error 1719 windows installer service could not be accessed ....

Hi,
 
You may encounter this error message when one of the following is true:
 
•The Windows Installer files on the system are either missing or corrupt.
•You are trying to install a program, such as Microsoft Office that uses the Windows Installer Microsoft Software Installation (MSI) package file that has the file name extension .msi.

You can resolve the error 1719 by using the methods discussed below:

Method 1:
Start the Windows Installer service
1. Click Start, type Services.msc and press {ENTER}
2. Double-click Windows Installer
3. Set the Startup type of Windows Installer to Manual
4. Click Start to start the service. Note down the error message if any.
5. Click OK.
 
Method 2: Unregister and re-register the Windows Installer to do that follow the steps provided below.
 
1.         Click Start, click Run, type MSIEXEC /UNREGISTER, and then click OK. Even if you
            do this correctly, it may look like nothing occurs.
2.         Click Start, click Run, type MSIEXEC /REGSERVER, and then click OK. Even if you  
            do this correctly, it may look like nothing occurs, or you may briefly see an hourglass.
           After you run this command, the operation is complete.
3.         Try your Windows Installer-based application again.
 
Method 3: Try performing SFC scan on the computer.
 
 1.    Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for  an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click  Allow
 2.    Type the following command, and then press ENTER:  sfc /scannow  
 [The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.]

A message will appear stating that 'The system scan will begin'. Be patient because the scan may take some time
 
3.     If any files require a replace SFC will replace them. You may be asked to insert your Win7 DVD for this process to continue
4.     If everything is okay you should, after the scan, see the following message "Windows resource protection did not find any integrity violations"
5.      After the scan has completed, close the command prompt window, restart the computer and check.
Check the below mentioned link for further guidance on SFC scan –
 
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 
 
Note: Uninstall the one already present in your system from the Control Panel -> Program and Features.
 
Thanks and Regards:

I. Suuresh Kumar- Microsoft Support.

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Suuresh,

Thanks for your suggestions, unfortunately none fixed or found the problem.

Method 1. Changed from Automatic, as set earlier, to Manual, and started Windows Installer, tried installing 2 different programs (one being Adobe Photoshop Elements 8), and same error.

Method 2. Method of accessing changed to as per method 3 as no Run on Win 7 after selecting Start. Again tried installing 2 different programs (one being Adobe Photoshop Elements 8), and same error.

Method 3. Message at end of running SFC "Protection Windows Resource did not find any integrity violations". Accessed the log file and no entries found.

Also found I cannot uninstall programs, message as follows "The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed.  This can occur if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance."

Also found Norton Ghost v15 cannot connect, message as follows "This program is unable to connect and communicate with the Norton Ghost backupo service on COMPUTER NAME."

Any further suggestions short of starting all over again with a fresh reinstall of Win 7?

Do you still get this error after a fresh install.  I had this happen a couple of weeks ago but I had a Norton Ghost image of my primary boot disk and I swapped out and the problem disappeared but now I am getting the same problem again.

Hi,

Since doing the fresh install I have mainly been using Windows XP as I needed to get on with some work and didn't trust Win 7 to remain stable.  I have Win XP on one hard disk and Win 7 on another and can select which one I want to boot up, while all data is stored on a separate hard disk so I can work with either OS.

Will get back to Win 7 later, so not much help to you.

I have tried all of your fixes but nothing seems to fix the problem.  Almost every other post that I have found concerning the error code 1719 offers the same type of instructions but I never see where anyone says that it fixed their problem.  Do I have to do a fresh install of Windows 7 ultimate to fix this?

To PEM1946,

Not sure who you intended to answer your question. As the person who posted the original problem I am in no position to answer it, as I found no solution capable of fixing the problem via this forum short of reinstalling Win 7.

I am not currently using Win 7 as stated previously.

Is there any other ways to fix Error 1719 please. I tried everything. Contacting Support, Did the methods here, did the ideas on the article, and even try reinstalling Win 7. It still wont work. Why?? Please Help!!!!

Tried all of this including a reinstall, have same problem

 

Where is installer 5.0 to reinstall?

 

Just a sad problem

CCLeaner says registery is clean

 

Any suggestions?

 

Goldfish101

I managed to install my Polar pro trainer program at last. First i tried everything as described above, but nothing helped to the error 1719. Then i simply restored my computer to an earlier date and rightclicked the setup application i wanted to install and then clicked troubleshoot compatibility. Then the program installed as normal (after i clicked for win xp combability etc). I dont know if it was the restoring or the troubleshooting compatibilty thing that fixed it, but i guess you can find that out. ü