Still having problems

[Guest felicia]

am having probelms with my computer. Whenever I try to install something I

get error messages that say:

Error extracting support files, can not find path specified.

I have been all over message boards everywhere and cant seem to find what is

wrong. So I called Dell last night and they said I need to install Windows

Installer, then if that does not work I need to reinstall the OS. Is there

something someone is missing? I am really not wanting to reinstall the OS.

Also, Can someone point me to the right Windows Installer? Is there just a

program that will repair WinXp files. I can not find my disk that came with

the computer to reinstall XP

 

I have Windows XP SP3 on a Dell Dimension 4550.

[Guest windmap]

Re: Still having problems

 

Alternatively you may try repairing windows installation .Call dell to

perform windows repair instalation.Iam not sure repairing the installation

would solve your installer problem .But repairing would be better than

reinstalling.

"felicia" <felicia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:12AEE8D6-03F2-4F54-822D-AB8F0B0CD5CA@microsoft.com...

> am having probelms with my computer. Whenever I try to install something I

> get error messages that say:

> Error extracting support files, can not find path specified.

> I have been all over message boards everywhere and cant seem to find what

> is

> wrong. So I called Dell last night and they said I need to install Windows

> Installer, then if that does not work I need to reinstall the OS. Is there

> something someone is missing? I am really not wanting to reinstall the OS.

> Also, Can someone point me to the right Windows Installer? Is there just a

> program that will repair WinXp files. I can not find my disk that came

> with

> the computer to reinstall XP

>

> I have Windows XP SP3 on a Dell Dimension 4550.

>

>

>

[Guest Daave]

Re: Still having problems

 

"felicia" <felicia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:12AEE8D6-03F2-4F54-822D-AB8F0B0CD5CA@microsoft.com...

> am having probelms with my computer. Whenever I try to install

> something I

> get error messages that say:

> Error extracting support files, can not find path specified.

> I have been all over message boards everywhere and cant seem to find

> what is

> wrong. So I called Dell last night and they said I need to install

> Windows

> Installer, then if that does not work I need to reinstall the OS. Is

> there

> something someone is missing? I am really not wanting to reinstall the

> OS.

> Also, Can someone point me to the right Windows Installer? Is there

> just a

> program that will repair WinXp files. I can not find my disk that came

> with

> the computer to reinstall XP

>

> I have Windows XP SP3 on a Dell Dimension 4550.

 

MS's news server is acting flaky once more. If you haven't seen my

response already, Felicia, here it is again (I wonder if the Tiny URL

links are setting off spam filtering...):

 

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f28c61614b3b006d

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Still having problems

 

felicia wrote:

> am having probelms with my computer. Whenever I try to install

> something I get error messages that say:

> Error extracting support files, can not find path specified.

> I have been all over message boards everywhere and cant seem to find

> what is wrong. So I called Dell last night and they said I need to

> install Windows Installer, then if that does not work I need to

> reinstall the OS. Is there something someone is missing? I am really

> not wanting to reinstall the OS. Also, Can someone point me to the

> right Windows Installer? Is there just a program that will repair

> WinXp files. I can not find my disk that came with the computer to

> reinstall XP

>

> I have Windows XP SP3 on a Dell Dimension 4550.

 

Contact the supplier of "something." They may want you to have the version 3

MS installer.