[SOLVED] This installation package cannot be installed by the Windows Installer servi

jedihawk · 05-28-2009, 04:17 PM

Greetings Experts,

When running the installer: rewrite_1.1_x86_rtw.msi
I get the following error message:

This installation package cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service. You must install a Windows service pack that contains a newer version of the Windows Installer service.

I have checked and I'm fully up-to-date on Windows Update.

I'm running Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, SP2.

Which service pack do I need to install so that I can install URL Rewrite?

jedihawk · 05-29-2009, 02:51 PM

This was a case where I just didn't do the research; I was in such a hurry.

I researched more, found this:
http://cheeso.members.winisp.net/IIRF.aspx

But it didn't seem to do anything once I had it installed, so...

I researched some more and found this:
http://www.deanlee.cn/wordpress/url-...ess-under-iis/

And this is the winner. It's specifically designed to do what I wanted to do anyway: display "pretty" PermaLinks for WordPress in IIS 6.0. Here's the info on that:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks

Solved.

jedihawk · 05-29-2009, 02:53 PM

This was a case where I just didn't do the research; I was in such a hurry.

I researched more, found this:
http://cheeso.members.winisp.net/IIRF.aspx

But it didn't seem to do anything once I had it installed, so...

I researched some more and found this:
http://www.deanlee.cn/wordpress/url-...ess-under-iis/

And this is the winner. It's specifically designed to do what I wanted to do anyway: display "pretty" PermaLinks for WordPress in IIS 6.0. Here's the info on that:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks

Solved.

05-28-2009, 04:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
jedihawk Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hollywierd Posts: 7 OS: Linux Centos 5	[SOLVED] This installation package cannot be installed by the Windows Installer servi Greetings Experts, When running the installer: rewrite_1.1_x86_rtw.msi I get the following error message: This installation package cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service. You must install a Windows service pack that contains a newer version of the Windows Installer service. I have checked and I'm fully up-to-date on Windows Update. I'm running Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, SP2. Which service pack do I need to install so that I can install URL Rewrite?

05-29-2009, 02:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
jedihawk Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hollywierd Posts: 7 OS: Linux Centos 5	Re: This installation package cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service. This was a case where I just didn't do the research; I was in such a hurry. I researched more, found this: http://cheeso.members.winisp.net/IIRF.aspx But it didn't seem to do anything once I had it installed, so... I researched some more and found this: http://www.deanlee.cn/wordpress/url-...ess-under-iis/ And this is the winner. It's specifically designed to do what I wanted to do anyway: display "pretty" PermaLinks for WordPress in IIS 6.0. Here's the info on that: http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks Solved.

05-29-2009, 02:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
jedihawk Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hollywierd Posts: 7 OS: Linux Centos 5	Re: This installation package cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service. This was a case where I just didn't do the research; I was in such a hurry. I researched more, found this: http://cheeso.members.winisp.net/IIRF.aspx But it didn't seem to do anything once I had it installed, so... I researched some more and found this: http://www.deanlee.cn/wordpress/url-...ess-under-iis/ And this is the winner. It's specifically designed to do what I wanted to do anyway: display "pretty" PermaLinks for WordPress in IIS 6.0. Here's the info on that: http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks Solved.