Windows 10: Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed etc

Using Windows 10 Pro - up to date.


Now unable to update a variety of programs - running [ ? ] V 5.0.19041.1 of Windows Installer


Any help, with this frustrating issue, would be very much appreciated.


Thanks


John

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windows xp installation and dual core am

could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx

 

Windows Installer service cannot be accessed

Hello,

The error message that you received might have occurred if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed or it is not running. For us to effectively assist you, could you tell us if there were any changes made on your computer prior to the issue?

For troubleshooting purposes, we suggest that you try to manually start the Windows Installer Service. To do so, kindly refer to the steps below:

• Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog.
• Type services.msc and press Enter.
• On the Services window, scroll down to find Windows Installer.
• Double-click on the Windows Installer.
• Check the Service Status in order to see if the Windows Installer service is running.
• If the service isn’t running, click the Start button to start it.
• Try to install a program again.

Keep us posted so that we can further assist you.

 

Windows Installer Service issue - Vista 64bit

Looking like I have an issue with my Windows Installer Service (Vista 64bit Home Premium). Certain programs are unable to install properly, one of these being the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.

Anyone know the steps on how to repair it, if it is at all possible?
I am looking at this thread:

http://www.vistax64.com/vista-insta...ows-installer-service-vista-all-versions.html

but would like to get some more opinions before I try that. I would also need the following from the registry of a Vista 64bit :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msiserver


I will save a copy of my current registry with Crap Cleaner before doing any of this. Incase it causes more issues, all I have to do is double click on my backed up registry and it should import itself, correct?

I would really appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.