How the Windows Installer Package Errors Appears
Windows Installer package errors often appear as one of the following or a combination of several within a system warning message.
The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed.ERROR 1722 There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected.Windows Installer Service couldn’t be started.Could not start the Windows Installer service on Local Computer. Error 5: Access is denied.
Cause of Windows Installer Package Errors
When you get an alert or warning message telling you there’s a problem with the Windows Installer package, it usually means a program isn’t running properly. This can be caused by programs or apps conflicting with one another, a virus or malware infection, a lack of sufficient system memory to power the running apps, or a graphics driver error. Windows Installer package errors can also be caused by seemingly random system glitches with no major problem behind them at all.
How to Fix a Problem With Windows Installer Package
Here are some of the best things to do when a Windows computer tells you there’s a problem with the Windows Installer package. On Windows 7, select Control Panel > Uninstall a program, right-click an app name, then select Change > Repair. To do this, right-click the app’s icon and select More > App settings > Reset. The option is directly below the Repair option.
