Microsoft KB Archive/813943

= FIX: You receive an &quot;Error 1913&quot; error message when you run a Setup program that uses Windows Installer =

Article ID: 813943

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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SYMPTOMS
On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1, when you run a Setup program that uses the Microsoft Windows Installer service, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Product: test -- Error 1913. Could not update the ini file \\ \ \ .ini. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Microsoft Windows XP, 64-bit Edition
  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name ---  31-Jan-2003  01:14  2.0.2600.1152  6,081,024  Msi.dll

Microsoft Windows XP
  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name ---  31-Jan-2003  01:14  2.0.2600.1152  2,011,136  Msi.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: windowsxpsp2 winxpsp2

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbwinxppresp2fix kbfix kbbug kbqfe KB813943

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