Windows Installer error

Hi,
I tried to install Adobe Acrobat 6.0 yesterday. The
install shield wizard started okay, but then I got 2
error messages with the window installer:
1."unexpected termination"
2. "the I/O operation has aborted because of either a
thread exit or application request"

I did a lot of the troubleshooting recommended by Adobe
(e.g., turned off virus software, rebooted with startup
items disabled, etc.) as well as talking with Adobe.
They felt that the problem was that the microsoft
installer (msi) was corrupted.

I am running Win XP SP 1 with Office XP Pro. After the
failed acrobat install, I cannot start office programs
(e.g., word, excel, powerpoint, etc.) from the
start>program menus nor by doubleclicking files without
having the programs already running. From the
start>program, I get the following error:"Error
performing inpage operation."

I think I need to reinstall the windows installer, but
don't have any cds since windows xp was preinstalled by
IBM. Any thoughts/suggestions of how to resolve the
situation.

Oh, also, when I tried to "repair" microsoft office on
the add/remove programs, I got the same the same windows
installer errors that I got when trying to install adobe
acrobat. Acrobat 4.0/5.0 install okay but according to
adobe they don't use the wsi.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>I tried to install Adobe Acrobat 6.0 yesterday. The
>install shield wizard started okay, but then I got 2
>error messages with the window installer:
>1."unexpected termination"
>2. "the I/O operation has aborted because of either a
>thread exit or application request"
>
>I did a lot of the troubleshooting recommended by Adobe
>(e.g., turned off virus software, rebooted with startup
>items disabled, etc.) as well as talking with Adobe.
>They felt that the problem was that the microsoft
>installer (msi) was corrupted.
>
>I am running Win XP SP 1 with Office XP Pro. After the
>failed acrobat install, I cannot start office programs
>(e.g., word, excel, powerpoint, etc.) from the
>start>program menus nor by doubleclicking files without
>having the programs already running. From the
>start>program, I get the following error:"Error
>performing inpage operation."
>
>I think I need to reinstall the windows installer, but
>don't have any cds since windows xp was preinstalled by
>IBM. Any thoughts/suggestions of how to resolve the
>situation.
>
>Oh, also, when I tried to "repair" microsoft office on
>the add/remove programs, I got the same the same windows
>installer errors that I got when trying to install adobe
>acrobat. Acrobat 4.0/5.0 install okay but according to
>adobe they don't use the wsi.
>.
>Did you find out the problem? I am having the same one.

Please let me know..Thank you

every time i try to install something i get this
messege "This installation package could not be opened.
Verify that the package exists and that you can access
it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this
is a valid windows installaer package." can anybody help
me?

Go to Start/Run and type: regsvr32 msi.dll
then
Go to Start/Run and type
SFC /SCANNOW
Make sure you have your WinXP CD in the CD Drive before executing the SFC
command.

or go here

Windows Installer Fix (Line 94)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Troubleshooting Windows Installer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w...p_wininstaller

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm
and scroll down to: "Windows Installer" - download and run the "WI.zip" file.


"gary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:00bd01c423f5$a74875c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...

> every time i try to install something i get this
> messege "This installation package could not be opened.
> Verify that the package exists and that you can access
> it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this
> is a valid windows installaer package." can anybody help
> me?

every time i try to install some programs i get a error
like this "This installation package could not be opened.
Verify that the package exists and that you can access
it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this
is a valid windows installer package." how can i rix this?

when i try to install a program i get an error "This
installation package could not be opened. Verify that the
package exists and that you can access it, or contact the
application vendor to verify that this is a valid windows
installer package." how can i fix this problem?