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Introduction to the Vulnerability The vulnerability CVE-2024-38014 is categorized as an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability associated with the Windows Installer. In general, an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated access to resources that are normally...

When a Windows installer (.msi) creates a file (e.g. by <Component> of WiXtools), will the file be readable by non-admin users? I want a file not readable by non-admin users, for security reasons. How can I make WiXtools to create a non-readable (by non-admins) file?

I have a Server 2016 (Standard) that I use to run Remote Desktop Services for 7 users. The box has two Xeon E5-2690 (2.9 Ghz) cpus, 256 Gb, and two 2 TB SSD drives. The box had been working flawlessly for ages. Within the last two weeks I've had to resort to restarting it every day...

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight TimeDuration: 1 hour Microsoft’s Windows Installer technology has assisted many organizations and IT Pros well over the years, providing a standard for application customization deploy Continue reading...

Hi, when trying to do this update I get the message "There is a problem with this Windows Installer Package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run". In the Windows Virtual help it suggests running 'repair' in Programs and Features on Apple App Support 64 bit, Apple...

When my desktop recently had win7 reinstalled, the program above did not make it back onto my system. I know it came with the original purchase of the desktop and the OS as it is on my laptop which I purchased around the same time. I am trying to copy the "guts" of the starter from my laptop to...

Hello there, I have an HP 15-G013CL that I am trying to do a clean install of Windows 7 (64-bit) on. A little background to the cause of the error: I first tried to do a clean install of Windows 7 (32-bit). This led me to an error that I received before Windows even started up. The error said...

Hi, I install and app with Windowns Installer on Windows 10, and only work in1 computer account! I double click the program icon, and he start in the background ,but wont show the user interface for login... But with one computer account it Works fine !! so weird! Can anyone help ? Please

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I have a Windows XP system that I still use off-line for a few tasks. I am the only user of it and my account is listed in Windows as an 'Administrator'. However, when I try to load programs onto it, I get a Windows error message: "The installer has insufficient privileges to access the...

Today, when i tried installing Bluestacks , a program i had installed before, a error occured. After the extracting is done, a message popped up [ shown below] wHEN I pressed ok, it said failed to install bluestacks. Please help me as i dont know much about computers. The message: Windows ®...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if the Windows Installer service improperly runs custom action scripts. An...

Recently whenever I try to uninstall/install anything on my computer it says "The windows installer service could not be accessed this can occur if the windows installer is not correctly installed". I looked up how to sole this and a few things said to run services.msc and start it there. When I...

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I downloaded "Calibre v1.47.0", and opened the Windows Installer Package normally. I always am able to install software, and this problem met me for the first time. An error message pops up, saying: This installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that...

Well, I've been working on this for a couple of days now, and I've researched this issue like crazy, but nothing I've found covers my situation, so I'm looking for some advanced help, please. I'm trying to perform a clean (custom) install of Windows 7 Pro 64-bit from the original retail DVD...

Been having some problems with blue screens for a while now. I recently managed (I think) to deal with ones related to fwpkclnt.sys, thanks to some help on the web (probably from poking around in this very forum). But today I started having problems again. DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS THAN EQUAL and...

Been having some problems with blue screens for a while now. I recently managed (I think) to deal with ones related to fwpkclnt.sys, thanks to some help on the web. But today I started having problems again. DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS THAN EQUAL and tcpip.sys were the two names I managed to catch...

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I am using window 7 and I tried to upgrade my microsoft office 2007 to 2013. Dont know why since I installed Microsoft office 2013, my PC only can turned on in safe mode, I cant turn on in normal boot anymore.When I tried to run or uninstall Microsoft office, the error message showedBlockquote...