It is a common problem that whenever we try to open an Office application we come across a dialog box with the following message:
Preparing to install…
Please wait while Windows configures Office Edition
These messages may appear if any one (or all) of the following DWORD values in the registry is missing from
The problem was reported by one of our readers who was troubled by this Windows Installer service error. The following error occurred whenever we try to install a program and especially with .msi extension.
According to Microsoft, the error occurs if:
• You are using Windows XP in Normal mode.
• The Windows Installer Service that is included [...]
This is the problem that occurs to several people using Windows, as was faced by one of our readers. This problem occurs when trying to install, uninstall or remove any program from the Windows. When performing these actions the setup stops stop at the following error message preventing us to either install or remove an [...]
