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needhelp <needhelp@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
> oWhen I try to acess my Paint Shop Pro X program the Window Installer
> appears and says 'Preparing to Install' and it just hangs there. I
> tried unistalling Paint Shop Pro X so I could do a reinstall, but I
> can't unistall it, I also did a repair with the CD but it wouldn't
> allow that either. After some time I get the message: "This patch
> package could not be opened. Verify that the patch package exists and
> that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify
> that this is a valid Windows Installer patch package."
> I don't know what the message means and I need help to make my Window
> Installer work correctly again and Paint Shop Pro X work correctly
> again.
Windows Installer Appears Every Time a Program Is Started
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;265194
And...
How to resolve Common "Windows Installer" Problems:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;555175
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301
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