Typical software installation faults

The installation of software is no longer simple. Generally, people who have used computers will, but this is a simple and easy-to-do operation in most people's eyes, but it will also give you some color from time to time. How do you deal with installation failures? Below I have collected several typical faults encountered during software installation, and hope to help you!

A. the installer fails to start the engine.

Q: An error occurred while installing CuteFTP! The prompt "installation program failed to start the installation engine: this interface is not supported" is displayed. A similar prompt is displayed when other software is installed. What should I do?

A: There are many reasons for this problem, but the biggest reason may be that the Windows Installer required for software installation has a problem. Go to "Control Panel> Administrative Tools> service", find the Windows Installer Service, start the service, and try to install it. If the problem persists, go to the Microsoft Site to download the latest Windows Installer version 2.0 and reinstall it.

In addition, the following causes may cause similar faults:

1. The mini version of ACDSee 5.0 is installed. After the software is installed, the system component service will be damaged, causing many programs to be unable to be installed, prompting that the interface is not supported. Delete the software and install other versions.

2. the hosts file contains all the files required to run MSI.

In addition, if you do not have the Administrator permission or the system file is damaged, this interface may not be supported and thus the software cannot be implemented.

B. setup. MSG is missing

Q: When I install a digital master, an error occurs: "setup. MSG is missing". Why? How can this problem be solved?

A: This may be because you installed Baidu search's earlier version of Internet Explorer plug-in when you were surfing the Internet. This earlier version of Internet Explorer plug-in was incorrect, may affect the installation of some software. Go to the control panel, delete the plug-in from "delete/Add programs", or install the latest version. After deletion, restart the computer.

C. An error occurred while installing ikernel.exe.

Q: An error occurred while installing ikernel.exe (0x1200) when installing the software ). The system cannot read the specified device. "How can this problem be solved?

A: The “ikernel.exe file is required for software program installation. It can only be used for installation. The “ikernel.exe file is the installation engine of windows. It does not allow two such files to run at the same time. It is estimated that the file may be set to run upon startup, press CTRL + ALT + DEL to check whether the file exists in the task manager. If yes, select it and click the End Task button to continue the software installation.

D. How to install Rising anti-virus service without a software drive

Q: I am using the rising 2003 anti-virus software. Recently, I need to reinstall it. However, I found that I had to use a floppy disk to continue the installation, but I didn't have a soft drive, I cannot install it now. How can I install it without a soft drive?

A: First, you need to copy the files in the floppy disk to a local place, such as "E:/RX". Then, enter the DOS window in windows and enter "SUBST a: e: /RX ". In this case, the file content in E:/RX will be virtualized into the content of drive a. In addition, to delete the Virtual Drive, you only need to enter" SUBST: /d.

There are still many problems in software installation, such as automatic exit during installation and file damage during installation. Most of these problems are caused by illegal processes interfering with software installation, or the installation file itself is damaged. I once encountered a similar problem. When installing Windows XP, a blue screen appeared when I started the installation and started to copy files under DOS, saying something like "sotp: 0000, at first, I thought it was a problem of hardware incompatibility or bad sectors on the hard disk. After a long time, it was actually caused by the bad installation file. I just needed to change the disk, do not make this mistake in the future and complicate the problem.