Windows 98 installer corrupt

[Papa Basha]

I having windows 98 on my computer & is facing some kind of problem with my installer... I don't know what the problem is about... but looks like the installer has got corrupted.... Does anyone know what might be the problem with it????

[Macarenas]

Some Common Symptoms :
When you try to install/uninstall some application/s, you may get warning messages like:

• "The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed"
  
  
• "Windows Installer Service couldn’t be started"
  
  
• "Could not start the Windows Installer service on Local Computer. Error 5: Access is denied."

Solution :
Unregistered Windows Installer, and then re register Windows Installer. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the "Start" menu, click "Run:.
   
   
2. In the "Open" box, type "msiexec /unreg", and then press ENTER.
   
   
3. On the "Start" menu, click "Run".
   
   
4. In the "Open" box, type "msiexec /regserver", and then press ENTER.

[Raine]

I have found some similar thread on it .... Just go & look at that thread & find out if you find the solution over there... hope it works for you..!

Windows Installer Corrupted

[ThoMas321]

Upgrade to Windows Installer version 2 or newer version. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer, and then browse to the following Microsoft Web site:
   Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable
   
2. In the left pane tree menu, click "Setup and System Administration", and then click "Setup".
   
3. Click "Windows Installer", and then click the appropriate link for your operating system.
   
4. Click "Download" to download and install Windows Installer version 2 or newer version.