Re: Windows Vista: error 1719!! Help!

This worked for me! Thank you. I have been searching for two days

straight for a solution. Thanks again.

tomlives20002824106 Wrote:

> have you tried to go msconfig > services > disable all > check the

> windows

> installer. restart. this will allow you to install.

> "mikeh" <mikeh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:B3D84EE1-915F-496D-A95A-8E3069CFDFDB@microsoft.com...

> > Jane, I tried that but the Catch22 is that one cannot install the

> CleanUp

> > Utility as it uses the MSI system and one gets the dreaded 'Error

> 1719'

> > when

> > one tries to install it! But thanks for the suggestion - any more

> ideas

> > would be welcome.

> >

> > I've been struggling with this for three weeks now and the only

> solution

> > seems to be to abandon Vista and go back to XP but I'm loath to do

> that

> > because I've invested so much money and effort in trying to get Vista

> to

> > work. On the other hand, I've not found anything in Vista that makes

> it

> > any

> > better than XP, so perhaps I should cut my losses and go back to XP.

> >

> > "Jane C" wrote:

> >

> >> Try the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility:

> >>

> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

> >>

> >> The download link is near the bottom of the page.

> >>

> >> --

> >> Jane, not plain ) 64 bit enabled :-)

> >> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation -)

> >> MVP Windows Shell/User

> >>

> >> "mikeh" <mikeh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:CCC21FEF-3D55-45EF-A460-1DA08857FD29@microsoft.com...

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > "gljiva" wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> bo

> >> >

> >> > Not very helpful gljva! I'm sure there are thousands of people

> out

> >> > there

> >> > who

> >> > would love to know the answer to this one - it's driving me mad.

> I

> >> > cannot

> >> > install or uninstall any programs that use the MSI system. On

> >> > attempting

> >> > to

> >> > install a program I get the dreaded "Error 1719" message. I'm

> running a

> >> > clean

> >> > install of Vista Ultimate 32bit. These are some of the 'fixes'

> I've

> >> > tried:

> >> >

> >> > 1) Searched the web and tried all of the 'fixes' that have been

> >> > suggested

> >> >

> >> > 2) Done everything in KB315346 (even though it does not refer to

> Vista)

> >> >

> >> > 3) Tried all the ideas on the Microsoft Vista Community Forum

> >> >

> >> > 4) Checked for viruses using both Norton and F-Secure (all clean)

> >> >

> >> > 5) Re-named msi.dll, msihnd.dll and msiexec.exe and re-installed

> them

> >> > from

> >> > my installation disk

> >> >

> >> > 6) Checked the Registry entry (OK)

> >> >

> >> > 7) Checked that the Service is Started and on Automatic (also

> tried

> >> > Manual)

> >> >

> >> > 8) Un-registered and re-registered msiexec.exe after every 'fix'

> >> >

> >> > 9) Tried 3rd party repair applications such as XPRepair, Registry

> >> > Mechanic

> >> > and RegCure (errors found, but did not fix this problem)

> >> >

> >> > 10) tried sfc /scannow to fix corrupt system files

> >> >

> >> > I can think of nothing else to try (other than a re-install of

> Vista).

> >> > There

> >> > seems to be a problem with either MSOffice or .NET breaking the

> MSI

> >> > service

> >> > and it is affecting thousands of users but Microsoft are silent.

> Please

> >> > can

> >> > anyone help me, as I cannot install any programs that use MSI?

> I've

> >> > spent

> >> > weeks trying to solve this problem and, after having spent a lot

> of

> >> > money

> >> > on

> >> > Vista, it looks as though I'm going to have to revert back to XP.

> >> > What's

> >> > the

> >> > use of Error Numbers if Microsoft won't tell you what to do about

> them?

> >> >

> >>

> >>

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