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Hey guys,

 

I've got an odd error I am experiencing on a Windows Server 2003

server. The problem only occurs under my own account. I am a Domain

Admin. As any other Administrator or Domain Admin account I do not

experience this error. The error always has the code 2203 and is

similar to:

 

Error 2203. An internal error has occurred. (M:\WINDOWS\Installer

\399f2.ipi -2147024629 ) Contact Microsoft Product

Support Services (PSS) for assistance.

 

I have checked the ACL on the temp folder and the Windows Installer

folder and they're fine; although this is proven by the fact the other

accounts work.

 

The error occurs on ALL msi installers under my own account. I have

reset my profile and the problem still occurs - only on this one

server. As the admin of this server I need to be able to install /

remove software! Is there ny way to reset the MSI installer for a

particular user account? Is there something I am missing?

 

Any thoughts greatly apreciated!

 

-Chris

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Re: Windows Installer (MSI) Error 2203 An internal error has occurred.

 

Using Filemon I have discovered that this ipi file does indeed exist

fro a short time (the name changes for each install) and it is being

deleted.

 

I have copied some of the log below:

 

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

SUCCESS Offset: 2147483539 Length: 1

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

SUCCESS Offset: 2147483559 Length: 1

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

SUCCESS Offset: 2147483579 Length: 1

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

SUCCESS Offset: 2147483599 Length: 1

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 SET INFORMATION M:\WINDOWS\Installer

\2c642df.ipi SUCCESS Length: 1536

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 SET INFORMATION M:\WINDOWS\Installer

\2c642df.ipi SUCCESS Length: 1536

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 CLOSE M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

SUCCESS

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 OPEN M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

SUCCESS Options: Open Access: 00010080

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 QUERY INFORMATION M:\WINDOWS\Installer

\2c642df.ipi SUCCESS FileAttributeTagInformation

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 DELETE M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

SUCCESS

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 CLOSE M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

SUCCESS

11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 OPEN M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi NOT

FOUND Options: Open Access: 00010080

 

I also have a log for the msi install if required.

 

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know!

 

Thanks again.

 

 

On 31 Oct, 22:45, cbtg2006 <chrismbradf...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys,

>

> I've got an odd error I am experiencing on a Windows Server 2003

> server. The problem only occurs under my own account. I am a Domain

> Admin. As any other Administrator or Domain Admin account I do not

> experience this error. The error always has the code 2203 and is

> similar to:

>

> Error 2203. An internal error has occurred. (M:\WINDOWS\Installer

> \399f2.ipi -2147024629 ) Contact Microsoft Product

> Support Services (PSS) for assistance.

>

> I have checked the ACL on the temp folder and the Windows Installer

> folder and they're fine; although this is proven by the fact the other

> accounts work.

>

> The error occurs on ALL msi installers under my own account. I have

> reset my profile and the problem still occurs - only on this one

> server. As the admin of this server I need to be able to install /

> remove software! Is there ny way to reset the MSI installer for a

> particular user account? Is there something I am missing?

>

> Any thoughts greatly apreciated!

>

> -Chris

Guest cbtg2006

Guest cbtg2006

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Re: Windows Installer (MSI) Error 2203 An internal error has occurred.

 

OK, i now know what is causing this. The User environment variable

%TEMP% and %TMP% are not being set correctly for this account.

 

Windows actually sees the end result of the variable as %userprofile%

\Local Settings\Temp and is processing that as %systemroot%\system32\

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp. So it is like Windows cannot read

the contents of the %userprofile% variable.

 

If I run:

SETX TEMP "%userprofile$\Local Settings\Temp"

SETX TMP "%userprofile$\Local Settings\Temp"

 

The variables are then displayed correctly under My Computer >

Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables

 

The installers work, but as soon as I logoff the variabel gets set

back to the broken value.

 

What is even more strange is that I can manually edit the values in My

Computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables and type

'%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp' and the machine will resolve the

full path of my profile...

 

Any ideas what on earth would cause this?

 

Thanks.

 

On Nov 1, 11:31 am, cbtg2006 <chrismbradf...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Using Filemon I have discovered that this ipi file does indeed exist

> fro a short time (the name changes for each install) and it is being

> deleted.

>

> I have copied some of the log below:

>

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> SUCCESS Offset: 2147483539 Length: 1

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> SUCCESS Offset: 2147483559 Length: 1

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> SUCCESS Offset: 2147483579 Length: 1

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> SUCCESS Offset: 2147483599 Length: 1

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 SET INFORMATION M:\WINDOWS\Installer

> \2c642df.ipi SUCCESS Length: 1536

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 SET INFORMATION M:\WINDOWS\Installer

> \2c642df.ipi SUCCESS Length: 1536

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 CLOSE M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> SUCCESS

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 OPEN M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> SUCCESS Options: Open Access: 00010080

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 QUERY INFORMATION M:\WINDOWS\Installer

> \2c642df.ipi SUCCESS FileAttributeTagInformation

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 DELETE M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> SUCCESS

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 CLOSE M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> SUCCESS

> 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 OPEN M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi NOT

> FOUND Options: Open Access: 00010080

>

> I also have a log for the msi install if required.

