>>>I'm trying to install an image editing software called PhotoPlus X2,[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>>which
>>>claims to be Vista compatible. However, when I run the setup.exe I get a
>>>Windows installer error 1619. I'm running Vista Business SP1 x86 and I'm
>>>logging in to the desktop with an admin account. Updating the Windows
>>>installer to version 4.5 didn't help. Any thoughts on how to remedy
>>>this?
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Right click on setup and try "run as administrator".
>>
>> Can you install other software or is this now a general problem?[/color]
> .
> Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, I've tried the "Run As Admin" option and
> get the same error message. I'm currently dual booting Windows 7 RC1
> along with Vista. I was able to install PhotoPlus without problems in
> Windows 7, so I know the software is not corrupted. I have no problem
> installing other programs in Vista, and in fact installed a new version of
> a security application today, so I know the OS is not messed up. I also
> installed the Windows Installer Cleanup tool, but it doesn't help since
> the problem is not a failed partial install - there's nothing related to
> PhotoPlus to cleanup.[/color]
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Folks may be interested to know that a solution was found for the problem.
A serif employee in their PhotoPlus forum suggested trying to install the
program from the command line, and provided the necessary "string". If it
can be determined why this worked when the normal GUI install wouldn't I'll
post the explanation.