Jonathan
Mon Feb 13 09:31:21 CST 2006
Greetings,
This indicates that the Windows Installer is damaged.
To correct this, click Start, then Run, and type the following:
%systemroot%\system32\msiexec.exe /regserver
then click OK.
Then try again.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"brian199" <brian199@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:309FF58C-9CEE-4F5C-95F6-B24DC146B686@microsoft.com...
> Anyone got an idea how to fix it or why it says it? Currently shows the
> following when trying to install from both website and if i download it
> first....
>
> MSN Messenger setp has failed with error code: '1601'. Please go to the MSN
> messenger website
http://messenger.msn.com to download the latest version of
> MSN Messenger
>
>