HP support assistant, could not be installed error"1603 Fatal error during installation".

Original title: HP support assistant failed to install

After the update for hp support assistant failed I uninstalled, downloaded the update & tried to reinstall. It fails to install... network error 1316.A reading from the file c:\windows\installer\hp support assistant.msi. Setup restores the action with error - 1603 Fatal error during installation, see msi.chm or msdn for more information. Help!

Hello
Is that the question is specific to HP support assistant?
Method 1: Run the following fix - it:

Solve problems with programs that cannot be installed or uninstalled:

Method 2: Verify that the Windows Installer service is set to automatic, to do this, follow these steps:
a. Click Start, type services.msc in the search box and press ENTER.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click on continue.
b. in the list of Services, double-click Windows Installer.
(c) in the properties of Windows Installer dialog box, click Automatic in the startup type list.
d. click on start, click on apply and then click OK.
e. start the installation of the software.
Method 3: Unregister and register the Windows Setup program again
See the following steps:
a. Click Start, type cmd in the dialog box, then right-click on command prompt and click Run as administrator
b. in the command prompt, type the following command:
"MSIEXEC /Unregister." without the quotes and then click OK.
Note: Even if you do it right, it may seem that nothing happens, or you can briefly see an hourglass.
"MSIEXEC/REGSERVER" without the quotes and then click OK. After you run this command, the operation is complete.
c. try to install the program and check if the problem persists.

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