Windows Installer does not work

To Install many programs is the Windows Installer requires. What you can do, if he no longer works, we'll tell you in this Tip.

So does your Windows Installer again

If your Windows Installer is not working, it is very likely that he accidentally turned off. In a few steps you can, however, re-enable it. The gallery shows you the necessary Navigation through the control panel.

1. Open the control panel, for example, by selecting "control panel" in an Explorer window to enter.
2. Select the Icon of the "administration" and double-click the "services".
3. Locate the service "Windows Installer", click on it with right and select "properties".
4. It appears in a new window. Here you can set the "General" section of the startup type to "Automatic".
5. Restart your Computer.

For more solutions in case of a corrupted Windows Installer
Problems with the Windows Installer can by viruses or faulty Registry entries arise. Use the following steps to resolve this error:

1. The Windows Installer can be due to a Virus disabled or may be corrupt. Run a virus scan with at least a current Anti-Virus program.
2. In particular, the Windows Installer file is at risk. Here you can add the file to the Kaspersky anti-virus scanner to check. Also an Online virus scan with Bitdefender or ESET.
3. Is a virus scanner found it, remove the Virus and infected files.
4. Navigate to the "C:\WINDOWS\system32\" and find the file "msiexec.exe". This file is 0 bytes in size, delete them.
5. Install the Windows Installer again.

Windows Windows Installer does not work

Windows Installer does not work

By David Amoyal → Saturday, May 17, 2014

To Install many programs is the Windows Installer requires. What you can do, if he no longer works, we'll tell you in this Tip. So d...