The Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter helps you automatically repair issues when you're blocked from installing or removing programs. It also fixes corrupted registry keys. First, you'll need to download the troubleshooter.

Fixes an issue in which MSI repair may fail if the MSI file is originally installed from an HTTP location. This issue occurs after you install security update MS14-049 in Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 SP1.

To determine whether any COM add-ins are loaded in Microsoft Office Word 2007, follow these steps: Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options. In the View and manage Microsoft Office add-ins. pane, on the Manage list, select COM Add-ins, and then click Go.

This article provides code samples that show how to programmatically check for the presence of a Windows Installer-based product by using its product code. The following is an example of how you can call the MsiGetProductInfoExW () method in Visual C++ to detect the presence of a specific product.

Use the following instruction to manage and install add-ins. To install a new add-in: Select File > Get Add-ins. Alternatively, in Word, Excel and PowerPoint you can view your add-ins by selecting Home > Add-ins. You can directly install popular add-ins on the page or go to More Add-ins to explore. Select the add-in and select Add.

When you open a .txt file that contains new Jyoyo-Kanji characters in Word 2010, the Japanese style checker for Word incorrectly flags some correct characters. Additionally, some characters that are now incorrect are not flagged.

This article provides code samples that show how to programmatically check for the presence of a Windows Installer-based product by using its product code. The following is an example of how you can call the MsiGetProductInfoExW () method in Visual C++ to detect the presence of a specific product.

This article lists the hotfixes that are currently available for users who use Windows Installer 4.5 and Windows Installer 5.0. Windows Installer 4.5 is integrated in Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2008 SP2.

Describes issues that occur when you use Windows Installer to install or scan for updates that have been resolved.

When you run the RegClean utility after you install one of the products listed in the "Applies to" section, you may experience one of the following symptoms: The RegClean utility finds errors in the System Registry, and you receive the option to Fix Errors in the RegClean utility.