Businesses frequently need to install application updates or upgrades or, in some cases, new programs. The Windows Installer Service is an integrated Windows function that allows you to install new ...

There are two possible reasons why this happens. The first is because the VSS service gets stuck, and the second is when the Windows installer itself is a problem. 1] Check if VSS Service is stuck ...

I try to uninstall an appication and i get the error message "The Windows Installer service could not be accessed"<BR>I then tried to start the installer service from ...

Anyone ever seen this before? Windows Installer will not start because:<BR><BR>DCOM got error "The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because ...

The Windows Installer cache folder is a hidden system folder located at C:\Windows\Installer. Whenever you install software using the Windows Installer, a copy of the changed system information is ...

There have been reports from Windows 10 users getting Err0r 1500. The Another installation is in progress Error is usually displayed as “Error 1500. Another ...

Windows users often encounter high CPU usage due to some background processes, which can cause the system to slow down or become unresponsive. One such process responsible for this is the Windows ...

It may be a very long time since some readers have installed a copy of Windows, but it appears at one point during the installation there’s a step that asks you which OS version you would like to ...

No more DLL hell. That was just one of Microsoft Corp.’s goals when it introduced the Windows Installer service along with Windows 2000 nearly four years ago. The service, which now runs on Windows XP ...

Ever have to start Windows in Safe Mode and install some software to troubleshoot or correct the problem? Or uninstall the application that was causing the problem? Good luck: Safe Mode disables ...

There's been a fair amount of virtual ink spilled about the political implications of Microsoft releasing the Windows Installer XML Toolkit (otherwise known as WiX) as an open-source project. As far ...