Whoever writes these error messages doesn’t understand the meaning of “more”.
C:\Documents and Settings\Elliot>net start msiserver
The Windows Installer service is starting.
The Windows Installer service could not be started.
The service did not report an error.
More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3534.
C:\Documents and Settings\Elliot>net helpmsg 3534
The service did not report an error.
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I have the same problem on window xp. I have resolved this by clearing the event log and then start the service. This time the service started successfully with no error message.
They also don’t understand the meaning of the word “explanation”, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/186546
Error 3534
The service did not report an error.
Explanation: The service did not report an error.
Hi…
I m also facing same problem on windows XP.
Can any one help it out….
Thanks
Did you ever find out why this was happening.
I have the same problem with my service but it works fine on windows 2000 / 2003 but I get this error on windows xp.
Thanks for the help