1. "Windows Installer (Q31059
2. "Error codes" returned by the Windows Installer functions, MsiExec.exe and InstMsi.exe (an SDK Documentation).
3. "Windows Installer Error Messages" have an error code of 1000 or greater. The error codes numbered 1000 to 1999 are ship errors and must be authored into the Error table. The error codes numbered greater than 2000 are internal errors and do not have authored strings, but these can occur if the installation package has been incorrectly authored (an SDK Documentation). Error Codes may be determined by clicking this subject in the window on the right side of the monitor.
4. Supplemental reading:
a. "How to Enable Windows Installer Logging in Windows XP (Q314852)."
b. "The Command-Line Options for the Microsoft Windows Installer Tool Msiexec.exe (Q314881)" which you may need to use in circumstances of packages/(product code) needing unstalled -- option /x.
Note: However, if this involves clients where Policies are in effect on a Domain, please read "An Assigned Package Is Reinstalled Every Time Clients Log on to the Domain (Q828452)."
c. ""Error 1719. The Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed" Error Message When You Add or Remove Program (Q315346)."
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