Re: Unable to login when I choose NOT to install the Beta update

AdamRLeggett <> wrote:

>Further to my earlier thread, (and I still think you should be able to choose
>not to login and still use the old beta) - I managed to install the update on
>another system. My primary system still refuses.
If it isn't a Group Policy set on your system (is this a work PC on a domain?),
then something is broken on your system.
The idea of forcing an upgrade is that the old beta is no longer supported and
must be disabled.
-steve
--
Stephen Boots
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live

I agree something isn't right on my system - and yes it's on a work domain -
but my laptop is on the same domain and doesn't have the same problem. For
some reason Messenger has decided that I do not have the rights to remove or
modify the install on one system, where as the other is as happy as it always
has been.

I'll have to dig a little deeper in the group policy stuff - but it would be
beneficial if Messenger did a better job of saying exactly why it was failing
(if only in the log)

(The forced beta thing is fine - but if it fails to install for some reason
after saying yes - it's a shame I can't keep using the old one)

OK, I figured this out - did some searching on the message Control Panel was
giving me about the installation be forbidden. Something - and I'm not sure
what set a flag in the registry under
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer , DisableMSI to 2.

After changing it back to 0, Messenger worked again and I was able to
update. I wish MSI, or Messenger could do a better job of identifying that
MSI was disabled instead of giving a garbage message about Admin rights.

The annoying part is that this flag does seem to show up anywhere in the
Admin UI. If it does, I'd love to know where.



"Kieran Sawyer" wrote:

> Well i done a sytem restore to see if i was recent windows updates but that
> made no difference

So how in simple instructions do i fix it?

Damn i must have a different problem, thankyou so much for that massive help,
truly greatful for your time
thanks and regards
Kieran Sawyer