Error 1601 Windows install is not accessible

I am trying to install Turbo tax and get the error message: Windows install is not accessible.  Installation cannot continue because the Windows Installer is accessible.  Error code 1601.

I tried the solutions available on the support.microsoft.com site but nothing works.

Thank you. Method 1 fixed it for me.

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