I finally got winnt.sif working and got an install w/ drivers and most of my apps, but for some reason my msi installers don't work. In windows whenever I run an msi or windows installer powered exe I get an error saying that Windows Installer cannot be accessed or may not be installed correctly. I tried using instmsiw.exe to install the installer service, but it didn't seem to work. Any help is appreciated.

is the service started? try calling your .msi files with msiexec /i

Tried it. still doesn't work and I cant get the service to start

check the dependencies then, u could have another service failing 2 start/disabled & its causing that 1 2 fk up

Only dependancy is RPC and it's running.

Are there any third party tools I could use in place of Windows Installer Service? or anyone know how to fix Windows Installer?

bump

dont bump it man, its only couple hrs old

theres possible fixes, u can search 2 find them

You need to enable and start the DCOM Process Launcher service. This works somehow in conjunction with Windows Installer for some strange reason. Only since SP2, AFAIK.

I checked DCOM Process Launcher and it's running. Here is the exact error I get:

"The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you re running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personell for assistance."

Still don't know what the heck is going on.

verify that msiexec.dll and msiexec.exe are in system32.

msiexec.exe is there, but not msiexec.dll

anyone know where i can get msiexec.dll?

For some reason, windows installer service doesn't work on my unnattended cd. After an unattended install, all msi's and exe's that use windows installer will not run. They just say the windows installer service is not running. Attempting to start the service doesn't work either. I get a path not found error. I have checked for msiexec.exe and msiexec.dll. msiexec.exe is in system32, but I can't find msiexec.dll anywhere. A repair from my source disk (slipstreamed SP2) seems to fix the problem, but I still can't get it to work with my unattended disk. any help is appreciated.

Dude, why do u do that! u start a new topic just cuz someone hasnt posted a solution within a day or 2 of your posting

just redo your cd