Problem:

The following is displayed when installing AutoPIPE:

What is causing the issue and how to avoid it?

Solution:

This error message is a system-specific error and can be caused by a system-specific setting. Typically, windows system files maybe damaged. Please see one or more of the following that resolved the issue in the past for other users:

Option #1:

There are known issues for the error to occur if the application is being installed from files located on a mapped Server drive or Virtual drive.

Confirm the software is actually on the local hard drive (prefer a desktop folder location) and is not trying to be installed from a mapped server drive or virtual drive.

Option #2:

Following Microsoft KB article helped:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888019

• • Reinstall the InstallScript engine
  • Running Setup from a virtual drive
  • Register Idriver and Msiexec
  • Change Permissions
  • Stop other instances of Windows Installer
  • Reinstall Windows XP

or

http://consumerdocs.installshield.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=Q108340&sliceId=1

Option #3:

Ask the IT department to log on and edit the registry with the following:

 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer]

"AllowLockdownBrowse"=dword:00000000

"AllowLockdownMedia"=dword:00000000

"AllowLockdownPatch"=dword:00000000

"AlwaysInstallElevated"=dword:00000000

"DisableBrowse"=dword:00000000

"DisableMSI"=dword:00000000

"DisablePatch"=dword:00000000

"EnableUserControl"=dword:00000000

"Logging"=""

"SafeForScripting"=dword:00000000

"TransformsSecure"=dword:00000001"TransformsSecure"=dword:00000001

 If all the suggestions above still result in failure to install: 

Please log a service ticket, provide results on what happen with each of the above attempts, and the development team will review it or provide completely different technology installer

See Also

Errors that occur when Installing / Uninstalling

Bentley AutoPIPE