How to Repair Microsoft Installer (Windows XP)

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The most common way to repair the Windows Installer in Windows XP is to re-register it. This requires editing the Windows registry, which can damage your computer's operating system.

  • Click "Start" and then click "Run".

  • Type "%windir%\system32" without quotation marks in the box. Click "OK." Note the location of the Msiexec.exe file, including its path and the file name, for example "C:\Windows\system32\Msiexec.exe".

  • Close all windows.

  • Click "Start" and "Run".

  • Type "Regedit" in the box and click "OK".

  • Click "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", "System", "CurrentControlSet", "Services", and "MSIServer" to expand the headings.

  • Right-click "ImagePath" in the right side-pane. Click "Modify".

  • Type the location of the Msiexec.exe file that you noted in Step 2 in the "Value Data" box. Click "OK".

  • Click "OK" to exit the "Edit String" dialog. Click "Exit" to close the Registry Editor.

  • Click "Start", "Shut Down" and "Restart". Press "F8" on the keyboard when Windows is starting up.

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  • Select "Safe Mode" using the arrow keys on the keyboard and press "Enter".

  • Log in to Windows. Click "Start" and "Run".

  • Type "msiexec /regserver" without quotation marks in the box and click "OK".

  • Close all windows and restart your computer.
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