Windows Update Error 80070641
This is so annoying.....
i just thought i'd share it with everyone so others don't have to endure this
annoying thing. This is especially helpful to those of you who, like me, mess
around with services. Anyway, I was trying to install Windows Updates on
Vista. It kept saying that all of the updates failed and said that the error
code was 80070641. It wasn't listed in the help and support window, so that
wasn't much help. Anyway, the problem with this one is kind of a
head-slapper. If you get this message it means that your "Windows Installer"
service is not enabled or not started. To fix this click Start>Control
Panel>System and Maintenance>Administrative Tools>Services>Give User Account
Control password or confirmation>Make sure the service called "Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) is on. If it's not, follow the same steps below that it
says for windows installer. >Scroll Down until you see "Windows
Installer">Right click>Properties>Under the General tab, make sure the
startup type is "Automatic". This will start the service when windows starts
(you want this if you are going to try to install anything)>Click OK>In the
left-hand pane of the Services window, where it describes the service, click
start. You should now be good to go. Try to install the updates again and if
it doesn't work, you didn't get error code 80070641 or there's something else
wrong. Hope this helps
MowGreen [MVP]
was it installed you onto a clean Hard Drive, or, was this an OEM
system ?
If we can find out just WHY, by whom or by what, the Installer service
was set to be Disabled on boot, that would be very helpful.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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mikeh
Windows Update files and I still get the 80070641 error. I'm also one of
those poor saps who can't install any other programs either, getting the
Windows Installer 1719 error. I've tried everything I've found on the web to
rectify this but to no avail. It's obviously a big problem with Vista judging
by the hundreds of pleas for help on the web, but Microsoft offers no help at
all. The nearest that they come to it is in advice for people using XP, and
even that doesn't work for most people. So I'm stuck with a new operating
system and no way to install programs!
But thanks for the tip - I'm sure that it's helped many other people.
"andy" wrote:
> thanks for the tip, followed your instructions and got rid of the error message
> --
> andyg
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>
> "This is so annoying....." wrote:
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John Holland
Windows Installer, only Windows Modules Installer - is this the same thing?
Either way, it would not allow me to save the setting as 'Automatic' when
going into the Properties, defaulting always to 'Manual' and therefore not
starting.
I've tried so many times to install the following three updates:
KB934173
KB933688
KB934670
and still, the same error code 80070641 comes up, with no explanation
anywhere of what it actually means.
I'm getting really annoyed with this, as these updates are deemed
'important', but my system is unable to do anything about it!
Please can somebody help!
(I'm running Vista Home Premium, 32-bit, if that helps)
Chuck
for me. I have SpyDoctor installed. Had to disable OnGuard - then install
worked! (enabled OnGuard afterwards)
Chuck
"This is so annoying....." wrote:
ricciolo91
I've the same problems :
- unable to install/uninstall software coming with Win Installer
- problems on Win Update
- error 80070641 when installing *msi.package
Following your post I have :
- Service RPC : Automatic and started
- Service Windows Installer : Automatic but it doesn't want to start
("the service have been started and then stopped, some services start
only when is necessary...." this is the message I had!
I did'nt understand when you speak about "Give User Account
> Control password or confirmation"????
In another forum (in German...) I read that we have to modify manually
the key :
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Installer\Secure
but I didn't understand how? Google translation : The key was without
details authorisation and without owner
How is your "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current
Version\Installer\Secure" key???
THX to everybody...!!!!
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ricciolo91
SOLVED yesterday :
- I've downloaded Win CleanUp Utility
http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/9/d/e9d80355-7ab4-45b8-80e8-983a48d5e1bd/msicuu2.exe
- error on start (no vbscript)
- rename msicuu2.exe on rar and extract all files
- a txt file explain that you have to rename msizapU.exe on msizap.exe
- ok, I have the window with the last WinInstaller softs installed
- I delete some of them (the recent ones and the unuseful ones hoping
to delete the one causing the troubles)
- start/run : regsvr32 msi.dll
I try to install Opera 9.24 (pack msi) and WOW it's OK :-)
After that all the install was OK :iTunes, Opera, Win MobileDevice,
WLM, demo Games, WMPpluginFirefox, Skype.....
So Happy!!! if this can helps....
CIAO
Helen
"This is so annoying....." wrote:
Helen
try to install skype it says error code 1601.
What else should I do?
"This is so annoying....." wrote:
Robert Aldwinckle
news:B3C9D875-3073-4B1B...@microsoft.com...
>I did everything u told, but I still get this error code 80070641, and when I
> try to install skype it says error code 1601.
> What else should I do?
Look for context in the logs. Use both the hex and the decimal representations
of the code you are getting.
BTW note that 0x0641 == 1601
<cmd_output OS="XPsp2">
F:\>set /a c = 0x641
1601
F:\>net helpmsg %c%
The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur
if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows Installer
is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance.
</cmd_output>
Hmm.. I guess you could also search this newsgroup for suggestions which
involve the "Windows Installer Service" (Use the quotes when you search.)
Good luck
Robert Aldwinckle
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ricciolo91;3327949 Wrote:
> SOLVED yesterday :
> - I've downloaded Win CleanUp Utility
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/9/d/e9d80355-7ab4-45b8-80e8-983a48d5e1bd/msicuu2.exe
>
> - error on start (no vbscript)
> - rename msicuu2.exe on rar and extract all files
> - a txt file explain that you have to rename msizapU.exe on msizap.exe
> - ok, I have the window with the last WinInstaller softs installed
> - I delete some of them (the recent ones and the unuseful ones hoping
> to delete the one causing the troubles)
> - start/run : regsvr32 msi.dll
>
> I try to install Opera 9.24 (pack msi) and WOW it's OK :-)
> After that all the install was OK :iTunes, Opera, Win MobileDevice,
> WLM, demo Games, WMPpluginFirefox, Skype.....
> So Happy!!! if this can helps....
> CIAO
thanks a lot, have same problem, solved it same way :D
for me problem was with some msxml update...
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tfelipelli
can you please please please explain again what you did?
i installed this msicuu2.exe and had no problems...
should i have gotten an error?
i still cant install skype on my computer, the windows installer is
up.
i dont know what to do anymore!
help!!!
super thanks
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ricciolo91
Hi ;-)
>i installed this msicuu2.exe and had no problems...
>should i have gotten an error?
following steps...
- a txt file explain that you have to rename msizapU.exe on msizap.exe
msizap.exe?
---> where did you stop the procedure?
Following steps :
- ok, I have the window with the last WinInstaller softs installed
- I delete some of them (the recent ones and the unuseful ones hoping
to delete the one causing the troubles)
- start/run : regsvr32 msi.dll
Hope it was useful for you!
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tfelipelli
hi again!
thanks for the reply!!!
no, i dont see a txt file. where should it be? can you copy it for me?
where is this msizapU.exe that i should rename?
thats where i stopped it. i downloaded the msicuu, installed it, and
that was it. i didnt get anything else afterwards.
thanks for the patience!
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fishgirl
Administravtive Tools, so this problem still unable to solve. So upset.
barbarahoyland
Tango@discussions.microsoft.com John Tango
"This is so annoying....." wrote:
broliai
Hallo, anybody can help me?
I have any problems with Vista updates install except one: Upgrade for
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB959141). It give me
the same error code: "Error(s) found: Code 80070641 Windows update
encountered an unknown error". Where is the problem?
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stephanieh72
OMG...I didnt think I would ever get those updates fixed...i was
actually trying to figure out how to get them deleted but then found out
that important updates cant be deleted...you are the bomb..This fix
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