Installer won't recognize any .msi packages???

Hi there - I have been having an issue with windows installer - each time I
try to run a .msi package - I get the following error message:

**The installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package
exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to
verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package.**

I know that the package I am trying to open is valid - one of them was
actually the installer clean up package from Microsoft (which I can't open to
do the clean up, so please don't recommend that one.)
I have tried unregistering and registering as well as uninstalling and
reinstalling the Installer from Microsoft - as well as attempting Safe Mode
- which won't open installers. . .I REALLY DON'T want to do a clean Windows
install and lose everything on the computer - please help me!! Thanks!!!

Update Windows with the latest version of Windows Installer.
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"xena222" <xena222@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there - I have been having an issue with windows installer - each time
> I
> try to run a .msi package - I get the following error message:
>
> **The installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package
> exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to
> verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package.**
>
> I know that the package I am trying to open is valid - one of them was
> actually the installer clean up package from Microsoft (which I can't open
> to
> do the clean up, so please don't recommend that one.)
> I have tried unregistering and registering as well as uninstalling and
> reinstalling the Installer from Microsoft - as well as attempting Safe
> Mode
> - which won't open installers. . .I REALLY DON'T want to do a clean
> Windows
> install and lose everything on the computer - please help me!! Thanks!!!

"pcbutts1" wrote:

> Update Windows with the latest version of Windows Installer.
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
>
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>
>
>
> "xena222" <xena222@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsE650B6D-1DE3-4ED8-BA32-BC680DDC4BC2@microsoft.com...
> > Hi there - I have been having an issue with windows installer - each time
> > I
> > try to run a .msi package - I get the following error message:
> >
> > **The installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package
> > exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to
> > verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package.**
> >
> > I know that the package I am trying to open is valid - one of them was
> > actually the installer clean up package from Microsoft (which I can't open
> > to
> > do the clean up, so please don't recommend that one.)
> > I have tried unregistering and registering as well as uninstalling and
> > reinstalling the Installer from Microsoft - as well as attempting Safe
> > Mode
> > - which won't open installers. . .I REALLY DON'T want to do a clean
> > Windows
> > install and lose everything on the computer - please help me!! Thanks!!!
>
>
> Hi - and thanks for offering to help - I installed this update, and still got the same error - I uninstalled and tried to reinstall with the new update, and the error is still there when I try to open any .msi - any other suggestions please?? Thanks!!