Joe,
Best to munge your email addy so that you're not innundated with spam.
See below.
Which update are you trying to remove ? If Windows Installer 3.1 failed,
then there's no need to uninstall it. Check the %windir% for the
presence of $MSI31Uninstall_KB893803v2$. Open the spuninst folder and
run spuninst.exe if the $MSI31Uninstall_KB893803v2$ is present.
Suggest an attempt to clean up the files and registry settings left over
from the failed/partially successful installation attempts by running
the Windows Installer Cleanup Tool :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
Run it and if any Windows Installer 3.1 is listed, then clean that up.
Download WI 3.1 from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
Save it, close the browser, then install it.
HTH,
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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jguerry wrote:
> From: "J Guerry" <> <----- munged addy
> Subject: Stuck on Windows Installer Update Version 2 to 3.1
> Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 4:18 PM
>
> I was forced to reinstall Server 2003 in order to overcome a corrupted
> registry. I'm in the process of attempting to install all updates. The
> update for Windows Installer 3.1 failed. I was instructed to reboot, after
> which the install keeps reaching the same fail/reboot cycle. I'm stuck, and
> would really appreciate any advice on how to overcome this.
>
> By the way, I can not remove the update using Add/Remove programs (it's not
> listed there).
>
> Thx,
>
> Joe Guerry
>
>
>
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