I would like to report my success on correcting a problem I had with installing programs and getting this error message:
The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable.
Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation paccage.
'WP11SP1DWPPP.msp' in the box below.
C:\DOCUME~1\VORAL123\LOCALS~1\Temp\{54F90B55-BEB3-4F0D-8802-228822FA5921}_7582\
I went on a solid three day bing pursuing any leads I could think of. I went hither and yan. I'll spare the details only to say it was a odyssey on the internet. Many false leads while learning about what is out there. I even did a repair install and all that involves.
Just this morning of the 4th day I got up and decided to take a fresh look at the problem. I then did what I could have done in the first place. I did a search for network+resource windows+installer. The led to a software maker that had the same problem that gave advice to its customers. It refered to an article from support.microsoft.com giving the solution.
It turned out I most likely deleted an installation registry file by using a register cleaner. I have several and I don't know which did it. It was not till much later that I recognized the problem and too late to try restoring the backup register files. The article I found described a program titled Q238413 Windows Installer CleanUp Utility at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301.
It's a good thing I am retired and live alone. I could devote a full three days to hunting down a simple solution to an agravating problem. But I feel for those who have to work for a living and have little time for such things. Getting technical help is dubious at best and can be costly.
Well now I feel better and can take a break and return to a better runing system to catch up on my things of interest.
Jay Voral
