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Errors Reference

For a complete list of the error codes returned by Windows Installer functions MsiExec.exe and InstMsi.exe, see Error Codes. For a complete list of the error messages and error codes returned by Windows Installer, see Windows Installer Error Messages.

 

 

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What is error 1635, can't find out what it is so I can reinstall and or add updates?

[tfl - 22 01 12] Hi - and thanks for your post. Community content is not the appropriate place for technical support queries. Instead,
you should visit the Technet Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/technet, where such posts are welcomed and where you stand a much
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Windows Installer Error Messages

I'm trying to understand the following Windows 7 Windows Installer 5.0 program Installation error messages and how to resolve them:

1. Error Message 1601: "The installation source for this product is not available. Verify that the source exists and that you can access it."

2. Error Message ????: "Windows Installer does not permit patching of managed advertised products. At least one feature of the product must be installed before apply the patch.

Theses two errors are received from Windows Installer when trying to install a "Patch" (Update?) to the installed Avid Studio software program. Uninstall and reinstall and a Registry cleaner was used to try and remove any entries to the Registry to try and reinstall the program from a 'cleaned Registry'. But these messages continue to appear on the installation process. I cannot identify the second message on either the Error code listings or the Windows Installer Error Messaging SDK pages for the support of Windows Installer. The program CD was used in the D: drive after the first message then the second message only appears. I would like to find a work around or option to contiue the Avid Studio Patch 1.1 install overriding the installation error if possible? Avid Tech support does not offer any solution to this problem. Any assistance from a knowledgeable person would be appreciated.


[tfl - 22 01 12] Hi - and thanks for your post. Community content is not the appropriate place for technical support queries. Instead,
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hilda zinn
i need to know what to to to solve this problem

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DOES ANYONE RECOGNIZE OR KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT error # 0x490
THE MESSAGE SAYS ....WINDOWS CANNOT AUTOMATICALLY REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. Oops ,sorry for yelling.This is making me crazy! Everytime I turn on the computer I get a BLUE screen,then continous restarts till it decides to work for a while.Most apps error out ,and then I crash again.This is a new computer by Dell and Vista loaded. HHHELP


[tfl - 01 08 09] Hi - and thanks for your post. You should post questions like this to the MSDN Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn or the MSDN Newsgroups at http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/. You are much more likely get a quicker response using the forums than through the Community Content. For specific help about:
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