If the Windows Installer engine is corrupted, disabled, or installed incorrectly, this may cause program installation issues. Use the following methods to identify any Windows Installer issues that may be causing problems when you install, uninstall, or update programs.

To install a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Cumulative Update, you must replace the existing Microsoft Dynamics NAV installation files with the Cumulative Update files. To do this, follow these steps. Step 1: Replace the files in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server installation

Check which version of DirectX is installed. The DxDiag tool reports detailed information about the DirectX components and drivers installed on your system and can be used.

Method 1: Reset the Windows Installer Service settings in the registry. Method 2: Start the Windows Installer Service. Method 3: Uninstall any earlier versions of the program that you want to install. This issue occurs when one or more of the following conditions are true:

Fixes an issue in which a computer that is running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Embedded Standard 7 stops responding at a black screen and you receive a "0xC0000034" error message. This issue occurs when you try to install Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1.

When you perform the installation, you may receive the following error message: This update package could not be opened. Verify that the update package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer update package.

This article describes update KB3127990 for Microsoft Office 2016, which was released on December 6, 2016. This update has a prerequisite. Be aware that the update on the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2016.

Resolves an issue that occurs when you install SQL Server 2012 and have Visual C++ 2005 Runtime Redistributable Package ATL Security Update installed.

Describes a hotfix that enables you to use Package Installation Wizard (Dtsinstall.exe) to run the deployment manifest file of an SSIS package when SSIS 2008 or SSIS 2008 R2 is not installed.

To configure the client computer to block administrator updates, set the AdministratorUpdatesOptOut REG_DWORD key to 1. The absence of the key, or a set value of 0, means that the Visual Studio user wants to receive administrator updates to Visual Studio.