i can't get v6.0 to install.. help plz

[ayami]

can someone plz tell me why i get "error code 1601" when i try to install v6.0? i'm running winXP pro... help plz

[Brian]

Error 1601 means your Windows installer service is not running.

One question, since you're running Windows XP Pro. Do you have admin. access (full access) to your Windows XP?

If so, try going to your Control Panel >> Administrative Tools >> Services >> Windows Installer, right click and choose "Start". Then rerun setup. If XP Home doesn't have "Services" in its Control Panel, try typing "Services.msc" at the run or command prompt.

Let us know if this will do the job for you.

[Faizan]

My friend is having a problem installing MSN Messenger 6:

quote:I tried to install the msn messenger 6 but it wouldn't work for me. I am running windows ME and this error came up: the MSIEXEC.EXE file is linked to missing export MSI.DLL-222.so I called DELL, and they told me its a windows error and that I would have to reinstall my windows which would mean reformatting my hard drive, which is something I am not looking forward to. hmm.. My step mother has windows XP and says I can install it on my PC but I am not sure that would fix the problem.. does anyone know if it would ? any input would be great.
Thanks.

She's not a member of thos forum so I have to quote her here!
Thanks for your help!

[Faizan]

Anyone?

She thinks she need to install WinXP to get it to work, but is that the real solution?

[Meillin]

Had the same problem. Did a System Restore and fixed it. I rolled it back a month, but try a week first. Remember every program you installed after the Restore point will be uninstalled and will need to be reinstalled.

Meillin

[Faizan]

What operating system are you on?

[shifter]

Faizan I dug this up while googling your problem... seems to be a fairly common problem among ME users...

MSIEXEC.EXE and MSI.DLL are both Microsoft program modules in \Windows\System directory with Windows ME and should be at the Windows release date unless modifed by some other program. If one of them is missing, then you need to extract a copy from the Windows *.CAB files in the \Windows\Options\Install directory. And try to find out why it was missing in the first place. (Source)

Also Microsoft has an article on it here

How to extract the files

[Faizan]

Thanks Shifter, I will tell my friend to do that!

[Bmax]

You might want to check & see if you have installed RealOne player. If you go through the default installation of Real, it will set itself as the default installer and disable the Windows Installer service.