Question : Installer error 2869 Windows 7

I am trying to install a package from a Windows SBS2003 Server to a new Windows 7 Pro workstation and get an error message  'The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with the package. The error code is 2869"

the account being used has Admin rights and Domain admin rights

Answer : Installer error 2869 Windows 7

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Welcome to user access control :) Long story short, this is a known issue for software developed on VC 2005, among others.

You can bypass this problem by running the following command in an ADMIN command prompt (Right click - Run as Administrator On the Command Prompt link) - I would recommend copying the installer package to a folder on the root of the drive so its easier to "cd" to it from the command prompt.

msiexec /i YourApplicationInstallerName.msi

Where YourApplicationInstallerName.msi is the name of the package you are trying to install. Obviously you will have to use the command prompt to get to the folder the package is in before running the command.

Eg : Your package is XYZ.msi, You have saved it in the "Temp Install" folder on the root of C drive

Open an Admin command prompt
Type commands :
cd \
cd "Temp Install"
msiexec /i  xyz,msi

RB.