The windows installer service could not be accessed
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Issue
| Windows Installer will not work under Safe Mode, this means that programs cannot be installed or uninstalled due to The windows installer service could not be accessed |
Solution
- Type this in a command prompt: REG ADD “HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer” /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D “Service”
- And then net start msiserver This will start the Windows Installer Service.
- Uninstall or install the program as you normally would
