Windows Installer – Service Could Not Be Started

installationwindows 7

I'm on windows 7 64 bit, i'm using the admin accouunt, i try to install some programs, but can't, i troubleshooted the error that i got, and turned out that windows installer service is stopped, i tried to start it, it says

windows installer service could not be started because its disabled or it has no enabled devices associated with it. Error 1058

How to fix it?

Note that the laptop has an expired bitdefender installed on it. I don't know if it's causing the problem or not, i just thought it was worth mentioning since i had many problems with misconfigured or expired antiviruses before.

The MSIServer could not be started as well, and i tried to run as administrator

The laptop is not mine, i'm just trying to fix it

Best Answer

Try these steps, from Microsoft:

  1. Click Start, type Services in the Search box, and then click Services.

  2. Scroll until you find the service that is stopped or disabled.

  3. Click the Log On As tab.

  4. If the service is listed as disabled for your profile, right-click the service, and then click Properties.

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  5. Click the Startup type list, and then click Automatic.

  6. Click Apply, and then click OK.

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