Windows XP Installer does not not for updates or MS Office 2010. Error says Safe Mode, but I'm not in it.

Windows XP Installer doesn't work is not for the automatic updates or MS Office 2010. Error says Safe Mode, but my machine is not in Mode without failure.

When I try to run MS Office 2010, it starts a dialog box "preparing to install...." "even if I had used it for a few years. In the end, it fails and tells me whether I'm in Mode safe or I need to reinstall Windows Installer, I have done several times.

I can automatically download updates and they seem to be installed, but all fail at the end.

Any ideas on how to address this problem? Yes, I know that it is probably recommended to buy a new PC, but I need this machine operate fully for the next months. Then by reloading the operating system does not, either. He told me that my XP disc is the wrong version.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Hello

1. What is the exact error message that you receive?
2 have you made changes on the computer before this problem?
3. all of the updates fail to install?
Method 1: Make sure that the Windows Installer service is not set to disabled.

(a) click Start, click run and type services.msc and press Enter to open Services.
(b) click the Windows Installer service, and then click Properties.
(c) if the startup type box is set to Disabled, change it to Manual.
(d) click on OK to close the Properties window.
(e) right click on the Windows Installer service and then click Start. The service should start without errors.
(f) click on the file menu, and then click exit.

Method 2: Error message "Could access the Windows Installer Service" when you install a program in Windows XP
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315353
Note: To do: Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756
Also note: Please, do not KB315341 (how to perform an upgrade on the spot (reinstallation) of Windows XP)
Method 3: You can also download the latest version of Windows Installer from the link below:
http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=5A58B56F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en
 
Reference: troubleshoot common Windows Update, Microsoft Update and Windows Server Update Services installation issues
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/906602
 
 

 
 

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