Installation problems..........

Hi David

Try this

Start>Run - then type in "services.msc" - without the quotes. Scroll down to both of the following services and make sure that they are both running:

Remote Procedure Call
Windows Installer

If either of those Services isn't running, right click on it and select 'Start'.

Try your install again.

Will

"David Jordan" <Herric_hg@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:085d01c34df8$fdb6ce30$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> I am running Windows XP-home addition. As far as I know
> it is up to date with all the latest patches/updates. I
> have suddenly lost the ability to install any programs,
> regardless of the source of the program, i.e., whether
> from cd/diskette, via Internet download/install, et all.
> No matter what I try to install, and no matter the
> source of the program, one of three things happens........
> The install will reach the point where it says something
> like "Initializing", then stop.
> The install will start, then stop without completing the
> installation.
> Once in awhile the following error message pops
> up: "Remote procedure call failed...."
> About the same time I noticed problems with installing,
> I discovered that my Windows Automatic Update service was
> suddenly no longer available, and I haven't been able to
> restart it.
> I have run both Norton's Disk Dr., and a Windows Chkdsk
> scan. They both came up clean. I ran the anti-virus. It
> also came up clean. There is plenty of room on the hard
> drive. All else about the system/OS seems to be working
> OK. There hasn't been any other "Error" messages. I
> haven't noticed any other problems.
> I just am suddenly unable to install programs.
> Please advise ASAP.
> Thank you,
> David Jordan

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