Odd Windows 7 Issue

Today I thought it would be a good idea to install some more apps on my Windows 7 machine.  I had previously installed things like Office.  The difference today is that it was straight after production activation (well an hour or so afterwards).  I repeatedly got the same error :-

Error    22/01/2009 10:47:51    Application Error    1000    (100)

Faulting application name: msiexec.exe, version: 5.0.7000.0, time stamp: 0×49431c33
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7000.0, time stamp: 0×49433e67
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0×0007f6d6
Faulting process id: 0xdf4
Faulting application start time: 0×01c97c7ede31df1e
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 1d4f5f49-e872-11dd-9d8d-001641a9741a

I thought it was because I was installing over the network, so I tried the files locally.  I tried other MSI’s, and had the same problem.  I hunted around a little bit, and Windows then helped me after I sent the error report … it said :-

function expand( obj ) { if( obj.nextSibling.style.display==’none’ ) { obj.nextSibling.style.display = ‘block’; obj.firstChild.firstChild.src= ‘http://wer.microsoft.com/Responses/include/images/down.gif’ } else { obj.nextSibling.style.display = ‘none’; obj.firstChild.firstChild.src= ‘http://wer.microsoft.com/Responses/include/images/right.gif’ } }

Solve a problem with Windows 7 beta An issue with the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) client in Windows 7 beta is causing Explorer and some MSI-based installers to stop working properly. To solve this problem, follow these steps: Click the Start button , click All Programs, and then click Accessories. Right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. In the User Account Control window, verify that Program name is Windows Command Processor, and then click Yes. In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type or paste the following text at the prompt:reg delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\DisabledSessions /va /f Press Enter to install the solution. If The operation completed successfully displays, close the Administrator: Command Prompt window to complete this procedure. If “ERROR: Access is denied” displays, repeat this procedure from the top, making sure you clicked Run as administrator in step two.

Low and behold … after that the installations are now working again !