cannot install .msi file

Hello lijunguo,

Try clearing your temp files etc and running this again.

- Boot into Safe Mode
- Clear your temporary internet files
- Clear your profile temp directory (Click Start -> run -> type "%temp%" (without quotes) and clean this directory
- Clear your system temp directory (Click Start -> run -> type %SystemRoot%\temp" (without quotes) and clean this directory
- Boot back into Normal mode, try installing again

Thanks and Good Luck!

Researched the net a bit, only thing that came up good was following URL, look in the middle, follow the English part:

http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=&threadm=06b001c3c5cb%2400a1e9f0%24a101280a%40phx.gbl&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3D%2522The%2Binstaller%2Bwas%2Binterrupted%2Bbefore%2BASP%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26selm%3D06b001c3c5cb%252400a1e9f0%2524a101280a%2540phx.gbl%26rnum%3D1

Good Luck!

Hey dude,

   I experienced similar installation problems last night.  
   I couldn't install MSN Messenger or NetDiag.  It was coming back with some Windows
   Installer error & yes the service was running.

   The solution was to go START > RUN
   Then enter "msiexec /unreg" then click ok

   Wait a couple of seconds.

   Then go START > RUN
   Then enter "msiexec /regserver" then click ok

   This must force some configuration to occur.  Because after I did this both programs were
   able to be installed.

   Hope this helps :)

   Tidydave.
 
 

Hi,

I tried both ways and it's still not working. Sql server TCP/IP protocol is enabled. I register windows installer it's still the same. But I could install MSN Messenger. Still trying hard to find the problem. Thanks! Any ideas?

Lee

Hello lijunguo,

Can you tell me what service pack are you running on your OS. Is it SP 4 ? I would recommend you redo Service Pack 4 on your machine, and then go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and do all the critical updates. You should definitely redo SP4.

Windows SP4 is available from http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/  . Once you have done all the updates, reboot the machine and try the installation again

Thanks and Good Luck!

Hi KaliKoder,
Yes, I am running SP4. I'll try to reinstall SP4. I've applied for all latest critical updates.

Thanks !

Thanks Lijunguo, please do reinstall SP4, and then go to the windows update site again and see if you need any more patches, and then reboot and try the install again

Good Luck!

Tried everything, still no luck.

Well, after a hard trying and I found the problem, I run the .msi file in a shared folder, even though I have Adminstor right, which caused this problem. After I make a copy and install from another new created file folder and it's running OK. I don't know why. I could install other .msi(not deployed by .NET) file from shared folder and it's running no problem. When I run the .msi file deployed by .NET in shared folder, it gives me that error, I tried from different machines, the result is the same. It took me days  to find it.

I hope any of you could give me explaination, and I will award the points. I don't want to delete this question, someone may have similar problems which they could reference from here.

Thanks!


Lijunguo

<<Does it have Everyone Full Control
For the shared file folder, I deleted Everyone from "security". I only allow a few users can access to that shared file folder.

That's the point. For non shared file folder, there is Everyone Full Control and it's no problem to install the file.

Thanks a lot!

You are welcome! glad it worked out :)