Could Not Start The Windows Installer Service Error 14007
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Hardware IT Service Desk Mobile communications Printing Purchasing and software Shared Drives Using computers Mac PC Hardware Software Microsoft Office Viruses and security Using computers » PC » Software ID #1026 The Windows Installer windows could not start the windows installer service on local computer error 2 Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows msiexec access is denied in safe mode or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. This error is caused either because the Windows Installer
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Service is not running or the path to the Windows Installer Service is not correctly registered in the Windows Registry. You may also receive the following error message: error 14007: The requested lookup key
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was not found in any active activation context. Follow the provided solutions in order from 1 and so on to cover all bases. Solution 1 Windows XP Click the Start button and click Run... and go to step 1 or if Run... is missing from the Start Menu then right click My Computer and select Manage - The Computer Management Console opens up - expand the Services and Applications windows installer download icon on the left hand pane and select Services then go to Step 2. Windows Vista or Windows 7 Click the Windows Start button in the bottom left of the screen and Type Run into the quick search - select the Run... icon and go to Step 1 below. Once the Run Prompt opens type the following into Open: Services.msc and click OK to Open the Services Console. In the main pane of the Services Console highlight any Service with a single left click then Type W on your keyboard, you will then be taken to the list of Services that Start with W - find the Windows Installer Service. Right click the Windows Installer Service and select Properties. Check that the Startup Type is set to Manual and that the service is running. If the Service is not running click Start. If the service starts successfully retry the installation/uninstallation. Solution 2 If the Service fails to start for any reason then I recommend downloading the latest Windows Installer directly from Microsoft and re-installing it. Once installed you may be prompted to restart your PC - do so and attempt the installation/uninstallation again. Click this link to be taken to Microsoft’s Download Center: http://www
help you resolve common Windows Installer problems. Only attempt the instructions in this
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article if you are an IT professional. Always backup microsoft fixit your system and create restore points before attempting system changes and registry edits. Contact LEAP SYSTEMS Inc. Technical support staff for help via the: Live Support- GoToAssist link. This article was adapted from the following Microsoft support article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555175 http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/itsupport/faq/index.php?solution_id=1026 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." CAUSE: The error messages usually appear http://leapsystems.com/kb/article.aspx?id=11978 after failed installation of MSI Package or Disabled "Windows Installer" service. RESOLUTION: Method 1 Unregister Windows Installer, and then reregister Windows Installer. To do this, follow these steps: On the "Start" menu, click "Run:. In the "Open" box, type "msiexec /unreg", and then press ENTER. On the "Start" menu, click "Run". In the "Open" box, type "msiexec /regserver", and then press ENTER. Method 2 Upgrade to Windows Installer version 2 or newer version. To do this, follow these steps: Start Microsoft Internet Explorer, and then browse to the following Microsoft Web site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads In the left pane tree menu, click "Setup and System Administration", and then click "Setup". Click "Windows Installer", and then click the appropriate link for your operating system. Click "Download" to download and install Windows Installer version 2 or newer version. Method 3 Use Windows Installer CleanUp Utility to uninstall the failed product.Description of
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