I Just formated Windows XP Pro SP3 and was about to install Photoshop CS2 and Dreamweaver CS3
none of them wont install trough windows installer…
Please help me if you know any possible way to fix this…
I cant believe this at all (its a cleaned formated XP), what a freaky nightmare…
You could try going to Microsoft, and getting the appropriate download, and install it. (The bottom one on the page is what I’d try.)
Strange… are you logged as an administrator?
Already did that, i continue with same problem… im thinking to have major bad luck with the great microsoft software, i once remember a friend having this problem and it never was able to get fixed.
This is my laptop and one acount only, yes always as administrator.
On-Note: i installed many older XP OS and clean ones, i wouldnt go install crapy things to damage XP, this is a serious rare bug that could ocur on windows xp instalation it seems…
On-Last_Note: there i go formating XP again, this time the portuguese version since im not suposed to have such bad luck like this… for a single error of windows isntaller, god have mercy on me when its microsoft software im dealing with…
After formatting and installing, did you go to MS update, and get the latest updates, and (especially) the latest validations?
The WGA has changed at least once in the past year.
Here is a beter solution for anyone who gets the major bad luck as i had it twice:
Do not have the system on the Internet when installing XP as it will be infected in less than 10 minutes.
Order the SP2 CD and have it handy to update XP to the minimum safe level:
https://om2.one.microsoft.com/opa/CASearch.aspx?StoreID=d7a098f4-4034-4ccb-a785-9e890e6b4f5b&LocaleCode=en-us
Order the SP3 CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsxp/sp3/default.mspx
I didnt, i installed my XP with service pack 3 already without internet activity, also installed antivirus avast/ firewall plus/ spywareblaster/ before ever conecting internet.
Im sure its the microsoft updates that screwed my windows installer.
Which one?
Also, http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=46847.msg394737#msg394737
This one:
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
I have been reading possible causes to this bug in windows installer of microsoft and seems it could even be related to directx 9 along with some graphic cards, well could be and could not be, i tell ya that its nasty to some, and im chosen for this crap, i decided not to use updates of microsoft till im done instaling what i want or im going to have an hard life with windows for sure in my laptop that is… (Programs that need windows installer that is)
I Want to kindly warn the possiblity of screwing windows installer and im almost sure:
Unninstaling Daemon Tools Lite latest version and after that installing Daemon Tools 4.10 will very much screw “Windows Installer”.
Best advice is that you should make sure of installing what you want and not follow that example…