Profile Corrupted.... Repair Install to Fix it ???

My main Profile has some how become corrupted. By corrupted I mean I can NO longer INSTALL downloaded programs. They download just fine but will NOT install. I get a 2203 Error message about the Windows Installer being screwed up.

I logged into the "hidden" Administrator Account and tried to Install the programs from there.

What I found is this. Any and All programs previously associated with the Main Profile (for example... AVG Anti-virus Updates) will NOT Intall any Programs either. It acts the SAME as if I were in the Main Profile.

Now, when I download and Install a NEW Program (NOT previously associated with the Main profile) everything Installs NORMALLY.

This is proof that the Main Profile Windows Installer files have become corrupted. I have found no workable solution as of yet.

Should I do a Repair Install using the Windows 7 Installation disc ?

derekimo said:

Do you have Vista or 7?

The above is for Vista, this is for 7,
SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

Windows 7.

I did the sfc/ scannow.

It said there were corrupted files found but could not be repaired. Log info is in C:Windows/Logs/cbs.log file.

There's 4MB of logs there. I have no idea how decipher it all.

Now what ?

richc46 said:

If SFC finds corrupted files, use it another 3 times or so. It repairs only one file at a time.

Then do the repair install, using the Window 7 DVD.

Repair Install

Ok, I'll run SFC again a couple more times.

BTW, the original issue I had with this Profile's Installer program "appears" to be corrected. I had to go into the Security settings and check off more Authorizations.

I'm still a bit reluctant to do a Repair Install for great fear of ****ing up my system. Again! lol!

Tepid said:

If it is only a profile issue...

Why not create a new account (this also creates a new profile).
Try what you need in the new account and see if it works then.

If the Windows Installer is messed up then yeah, probably have to do a repair install.

Ok. I did the sfc /scannow thing (5) times under the Admin profile. No Luck.

I created a NEW Profile, copied all my files there.... Still broken.

Finally did a FULL REPAIR INSTALL (many hours)..... STILL BROKEN.

I'm going to Uninstall AVG and get MSE.

NOW WHAT ?