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I"m using win 7 7127. It often takes several attempts to install anything. The program appears to unpack ok, but when the installer actually gets to the install part, it either hangs (most of the time) or pauses for a minute or two and then installs.

I want to install a PC game on Windows 7 RC that was meant for Windows XP or earlier. The game is called Ai Yori Aoshi and it is a Visual Novel from Hirameki International Group Inc., KID (Kindle Imagine Develop), and Anime Play. The problem is: I cannot install the game. I can run the...

I have been using Memeo AutoBackup with Vista (came with my Free Agent external HDD) without much issue. I didn't even think about it when switching to Win7. Now that I have, however, it won't run. Not much problem, just uninstall and use someting else, right? Well, the installer won't run...

Hi everyone, I've been using Windows 7 Beta (6.1.7000) for a while and I haven't had any problems getting programs to install and run, until now. I recently tried to install Autodesk Inventor 2010 and the installation failed 2/3 of the way through with this error: The error is fatal so the...

when i go to download/install something i get this message "the windows installer service could not be accessed. this can occur if the windows installer is not correctly installed. contact your support personnel for assistance." help!:frown:

I never set a password for my windows 7 login, but when i rebooted it a few minutes ago windows made one on its own...and i dont know what it is, i cant login. i tried doing the password reset by making a password reset wizard, but when i click next after i put in the new password all i get is...

I messed up completely... this is what happened. I was running Windows 7 and I decided to test out Linux Ubuntu so that I would know what I was talking about with the OS. The disc run was pretty bare bones so I decided to install it onto my system. Bad news is that it completely messed up Win7...

hi there, I wanted to know if there is a way to upgrade windows 7 build7000 (german) to build 7068 (english). Installer tells me it cannot be done but maybe there is a workaround. I don't care if my windows is german or english afterwards. any way to do this?

gday I'm using version 7057 Beta, it looks very good and high def is brilliant, however Windows 7 is very slow loading to desktop getting stuck on Loading welcome screen for 2 to 3 minutes before loading desktop with pauses when loading devices and software, these pauses cause system to not...

Fails at 1% trying to update the Chipset. Any advice? MoBo: Intel DG31PR

I have setup a Ramdisk with Virtual Hard Drive Pro and would like to install Windows 7 there, but when I run the installer it does not recognize the drive. Can someone help? Thanks.

I cant install OpenOffice because, at some point, the installer says it cant write in any \winsxs\ folder. As far as I see that, only "trusted installers" have access to this directory. So how do I force Win7 to like my OpenOffice installer? I changed compability to Vista and everything is ran...

When I try to download various softwares, or recently, I bought a book that had a DVD full of templates. I would get this message when I tried to use setup.exe Just recently, I downloaded Acxrobat 9.0, and when I wanted to use setup.exe, this message appeared. This installer package could not be...

Anyone have any luck getting Halo 2 to work? I get the following error when I try to install it on 32-bit Windows 7: The ordinal 125 could not be located in the dynamic link library dwmapi.dll. Looks like someone coded with the assumption that the DWM API DLL would not change AT ALL between...

Anyone else having problems intalling updates of any kind using Windows installer? I have heard that there are issues with this and that there is a workaround but I don't know what it is. :frown:

Hi, gonna keep it simple.. I cant install my Adobe Photoshop CS2, when i start the msi installer the program just "stop working" so the send to windows message pops up... Anyone know how to fix this?

Before posting a software issue please do the following to make sure it really is a software issue; 1. Try running the program/installer using compatibility mode. To do this, right click the ".exe" file [If it's already installed, you'll have to find it in c:\Program...

Does anyone know if windows 7 installer will allow an upgrade from build to build? Is Microsoft releasing updates as windows 7 is developed to keep up with the builds? I have been using it since the first leaked copy from the PDC in October and would just like to upgrade? :( I'm new here but not...

:eek::eek::eek: !!!!!!!!!! Most people don't think about it, but it could be causing problems. (Try: Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable) Link Removed :)

Hello, I'm having some difficult problems installing some programs on my Vista Ultimate PC. Typically, the installer will hang after a couple of steps, like approving an agreement and destination for install. Then, it hangs. If I cancel it, it still hangs. I then go to Taskmanager to...