- deleted windows installer
- Posted by DanaM on May 18th, 2008
Hi,
To anyone who can help me,it all started a month ago , I was trying to
backup some information to an DVD-R disc which said it was also for backing
up data. I downloaded Roxio CD creator ( which as out of date) since I never
download music. Well when I went to backup my data, which was not sucessful,
the floppy section started making a loud noise. I thought it was strange it
would make a noise when I was even using it. also when it made the noise a
windows intaller box would pop up when I visited a site or opened my email.
The sound got so annoying that I deleted windows installer in my add or
remove programs section of the control panel. Now I can't download anything
including any updates including one that keeps popping up ,KB110806 which
says it could not be downloaded bacause I must be in safe mode which I am not
in. Please help!! I am not a computer whiz but I can get around pretty easy
to fix things I have goofed up on.
Thanks so much for your help and your input.
- Posted by Pegasus \(MVP\) on May 18th, 2008
"DanaM" <DanaM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Type these three words into a Google search box:
download windows installer
There is lots of very useful stuff on the very first page! If you
can't download the file yourself, do it on a friend's machine.
- Posted by DanaM on May 28th, 2008
I went to Google and typed what you said and it says that I have a newer
version on my computer. I also downloaded the 3.1 didtribution and that
didn't help either.
Please advise.
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Thanks so much for your help and your input.
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
- Posted by Pegasus \(MVP\) on May 28th, 2008
It seems you still have some residues of Windows Installer on your
PC. Here are a couple of options I can think of:
- Use System Restore to go back to a point before your problems
started. This should restore Windows Installer to full functionality.
- Uninstall Windows Installer via the Control Panel - Add/Remove
Programs, then install the downloaded version.
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- Posted by DanaM on May 31st, 2008
I tried system restore several times to no avail and I'm not seeing windows
installer in my add or remove programs. I went and deleted for disc space the
best restore point several weeks ago. Some things install thru the computer,
its just software that runs in the d drive.
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Thanks so much for your help and your input.
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
- Posted by Pegasus \(MVP\) on May 31st, 2008
On my own machine I can see "Windows Installer" in the Add/Remove
Programs panel. If you still cannot see it then type this in a Google
search window:
remove "Windows Installer"
and try the most promising entries.
After you have successfully removed it, you can re-install it using
the dowloaded package from the link I gave you previously.
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- Posted by DanaM on June 1st, 2008
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Thanks so much for your help and your input.
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
