Transfer of operating system on new disc

I have a processor dual-core Gateway 2.0 GigaHz.  The hard disk starts to become flaky.  Bought a new hard drive, 500 GB of Seagate 7200 RPM.  Seagate utility had a Clone your automatic diaphragm.  I copied the old drive to the new and the system boots Ok on the new drive and most of the programs I checked working BUT when I try to update microsoft site or install new programs, I get a message that Windows install is not available.  What should I do to get Vista Home Premium fully functional omn the new drive before the old ENP dies completely?

Hello

Microsoft Windows Installer files on the hard disk are missing or damaged or the Windows Installer service is not running, or it has been disabled.

Restart Windows Setup.

a. Click Start, type net stop msiserver in the search box and press ENTER.

B.Click Start, type net start msiserver in the search box and press ENTER.

Make sure that the Windows Installer is not disabled if group policy.

a. Click Start, type gpedit.msc in the search box and press ENTER to open the Group Policy object editor.

b. click on Computer Configuration, administrative templates, click Windows components and then click Windows Installer.

c. double-click Disable Windows Installer on the right side.

d. make sure that the configured or disabled option is selected.

Determine the location of the Windows Installer files on your computer.

Important: this step contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure to save and make sure you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following link to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: http://support.microsoft.com/kb256986


WARNING If you use the registry properly, editor you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft does not guarantee that you can solve problems that result from the use of the Publisher of the registry incorrectly. Use the Publisher of the registry at your own risk.

Locate the Msiexec.exe hard disk file.

1. click on start and then click search.

2. click on all files and folders.

3. in the file name box, type msiexec.exe, and then click search.

4. record the location of the Msiexec.exe file is listed in the search results.

The location of the Msiexec.exe file will be similar to the location in the following example. In the example, drive is the drive where Microsoft Windows is installed and %Windir%\System32 is the name of the folder in which Windows is installed:

drive: \%Windir%\System32

5. close the search window.

Check that the location of the Msiexec.exe in the Windows registry file matches the location of the Msiexec.exe file on the hard drive. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, type regedit in the search box and press ENTER.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on allow.

2. in the left pane, click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SYSTEM, CurrentControlSet Services and then click MSIServer.

3. in the right pane, double-click ImagePath.

4. in the dialog box change channels, make sure that the string in the value box contains the correct path of the Msiexec.exe file on the hard drive. This is the way that you saved in step a, a - c. For example, if the Msiexec.exe file is located in the drive: \Windows\System32 hard disk, the correct path of the Msiexec.exe in the zone data file of value is the following path:

drive: \Windows\System32\Msiexec.exe/v

Note in this path, drive is the drive where Windows is installed. The "/v" at the end of the path is a parameter required by Windows Installer. Do not delete it.

5. If the value box does not contain the correct path, type the correct path in the box, and then click OK.

Note: Add "/v" to the end of the path, as shown in the previous step.

6. close the registry.

Re-register Windows install.

a.Click Start, type %windir%\system32\msiexec / unregserver in the search box, then press ENTER.

b.Type %windir%\system32\msiexec/REGSERVER, and then press ENTER.

Please let us know if you need additional assistance.

Kind regards
Anthony
Microsoft technical support
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