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Try the MS Installer cleanup utility:<br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301</a><br />

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Try the MS Installer cleanup utility:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301]


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Ran MS installer cleanup - made no difference
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Ran MS installer cleanup - made no difference

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What security tab is missing?
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If I open the properties window for an application, I see 5 tabs at the top - General, Version etc. I thnk there should be another labelled &quot;Security&quot;. This is present in safe mode but not otherwise
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If I open the properties window for an application, I see 5 tabs at the top - General, Version etc. I thnk there should be another labelled "Security". This is present in safe mode but not otherwise

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I have become unable to install any files ending .msi. I have tested several of the 197 msi files on the system and none work. I have tried the following:<br />
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1.Ran sfc /scannow - no change<br />
2.tried all fixes for error 1607<br />
3.reinstalled Windows installer<br />
4.Downloaded Installshield 10.5 again and unzipped. the msi file. Will not run.<br />
5. gave installshiled full control using Regedit.<br />
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I have Windows XP Home with SP3 but there is no security tab available in properties.<br />
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What is blocking access to msi files and how do I reinstate the missing security tab?<br />

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I have become unable to install any files ending .msi. I have tested several of the 197 msi files on the system and none work. I have tried the following:

1.Ran sfc /scannow - no change
2.tried all fixes for error 1607
3.reinstalled Windows installer
4.Downloaded Installshield 10.5 again and unzipped. the msi file. Will not run.
5. gave installshiled full control using Regedit.

I have Windows XP Home with SP3 but there is no security tab available in properties.

What is blocking access to msi files and how do I reinstate the missing security tab?


Unable to install files with .MSI

Installation is the act of making a computer program program ready for execution. Because the process varies programs often come with a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation. Installation may be part of a larger software deployment process. Cross platform installer builders that produce installers for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux include InstallAnywhere, InstallBuilder and Install4J. Installers for Microsoft Windows include Windows Installer, InstallShield, and Wise Installation Studio; free installer-authoring tools include NSIS, IzPack, Clickteam, InnoSetup, InstallSimple and WiX. Mac OS X includes Installer, and also includes a separate software updating application.