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By: omuyelijah	Date: 18/07/2006 17:26:51	Points: 20	Status: Answered Quality : Excellent
First suggestion taken 4 good Thanks 4 the suggestion. I'm far 4rm home now but will continue with reviving the mobo on getting back. This is an ugly trend. tried installing java se 1.5.0 on a system, Win XP sp1. This I've been doing well but 4 dis system, it reports that the windows installer isn't valid. I entered the application data folder 2 delete the .msi file and other data files hoping 2 resolve the problem but not making success. How may this b resolved? Ur blessed.
By: VGR	Date: 19/07/2006 08:40:55		Type : Comment
easy, albeit strange : it seems that your "windows installer" (msiexec.exe) isn't on par with the version required by the java JRE .msi package. Strange, as XP SP1 is quite recent, and also because I've been able to install this JRE on a Win2K SP4 machine with no particular upgrade of the msiexec.exe. Ok. Now go to this M$ KB page and try to download the "latest" MSI installer revision. You could also check first which version you currently have installed, as shown by the properties (right-click) of the file %windir%\system32\msiexec.exe You *may* also have problems, not because of the msiexec version, but because of the MDAC 2.7 requirement. This is usually mentioned in the error message during install of the msi package. MSI has always been a pain in the neck. If you can't get it to work for you, try to install from .exe or .zip package in stead.

By: VGR	Date: 19/07/2006 08:44:42		Type : Comment
and a caveat : NEVER delete any .msi file, or you won't be able to undelete the application ;-)) (see one old question of mine about this)

By: omuyelijah	Date: 20/07/2006 13:02:03		Type : Comment
Hello Sir, I've downloaded the newest windows installer from the link provided and installed it but on double-clicking JDK 1.5.0 installer, it later prompted that "please verify that the windows installer is a valid one". I'm very sure windows unable to run the installer it created in the Application/data folder. Don't know where 2 go 4rm here. Ur blessed.

By: VGR	Date: 20/07/2006 18:36:35		Type : Comment
that error doesn't exist, AFAIK. Try to find out the exact one on this list, thanks.

By: omuyelijah	Date: 21/07/2006 11:04:48		Type : Comment
Hello Sir, What a long list! Thanks sha. Here is the error code: ERROR CODE: 1620 ERROR DETAILS: This installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package. Ur blessed.

By: VGR	Date: 22/07/2006 07:30:01		Type : Comment
ok. The /msi file you downloaded seems broken. Try again after having deleted it. This may happen *once in a while* when downloading packages from the 'Net. It's pretty rare though. If it came from a CD, it would be surprising. One other little probability : you downloaded a virus-infected file and the MSI installer chokes anyway. One last option is that the MSI installer you downloaded from "latest revision" came broken to your hard drive. You may try to uninstall (if it doesn't succeed, it's a confirmation), then install it again from a new fresh file. All possibilities are equally rare. Keep us informed and good luck

By: omuyelijah	Date: 25/07/2006 09:22:39		Type : Comment
Ok. The system having this problem though isn't connected 2 d internet. I use a win 2k system connected 2 d internet. I give U reply very soon. Ur blessed.

By: omuyelijah	Date: 26/07/2006 08:26:52		Type : Comment
Gulen Morgen Sir, I did uninstall the Windows Installer on my system and downloaded another copy of the Installer 4rm Microsoft's website, installed it and then tried installing java but still gave thesame error as b4. ERROR CODE: 1620 ERROR DETAILS: This installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package. Ur blessed this day.

By: VGR	Date: 26/07/2006 13:21:18		Type : Comment
could you try to install an other MSI package ? to see if the error occurs again ? you could install the JRE 1.4.2, for instance

By: omuyelijah	Date: 02/08/2006 11:02:05		Type : Comment
Gulen Morgen Sir, Just figured out the problem. The cd is bad. Infact, I discovered dat some other cds had an explicable ink print damaging the cd entirely. The files work well. I've got new intallation files 4rm sun java. Thanks VGR. Ur blessed.

By: VGR	Date: 03/08/2006 09:10:43		Type : Comment
cool : an happy end ;-)

By: VGR	Date: 03/08/2006 09:11:13		Type : Answer
don't forget to close appropriately the Question

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