HEELPBOOK - How to Repair Microsoft Installer (Windows XP) ################ The most common way to repair the Windows Installer in Windows XP is to re-register it. This requires editing the Windows registry, which can damage your computer's operating system. * Click "Start" and then click "Run". * Type "%windir%\system32" without quotation marks in the box. Click "OK." Note the location of the Msiexec.exe file, including its path and the file name, for example "C:\Windows\system32\Msiexec.exe". 1 * Close all windows. 2 * Click "Start" and "Run". 3 * Type "Regedit" in the box and click "OK". 4 * Click "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", "System", "CurrentControlSet", "Services", and "MSIServer" to expand the headings. 5 * Right-click "ImagePath" in the right side-pane. Click "Modify". 6 * Type the location of the Msiexec.exe file that you noted in Step 2 in the "Value Data" box. 7 * Click "OK". 8 * Click "OK" to exit the "Edit String" dialog. Click "Exit" to close the Registry Editor. 9 * Click "Start", "Shut Down" and "Restart". Press "F8" on the keyboard when Windows is starting up. 10 * Select "Safe Mode" using the arrow keys on the keyboard and press "Enter". 11 * Log in to Windows. Click "Start" and "Run". 12 * Type "msiexec /regserver" without quotation marks in the box and click "OK". 13 * Close all windows and restart your computer. ############ ARTICLE INFO ############# Article Month: February Article Date: 04/02/2013 Permalink: http://heelpbook.altervista.org/2013/how-to-repair-microsoft-installer-windows-xp/ Source: http://www.ehow.com/how_4842153_repair-windows-xp-installer-free.html Language: English View more articles on: http://www.heelpbook.net/ Follow us on Facebook: http://it-it.facebook.com/pages/HeelpBook/100790870008832 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/HeelpBook Follow us on RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Heelpbook Follow us on Delicious: http://delicious.com/heelpbook Linkedin: http://it.linkedin.com/pub/stefano-maggi/27/73a/b20 Google+ : https://plus.google.com/116990277568167008289/posts