adding windows installer as a safe mode service

[mraeryceos]

Might want to add this tweak to your unattended installation...

quote from newsgroups:

This can be a useful tip for those times that Wind0ze will not run in

normal mode but you need to install/uninstall a program to help fix

the problem.

"Ever have to start Windows in Safe Mode and install some

software to troubleshoot or correct the problem? Or uninstall

the application that was causing the problem? Good luck: Safe

Mode disables Windows Installer. Sigh. Try and you'll get a

"This service cannot be started in Safe Mode" error. But what

if you really want to? Trick Windows.

Trick number one: Tell Windows that Windows Installer is a

"safe" service. Get into the command line and run:

REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\

Minimal\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /D "Service" net start

msiserver

Long, I know, but it'll list the Windows Installer Service as

legitimate for Safe Mode. You can actually do this trick for

any service, but don't overdo it: Safe Mode is supposed to be

minimal to make sure Windows can start.

Trick number two: Run SafeMSI.exe (link included below). It'll

start the service in Safe Mode. Wow, that was easy. Bravo to

Harry Bates, its author, and thanks to the folks at JSI FAQ

(www.jsifaq.com) for hosting it.

I like the second trick better because it leaves the Windows

Installer service disabled normally, but it lets you run it if

you absolutely need to do so in order to uninstall something

from within Safe Mode. In the event that Windows Installer was

causing the problem that forced you into Safe Mode to begin with

(unlikely, but that's why the service isn't on the safe list by

default), the second trick will still allow Safe Mode to get you

going in a minimal configuration."

[Shark007]

excellent tip. Here is a link to the file mentioned in the Quote. SafeMSI.exe

shark