>

> If anyone has any ideas, please let me know!

>

> Thanks again.

>

> On 31 Oct, 22:45, cbtg2006 <chrismbradf...@gmail.com> wrote:

>

> > Hey guys,

>

> > I've got an odd error I am experiencing on a Windows Server 2003

> > server. The problem only occurs under my own account. I am a Domain

> > Admin. As any other Administrator or Domain Admin account I do not

> > experience this error. The error always has the code 2203 and is

> > similar to:

>

> > Error 2203. An internal error has occurred. (M:\WINDOWS\Installer

> > \399f2.ipi -2147024629 ) Contact Microsoft Product

> > Support Services (PSS) for assistance.

>

> > I have checked the ACL on the temp folder and the Windows Installer

> > folder and they're fine; although this is proven by the fact the other

> > accounts work.

>

> > The error occurs on ALL msi installers under my own account. I have

> > reset my profile and the problem still occurs - only on this one

> > server. As the admin of this server I need to be able to install /

> > remove software! Is there ny way to reset the MSI installer for a

> > particular user account? Is there something I am missing?

>

> > Any thoughts greatly apreciated!

>

> > -Chris

Guest cbtg2006

Guest cbtg2006

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Re: Windows Installer (MSI) Error 2203 An internal error has occurred.

 

Well I managed to fix this.

 

A legacy logon script was setting:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment\TMP

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment\TEMP

 

To be the string %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp. Removing this and

changing it to:

> SETX TEMP "%userprofile$\Local Settings\Temp"

> SETX TMP "%userprofile$\Local Settings\Temp"

 

Cures the problem for this user account and any others that this

script will apply to.

 

 

 

On Nov 2, 8:50 am, cbtg2006 <chrismbradf...@gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, i now know what is causing this. The User environment variable

> %TEMP% and %TMP% are not being set correctly for this account.

>

> Windows actually sees the end result of the variable as %userprofile%

> \Local Settings\Temp and is processing that as %systemroot%\system32\

> %userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp. So it is like Windows cannot read

> the contents of the %userprofile% variable.

>

> If I run:

> SETX TEMP "%userprofile$\Local Settings\Temp"

> SETX TMP "%userprofile$\Local Settings\Temp"

>

> The variables are then displayed correctly under My Computer >

> Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables

>

> The installers work, but as soon as I logoff the variabel gets set

> back to the broken value.

>

> What is even more strange is that I can manually edit the values in My

> Computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables and type

> '%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp' and the machine will resolve the

> full path of my profile...

>

> Any ideas what on earth would cause this?

>

> Thanks.

>

> On Nov 1, 11:31 am, cbtg2006 <chrismbradf...@gmail.com> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

> > Using Filemon I have discovered that this ipi file does indeed exist

> > fro a short time (the name changes for each install) and it is being

> > deleted.

>

> > I have copied some of the log below:

>

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> > SUCCESS Offset: 2147483539 Length: 1

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> > SUCCESS Offset: 2147483559 Length: 1

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> > SUCCESS Offset: 2147483579 Length: 1

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 UNLOCK M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> > SUCCESS Offset: 2147483599 Length: 1

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 SET INFORMATION M:\WINDOWS\Installer

> > \2c642df.ipi SUCCESS Length: 1536

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 SET INFORMATION M:\WINDOWS\Installer

> > \2c642df.ipi SUCCESS Length: 1536

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 CLOSE M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> > SUCCESS

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 OPEN M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> > SUCCESS Options: Open Access: 00010080

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 QUERY INFORMATION M:\WINDOWS\Installer

> > \2c642df.ipi SUCCESS FileAttributeTagInformation

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 DELETE M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> > SUCCESS

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 CLOSE M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi

> > SUCCESS

> > 11:10:44 msiexec.exe:1024 OPEN M:\WINDOWS\Installer\2c642df.ipi NOT

> > FOUND Options: Open Access: 00010080

>

> > I also have a log for the msi install if required.

>

> > If anyone has any ideas, please let me know!

>

> > Thanks again.

>

> > On 31 Oct, 22:45, cbtg2006 <chrismbradf...@gmail.com> wrote:

>

> > > Hey guys,

>

> > > I've got an odd error I am experiencing on a Windows Server 2003

> > > server. The problem only occurs under my own account. I am a Domain

> > > Admin. As any other Administrator or Domain Admin account I do not

> > > experience this error. The error always has the code 2203 and is

> > > similar to:

>

> > > Error 2203. An internal error has occurred. (M:\WINDOWS\Installer

> > > \399f2.ipi -2147024629 ) Contact Microsoft Product

> > > Support Services (PSS) for assistance.

>

> > > I have checked the ACL on the temp folder and the Windows Installer

> > > folder and they're fine; although this is proven by the fact the other

> > > accounts work.

>

> > > The error occurs on ALL msi installers under my own account. I have

> > > reset my profile and the problem still occurs - only on this one

> > > server. As the admin of this server I need to be able to install /

> > > remove software! Is there ny way to reset the MSI installer for a

> > > particular user account? Is there something I am missing?

>

> > > Any thoughts greatly apreciated!

>

> > > -Chris

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