Uninstalling Windows Installer 2

[D Allen]

Is it possible to uninstall Windows Installer 2.0 or do I really have to
re-install Widows ME?

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

Is it possible to uninstall Windows Installer 2.0 or do I really have
to re-install Widows ME?

You could try reverting to an install point prior to adding WI2 .


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[D Allen]

You could try reverting to an install point prior to adding WI2 .

Yeah, I already tried that. Guess what? For some unexplained reason the
Restore failed.

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

Yeah, I already tried that. Guess what? For some unexplained reason
the Restore failed.

I think that's a Windows ME "feature". The only time I've every used it is
when I've been helping friends out, and it's never worked. There is a patch
supposedly but it didn't seem to work. I suggest you post your query on a
Windows ME NG since it's not really Office specific.

 

[D Allen]

Well, it's kinda Office specific because since I installed Win Intsaller v2
I'm unable to update my Office 2k installation.

 

[D Allen]

it's kinda Office specific because since I installed Win Intsaller v2
I'm unable to update my Office 2k installation.
I get a message that says: "This patch package
could not be opened. Verify that the patch package exists and that you can
access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid
Windows Installer package".

 

[D Allen]

OK Its solved. There is a Windows Installer Cleanup Utility that, although
not supported for systems having Windows Installer v2, actually worked.
Thanks
David