions) - Vista Forums

    Just replace any Vista Reference with 7 and see if this works.

    Here's the easy steps:
    1. Go to a Windows Vista (Any Version) computer that has the Windows
    Installer service running correctly and run regedit(Start-Run-Regedit)
    2. Go to the location
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msiserver
    3. Right click on this key and select "Export" and save the key to a Flash
    Drive or other.
    4. Run sfc /scannow on the damaged Vista computer - you won't need the
    install disk as it goes to backup files on your HD. Do not reboot when
    complete
    5. Double click saved .reg file from working machine and import registry
    settings into damaged Vista computer.
    6. Now reboot and try to install/uninstall

    Here is a 7 msiserver.reg key
    Copy and Paste to Notepa and save as msiserver.reg
    then double click it....

    Code:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\msiserver]
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\msimsg.dll,-27"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,\
  00,73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,\
  56,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\msimsg.dll,-32"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000003
"Type"=dword:00000010
"DependOnService"=hex(7):72,00,70,00,63,00,73,00,73,00,00,00,00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,54,00,63,00,62,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\
  00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,\
  74,00,65,00,50,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,\
  00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,\
  6b,00,4d,00,65,00,6d,00,6f,00,72,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,\
  73,00,65,00,42,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,74,\
  00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,\
  65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,65,00,72,00,6d,00,61,00,6e,\
  00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,\
  00,00,53,00,65,00,41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,\
  00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,65,00,63,00,75,00,72,00,\
  69,00,74,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,\
  00,53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,00,65,00,4e,00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,\
  66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,\
  00,65,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,53,00,69,00,6e,00,67,00,\
  6c,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\
  00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,\
  72,00,73,00,6f,00,6e,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,\
  47,00,6c,00,6f,00,62,00,61,00,6c,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\
  00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,41,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,67,00,6e,00,50,00,\
  72,00,69,00,6d,00,61,00,72,00,79,00,54,00,6f,00,6b,00,65,00,6e,00,50,00,72,\
  00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,52,00,65,00,\
  73,00,74,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,\
  00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,\
  51,00,75,00,6f,00,74,00,61,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,\
  00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,68,00,75,00,74,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,6e,00,\
  50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,54,\
  00,61,00,6b,00,65,00,4f,00,77,00,6e,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,68,00,69,00,70,00,\
  50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,4c,\
  00,6f,00,61,00,64,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,\
  76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"FailureActions"=hex:84,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
  00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,01,00,00,00,e0,93,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
    Last edited by Tepid; 03 Jan 2010 at 22:01.
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  6. Chaurigol
    Posts : 19
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       New #4

    Having a similar issue, have tried everything without success. I opened a thread in another sub-forum, in case you want to try the same fixes I have. Please let me know if you find the solution, I'll do the same.

    https://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...-accessed.html

    Good luck.
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  7. CrimzinD
    Posts : 4
    Win7
    Thread Starter
       New #5

    The SFC didn't work. I just gave up and did a repair/upgrade install. It's working now.

    I'm worried however, because I have 15gigs more than I did before, and I can't help but worry it reappropriated space from somthing of mine. With 400g+, it'll take forever to find out.

    EDIT: Forgot to thank everyone for their time and suggestions, so Thank You.
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  8. Tepid
    Posts : 1,403
    Win 7 Ultimate 32bit
       New #6

    That 15G may not be from losing data. It could be,,, from missing windows updates, as well as software that may need reinstalled. There is also a folder called winsxs that can grow and will over time,,, System Restore Points could have been cleared out an restarted. There are other explanations as well.
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  10. CrimzinD
    Posts : 4
    Win7
    Thread Starter
       New #7

    Ah, ok. I've not noticed any issues yet, so again, thamks for the help.
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