Friday, August 29, 2014

Error 2203 when using Windows Installer

Method 1: Follow the steps below and check if it helps.
  1. Go to Start.
  2. Type %temp% in the search box and then click the Temp folder item that appears at the top. 
  3. At the top of the Explorer window, in the address bar, click the folder to the left of Temp in the folder path (Local by default).
  4. In the folder list, right-click the Temp folder and then click Properties and then click the Security tab.
  5. Click the Edit button and on the next screen click Add.
  6. On the next screen, in the large text window type Everyone and then click Check Names - Everyone should then be underlined.
  7. Check the box for Full control under the Allow column, and then click OK, then OK again, andOK again to close all the windows.

Method 2: Unregister and re-register the Windows Installer.
 
a.       ClickStart, click Run, type “msiexec /unregister” (without quotes), and then clickOK. Even if    you do this correctly, it may look like nothing occurs.
b.      ClickStart, click Run, type “msiexec /regserver” (without quotes), and then clickOK. 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.
c.       Try to install the programs you wish to install and check.

Hope this helps.

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