February 20, 2018

Fix Windows Installer Access Denied Error

Fix Windows Installer Access Denied Error: If you are facing the error message “Access Denied” while trying to install a new program on Windows 10 or if you’re facing Msiexec.exe Access is Denied Error then you are at the right place as today we are going to fix this issue. The main cause of the error seems to corrupted or damaged Windows Installer files.

Fix Windows Installer Access Denied Error

When you try to install or uninstall programs from Windows 10, you may get any one of the following warning messages:

The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed
Windows Installer Service couldn’t be started
Could not start the Windows Installer service on Local Computer. Error 5: Access is denied.

Fix The Windows Installer service could not be accessed error

In order to fix the underlying cause of this problem, we need to re-register Windows Installer files or sometimes by simply restarting Windows Installer services seems to fix the issue. So without wasting any time let’s see how to actually Fix Windows Installer Access Denied Error with the help of the below-listed guide.

Fix Windows Installer Access Denied Error

Piştrast bikin ku hûn xalek vegerandinê biafirînin, tenê heke tiştek xelet derkeve.

Method 1: Restart Windows Installer Service

1.Windows Key + R bikirtînin paşê binivîsin xizmetê .msc û Enter Enter.

windows xizmetên

2.Firîn Xizmeta Windows Installer paşê li ser wê rast-klîk bikin û hilbijêrin Properties.

Right-click on Windows Installer Service then select Properties

3.Click on Destpêkirin if the service is not already running.

Piştrast bikin ku celebê destpêkirina Windows Installer-ê wekî Otomatîk hatî danîn û li ser Destpêkê bikirtînin

4.If the service is already running then right-click and select Restart.

5.Again try to install the program which was giving access denied error.

Method 2: Re-register Windows Installer

1.Press Windows Key + X paşê hilbijêre Fermana Biryara (Admin).

emrê rêza fermanê

2. Fermana jêrîn di cmd de binivîsin û Enter bikirtînin:

msiexec /unreg

msiexec / regserver

Re-register Windows Installer

3. PC-ya xwe ji nû ve saz bikin da ku guhartinan hilînin.

4.If the issue is not resolved then press Windows key + R then type the following and hit Enter:

%windir%system32

Open system 32 %windir%system32

5.Locate the Msiexec.exe file then note down the exact address of the file which would be something like this:

C:WINDOWSsystem32Msiexec.exe

Note down the exact address of msiexec.exe file in System 32 folder

6.Windows Key + R bikirtînin paşê binivîsin regedit û Enter bikirtînin da ku Edîtorê Registry vekin.

Fermana regedit bixebite

7. Bişkojka qeydê ya jêrîn bigerin:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesMSIServer

8.Hilbijartin MSISserver paşê di pencereya rastê de du caran bikirtînin ImagePath.

Double-click on ImagePath under msiserver registry key

9.Now type the location of the Msiexec.exe file which you noted above in the value data field followed by “/V” and the whole thing would look like:

C:WINDOWSsystem32Msiexec.exe /V

Change value of ImagePath String

10.Boot your PC into safe mode using any of the methods listed here.

11.Press Windows Key + X paşê hilbijêre Fermana Biryara (Admin).

emrê rêza fermanê

12.Type the following command and hit Enter:

msiexec / regserver

%windir%Syswow64Msiexec /regserver

Re-register msiexec or windows installer

13.Close everything and boot your PC normally. See if you’re able to Fix Windows Installer Access Denied Error, heke na wê hingê bi rêbaza paşîn berdewam bikin.

Method 3: Reset the Windows Installer Service

1.Open Notepad then copy & paste the following as it is:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesmsiserver]
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%system32msimsg.dll,-27"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,
00,73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,20,00,2f,00,56,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%system32msimsg.dll,-32"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000003
"Type"=dword:00000010
"DependOnService"=hex(7):72,00,70,00,63,00,73,00,73,00,00,00,00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,54,00,63,00,62,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,
00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,
74,00,65,00,50,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,
00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,
6b,00,4d,00,65,00,6d,00,6f,00,72,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,
00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,
73,00,65,00,42,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,74,
00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,
65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,65,00,72,00,6d,00,61,00,6e,
00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,
00,00,53,00,65,00,41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,
00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,65,00,63,00,75,00,72,00,
69,00,74,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,
00,53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,00,65,00,4e,00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,
66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,
00,65,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,53,00,69,00,6e,00,67,00,
6c,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,
00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,
72,00,73,00,6f,00,6e,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,
00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,
47,00,6c,00,6f,00,62,00,61,00,6c,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,
00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,41,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,67,00,6e,00,50,00,
72,00,69,00,6d,00,61,00,72,00,79,00,54,00,6f,00,6b,00,65,00,6e,00,50,00,72,
00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,52,00,65,00,
73,00,74,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,
00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,
51,00,75,00,6f,00,74,00,61,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,
00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,68,00,75,00,74,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,6e,00,
50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,54,
00,61,00,6b,00,65,00,4f,00,77,00,6e,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,68,00,69,00,70,00,
50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,4c,
00,6f,00,61,00,64,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,
76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"FailureActions"=hex:84,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,
00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,01,00,00,00,e0,93,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesmsiserverEnum]
"0"="RootLEGACY_MSISERVER000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

2.Now from Notepad menu click Wêne piştre bitikîne As As Save.

Ji menuya Notepad-ê li ser Pelê bikirtînin û dûv re Save As hilbijêrin

3.Ji Wekî tomarkirin hilbijêre drop-down binivîse Hemû Pelên.

4.Navê pelê wekî MSIrepair.reg (reg extension is very important).

Type MSIrepair.reg and from save as type select All Files

5.Navigate to desktop or where you want to save the file and then click Rizgarkirin.

6.Now right-click on the MSI repair.reg file and select Wekî Administrator vegerin.

7.Komputera xwe ji nû ve saz bikin da ku guheztinan hilînin û bibînin ka hûn dikarin Fix Windows Installer Access Denied Error.

Method 4: Reinstall Windows Installer

Not: Only Applied to earlier version of Windows

1.Press Windows Key + X paşê hilbijêre Fermana Biryara (Admin).

emrê rêza fermanê

2. Fermana jêrîn di cmd de binivîsin û piştî her yekê Enter bikirtînin:

cd %windir%system32
attrib -r -s -h dllcache
ren msi.dll msi.old
ren msiexec.exe msiexec.old
ren msihnd.dll msihnd.old
exit

3.Reboot your PC and then download the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable from Microsoft website here.

4.Install the Redistributable package and then reboot your PC.

Baştir e:

Ew e ku hûn bi serfirazî Fix Windows Installer Access Denied Error but if you still have any questions regarding this guide then feel free ask them in the comment’s section.