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July 21st, 2012 20:00
windows installer does not work on windows xp
Computer was corrupted when I received an extra program when I downloaded another one.The msi.exec.exe file is missing. Tried reregistering the installer but did not help.
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Philip_Yip
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July 22nd, 2012 03:00
Have you attempted system restore to a time before you installed the program(s)?
mrbowler
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July 22nd, 2012 10:00
Yes, I did a system restore. I also did a scan now with the original cd installation disk to try and repair but nothing changed. When I searched for msiexec.exe, the file could not be found. This problem occurred when I downloaded a program and another program loaded with it. When I found out, I unistalled both programs and ran malwarebytes to see if computer was infected but showed it wasn't but that was when the problems started. I looked at the msidll info and it showed that it had been visited on the date I downloaded the programs so I'm sure that was the cause. Guess it wasn't leaving any malware unless malwarebytes didn't recognize it, but did corrupt the windows sysytem.
Bugbatter
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July 23rd, 2012 20:00
This issue is being handled at another forum. The unwanted game that was installed is hosted at a site with Web Of Trust's "low confidence" /malicious content rating. Based on that, and on other symptoms, mrbowler is working to remove malware with a security analyst at SpywareHammer. Therefore, this topic is closed.
Everyone else who is having a similar issue, please begin a New Post at the top of the forum.
Bugbatter
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August 2nd, 2012 11:00
This issue has been resolved at SpywareHammer. http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=13373.75
(Link will change after topic is archived.)