Extalibanman Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 So I've had this problem for about 2 months now. Basically Windows Installer does not work period. Here's what I've tried so far: - Go to services, set to manual/auto, restart/start service. ( The funny thing about this is, when I start it and it runs perfectly, As soon as I try to install something it turns off again) - Tried to get a new copy of msi...exe but access denied. - Changed all permission to Full control for all users/accounts - Delete the D-word reg key for Windows Installer - Add new reg keys - Elevated cmd - unregister, register - Safe Mode - Full system scan for viruses McAfee, Avast & Avg - Tried everything above with Hidden Admin account - System restore to a date much earlier - but always fails on any point - Tried reinstalling all C++ redistributals but it always fails. Also, If something doesn't use windows installer, it install the program fine but when I try to open it I get the error "Side-by-Side configuration is incorrect" So I don't really want to factory reset/reinstall windows but it looks like i might have to Unless! Someone knows a fix for this. Quote
Anton Chigurh Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 Try this: Run command prompt as administrator sfc /scannow Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth 2 Quote
Bambi Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) You can also download the windows 10 iso image official from microsoft and make a bootable usb drive and install or upgrade your windows with that. but i preefer windows 7 because windows 10 is a Spying Operating system Edited September 6, 2016 by Bambi Quote
Ann!b@l Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 You can also download the windows 10 iso image official from microsoft and make a bootable usb drive and install or upgrade your windows with that. but i preefer windows 7 because windows 10 is a Spying Operating system almost all recent Win Os's are.. Win7 included. You're only unaware. Still, almost all tracking\spying services can be disabled.. Even in win10. So, I wouldn't base my choice on this criteria. 2 Quote
Extalibanman Posted September 8, 2016 Author Posted September 8, 2016 I still searched and searched but still no solutions, and sadly it is common. I tried Anton's & Annibal's suggestions but doesn't work either. I'm 80% sure it is a registry issue along with windows 10 os I plan on trying to factory reset just the os and keep my files & apps. But that seems to be a problem with Win10 as well. In the end, im just gonna backup everything and format the whole drive. Start fresh & wait for new problems Quote
boki Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 Considering all what you have already tried, and what the error affects (essential functionality), I would strongly suggest you reformat the partition and install a new copy of windows. Even if you somehow "repair" it, it could lead to new problems, possibly even leading to a completely unusable system (then you must do it anyway). After you install and configure system as you like it, make a backup image of it, so you can quickly restore your complete system. Quote
Extalibanman Posted September 17, 2016 Author Posted September 17, 2016 @boki Did just that and more! Saved all my files on external hard drive, but scanned them before transferring just in case. Made usb copy of windows 8 (laptop's oem os), booted up from that Deleted all partitions and wrote over the free space for squeaky clean hdd Created new partitions, Reinstalled windows Updated all drivers/bios/chipset. Laptop is running smoother than a baby's butt cheek lol which is expected of course. So in the end, if anyone runs into this series of problems, I recommend a fresh install! Thank you guys for the advice and attempts to solve! Much appreciated! 2 Quote
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