The key that kelley's corner web site mentions. Anyhow, I still can't
install programs like Printmaster, Sun Java, etc, anything that uses the
windows installer. It looks like it's going to start installing but then you
see a very quick flash of the box that would continue the install and then
it's gone and that;s it, it doesn't do anything else to install. I need to
get this working I have several programs I need to reinstall before I back up
my drives.

John

"DL" wrote:

> Depends exactly which key your checking as to what the value is
>
> "john" <john@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7DFAD349-7183-410A-965C-CFE0D5E7870D@microsoft.com...
> > Well I have to manually start it because it won't start by itself
> manually.
> > But the installer still doesn't work? I have the msiexec.exe in the
> system
> > 32 folder and dllcache but in the registry it has a /V at the end of the
> file
> > location.
> >
> > John
> >
> > "DL" wrote:
> >
> > > Are you saying that in Services the windows installer service had
> started?
> > >
> > > "john" <john@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:27876CE1-4266-47CD-89F5-813A6AF0463B@microsoft.com...
> > > > I have tried several fixes but I can't get any software to install
> that
> > > uses
> > > > windows installer, it just closes up. Now I get this error when I try
> to
> > > > start the installer: Error 1053: The service did not respond to the
> start
> > > or
> > > > control request in a timely fashion.
> > > >
> > > > Not even sure if that will help installing my programs because it was
> > > > running and I still couldn;t install programs.
> > > >
> > > > I need help fast becasue I just had to replace my hard drive so now
> I'm in
> > > > the process of installing programs that weren't backed up and I have 4
> > > > partitions to do.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
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