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by engr

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Windows installer service is corrupted somehow. i can not start office applications or any other aplication. Also i cant start any installation setup file. I have downloaded the Installer from Microsoft site. but i cant install it because the service already exist. When opening the services under Administrative Options, i couldnt find an oaction for deleting an existing service. ( there is only Start, Stop, Restart , rename and Pause)

So any body knows how to delete a service in 2000 Profissional ??? I am administrator on the machine by the way.
Shall i edit the registry to delete the server .. if yes then how ?

your help is very much appreciated

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by engr

Ronen ,

This is a great tool but it needs installation. I can not run any installtion file because the Windows Installer service is corrupted. Probably the only solution is to delete the service from the registry directly. do you know where can i find the classes or values related to the services in the regedit file

by engr

Ronen ,

This is a great tool but it needs installation. I can not run any installtion file because the Windows Installer service is corrupted. Probably the only solution is to delete the service from the registry directly. Any body knows where can i find the classes or values related to the services in the regedit file

by beermonster

Hi,
Perhaps a better approach will be to troubleshoot exactly whats happened to the service. What error messages are you getting when you try ti install, either interactively or in the event viewer?....

by apoelma

I would try to install service pack 3. It updates the service, or install the latest version of the windows installer, but i cant seem to find it on microsoft's site.

by shawnyong

What i would suggest it run recovery using the Win 2000 CDRom. Don't worry about the programs, the recovery only delete Winnt folder and reinstall it (if you do it correctly : ) ).

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