“The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in a safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance.”
I read and tried lots of solutions around the web, but most of them didn’t work. This solved it for me:
Ensure the Windows Installer service is not disabled by typing “NET STOP MSISERVER” and “NET START MSISERVER” at the command line.
To reach the command line in Windows XP, go to Start -> Run -> “cmd”
For future reference, some instances of msi.dll are located in:
C:\Windows\system32
C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 (probably can leave this one)
E:\I386 (this too)
E:\Windows\System32 (only if I have trouble with the Windows on drive E, which should be F…)
THANK YOU so Much.
Thanks, but even after your solution, as well as all the Microsoft “fixes”, I continue to get the same error message “The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in a safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance.” upon attempting to install anything (even a toolbar in explorer).
I bought and used RegCure — no cure.
Any other suggestions?
Well, it didnt work for me.
Most of my programs work fine, installer starts up just like normal, but when I try to boot up the install for Maya 5.0.1 or 3DS Max 6.0, it gives that #$@! message. I’ve tried various other solutions, but nothing seems to work.
Any help here would be most appreciated.
v_acerbus@hotmail.com
-Grim-
Your solution worked but fails again when you reboot/restart. Any permanent solution? I have to repeat the process everytime. I use Win XP SP2. Pls assist.
Your solution worked when all others failed! THANKS!