Does anyone know why my Windows Installer Service keeps stopping? I get a
'Error 5' when I manually try to start it. I have it set to run
'Automatically at startup. The only way to get it to start is reboot but it
shortly stops by itself.

How to resolve Common "Windows Installer" Problems
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
Item No. 94 (Windows Installer Fix).

[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Jim Tepe" wrote:

| Does anyone know why my Windows Installer Service keeps stopping? I get a
| 'Error 5' when I manually try to start it. I have it set to run
| 'Automatically at startup. The only way to get it to start is reboot but it
| shortly stops by itself.

None of these suggestions worked.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:eQpG4tiwFHA.1132@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> How to resolve Common "Windows Installer" Problems
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
>
> Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301
>
> Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
> Item No. 94 (Windows Installer Fix).
>
> [Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Jim Tepe" wrote:
>
> | Does anyone know why my Windows Installer Service keeps stopping? I get
> a
> | 'Error 5' when I manually try to start it. I have it set to run
> | 'Automatically at startup. The only way to get it to start is reboot but
> it
> | shortly stops by itself.
>