Can't Install using MSI's after SP2

[Keith]

I installed SP2 on my XP Pro laptop yesterday and ever since, any program I
try and install which uses an MSI file fails!

It hangs half way through and won' cancel - I have to kill the process.

Is there a way around this before I uninstall the SP?

I tried searching Google and Technet and nothing.

[Terry Pinnell]

"Keith" <@.> wrote:

>I installed SP2 on my XP Pro laptop yesterday and ever since, any program I
>try and install which uses an MSI file fails!
>
>It hangs half way through and won' cancel - I have to kill the process.
>
>Is there a way around this before I uninstall the SP?
>
>I tried searching Google and Technet and nothing.
>
I experienced similar problems in the short time before I reverted to
SP1. Included messages when Add/Remove failed to uninstall programs,
implicating MSI as cause.

--
Terry, West Sussex, UK

[Keith]

I have reverted back - it was driving me mad.

Next time I format I will try again.

"Terry Pinnell" > wrote in message
...
> "Keith" <@.> wrote:
>
>>I installed SP2 on my XP Pro laptop yesterday and ever since, any program
>>I
>>try and install which uses an MSI file fails!
>>
>>It hangs half way through and won' cancel - I have to kill the process.
>>
>>Is there a way around this before I uninstall the SP?
>>
>>I tried searching Google and Technet and nothing.
>>
> I experienced similar problems in the short time before I reverted to
> SP1. Included messages when Add/Remove failed to uninstall programs,
> implicating MSI as cause.
>
> --
> Terry, West Sussex, UK
>