Error 1719.The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance.
Odd I thought and tried different approaches which all led to the same error.
A bit of googling led me to this;
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/appvbeta/thread/1c5f8f8f-d431-4b7f-9601-40c1aef0409c/
The problem is simple yet bizzar, you can’t use remote desktop while doing a capture!?!? I was using a virtual pc (HyperV) and used remote desktop to connect and do my capture, however once I restarted the Virtual Machine and did the capture via the HyperV console there was no problem!? Odd…So I had to brush a bit up on my Softgrid knowledge for a package build and I came across a few things I’d like to share;
- A super guide to Softgrid building by one of the Guru’s on the field (Chris Lord).
http://myitforum.com/cs2/files/folders/120058/download.aspx - A neat util to explore Softgrid packages without installing the sequencer. SFT Explorer.
http://www.virtualapp.net/sft-explorer.html
As of right now I haven’t really gotten my package to work, I have to include an old version of Java with a link to a web-site. But even if I set the registry to override it still fail to launch the old java, if no java is on the machine in advance it works like a dream.. We are currently using the old 4.2 sequencer so I might try the 4.5 version to see if any improvements has been made.
So I stumbled across a Kingston Data Traveller 128gb USB flash drive for US$ 27,- on Ebay.co.uk – now with a retail price of US$ 527,- this is beyond totally cheap.. Sadly it is likely a fake drive, but hey with the PayPal buyers protection program (and a price as low as this) I’m not that concerned about possibly loosing a penny or two… Also it would be interesting to get a fake pen to the lab and see how it works under the hood.
And who knows, I may just be lucky and get a bargain 😉
A few interesting links when it comes to fake USB pens;
http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/article-list/
http://fixfakeflash.wordpress.com/
http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/BEWARE-of-FAKE-128GB-256GB-USB-Flash-Drives-on-eBay_W0QQugidZ10000000001236067