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I have used search - promise. The only thing close is Blue Eagle's problems in 2004 and they are not exactly the same. Trying to start Windows Installer ( XP with SP2) I get the message : Error3 : The system cannot find the path specified. This path being C
DOCUME 1\user\LOCALS 1\Temp\IXP000.TMP. There's a couple of squiggles as well which I cannot reproduce. Thinking out of the box - had a look at my Laptop ( XP,SP2) which DOES start Windows Installer BUT from CWINDOWS\System32\MSIExec.exe/v which seems a sight more sensible. Just for the sake of argument tried my EFB Tablet runs ( W2K) which is slightly different - C:|WINNT\System32\MsiExec.exe/v. Still makes sense though.
Am I right in thinking that somehow the executable ( .exe) file on my PC has been corrupted and replaced with the .tmp file? And that to get it back I shall have to go into the registry after backing it up and creating a restore point? Or am I missing something? MS Product Support were all that you would expect them to be.
Thanks in advance...Soddit
DOCUME 1\user\LOCALS 1\Temp\IXP000.TMP. There's a couple of squiggles as well which I cannot reproduce. Thinking out of the box - had a look at my Laptop ( XP,SP2) which DOES start Windows Installer BUT from CWINDOWS\System32\MSIExec.exe/v which seems a sight more sensible. Just for the sake of argument tried my EFB Tablet runs ( W2K) which is slightly different - C:|WINNT\System32\MsiExec.exe/v. Still makes sense though.Am I right in thinking that somehow the executable ( .exe) file on my PC has been corrupted and replaced with the .tmp file? And that to get it back I shall have to go into the registry after backing it up and creating a restore point? Or am I missing something? MS Product Support were all that you would expect them to be.
Thanks in advance...Soddit
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Don't know if you want to try it, but it is possible to download and install the latest version of windows installer from the Microsoft website.
If it is a missing or corrupted file, this may sort it out.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...ng=en#Overview
If it is a missing or corrupted file, this may sort it out.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...ng=en#Overview
