Windows Installer CleanUp Utility VBScript Host Error Message

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I am trying to run Windows Installer CleanUp Utility version 3 on a Windows
XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 and get a Windows Script Host
error message: Can't find script engine "VBScript". Any suggestions?
 
Hi John,

Login as an administrator. Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 vbscript.dll

Press ENTER. You should now see the following message:

---------------------------
RegSvr32
---------------------------
DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll succeeded.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

Try installing Windows Installer Cleanup Utility now.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I am trying to run Windows Installer CleanUp Utility version 3 on a Windows
XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 and get a Windows Script Host
error message: Can't find script engine "VBScript". Any suggestions?
 
Windows installer clean up utility is about 4 yrs old,doubt its worth at
this point
in time....
 
Ramesh -

I followed your instructions - got response you stated, but got the same
message again. I have downloaded Installer CleanUp and tried installing from
desktop and also running program from web site.

John
 
John,

See if reinstalling the Windows Script engine fixes the problem.

Download details: Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&displaylang=en

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

I followed your instructions - got response you stated, but got the same
message again. I have downloaded Installer CleanUp and tried installing from
desktop and also running program from web site.

John
 
Ramesh -

Thanks again for your help. I have downloaded Windows Script 5.6, however,
during installation got the following message "INF Install Failure. Reason:
Access is denied." error. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
John

Ramesh said:
John,

See if reinstalling the Windows Script engine fixes the problem.

Download details: Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&displaylang=en

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

I followed your instructions - got response you stated, but got the same
message again. I have downloaded Installer CleanUp and tried installing from
desktop and also running program from web site.

John

Ramesh said:
Hi John,

Login as an administrator. Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 vbscript.dll

Press ENTER. You should now see the following message:

---------------------------
RegSvr32
---------------------------
DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll succeeded.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

Try installing Windows Installer Cleanup Utility now.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I am trying to run Windows Installer CleanUp Utility version 3 on a Windows
XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 and get a Windows Script Host
error message: Can't find script engine "VBScript". Any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
John,

You need to fix the registry permissions using Microsoft's SubInACL utility.
See: http://www.google.com/search?q=subinacl+reset+registry+permissions

After resetting the Permissions, try installing WICU.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

Thanks again for your help. I have downloaded Windows Script 5.6, however,
during installation got the following message "INF Install Failure. Reason:
Access is denied." error. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
John

Ramesh said:
John,

See if reinstalling the Windows Script engine fixes the problem.

Download details: Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&displaylang=en

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

I followed your instructions - got response you stated, but got the same
message again. I have downloaded Installer CleanUp and tried installing from
desktop and also running program from web site.

John

Ramesh said:
Hi John,

Login as an administrator. Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 vbscript.dll

Press ENTER. You should now see the following message:

---------------------------
RegSvr32
---------------------------
DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll succeeded.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

Try installing Windows Installer Cleanup Utility now.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I am trying to run Windows Installer CleanUp Utility version 3 on a Windows
XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 and get a Windows Script Host
error message: Can't find script engine "VBScript". Any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Ramesh -

I have read somewhere that this only works on XP Pro. I have XP Home
Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2. Will this still work??

John

Ramesh said:
John,

You need to fix the registry permissions using Microsoft's SubInACL utility.
See: http://www.google.com/search?q=subinacl+reset+registry+permissions

After resetting the Permissions, try installing WICU.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

Thanks again for your help. I have downloaded Windows Script 5.6, however,
during installation got the following message "INF Install Failure. Reason:
Access is denied." error. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
John

Ramesh said:
John,

See if reinstalling the Windows Script engine fixes the problem.

Download details: Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&displaylang=en

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

I followed your instructions - got response you stated, but got the same
message again. I have downloaded Installer CleanUp and tried installing from
desktop and also running program from web site.

John

Ramesh said:
Hi John,

Login as an administrator. Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 vbscript.dll

Press ENTER. You should now see the following message:

---------------------------
RegSvr32
---------------------------
DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll succeeded.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

Try installing Windows Installer Cleanup Utility now.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I am trying to run Windows Installer CleanUp Utility version 3 on a Windows
XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 and get a Windows Script Host
error message: Can't find script engine "VBScript". Any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
John,

As per Tom Che [MSFT]'s post here:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/msg/d7430608da10b8ef

It looks like the tool can be run in XP Home Edition also. Unfortunately, I don't have an XP Home Edition box to test it for you.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

I have read somewhere that this only works on XP Pro. I have XP Home
Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2. Will this still work??

John

Ramesh said:
John,

You need to fix the registry permissions using Microsoft's SubInACL utility.
See: http://www.google.com/search?q=subinacl+reset+registry+permissions

After resetting the Permissions, try installing WICU.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

Thanks again for your help. I have downloaded Windows Script 5.6, however,
during installation got the following message "INF Install Failure. Reason:
Access is denied." error. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
John

Ramesh said:
John,

See if reinstalling the Windows Script engine fixes the problem.

Download details: Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&displaylang=en

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

I followed your instructions - got response you stated, but got the same
message again. I have downloaded Installer CleanUp and tried installing from
desktop and also running program from web site.

John

Ramesh said:
Hi John,

Login as an administrator. Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 vbscript.dll

Press ENTER. You should now see the following message:

---------------------------
RegSvr32
---------------------------
DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll succeeded.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

Try installing Windows Installer Cleanup Utility now.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I am trying to run Windows Installer CleanUp Utility version 3 on a Windows
XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 and get a Windows Script Host
error message: Can't find script engine "VBScript". Any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thanks Ramesh -

I will be away from my computer for a couple of days. I will let you know
how I make out.

John

Ramesh said:
John,

As per Tom Che [MSFT]'s post here:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/msg/d7430608da10b8ef

It looks like the tool can be run in XP Home Edition also. Unfortunately, I don't have an XP Home Edition box to test it for you.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

I have read somewhere that this only works on XP Pro. I have XP Home
Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2. Will this still work??

John

Ramesh said:
John,

You need to fix the registry permissions using Microsoft's SubInACL utility.
See: http://www.google.com/search?q=subinacl+reset+registry+permissions

After resetting the Permissions, try installing WICU.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

Thanks again for your help. I have downloaded Windows Script 5.6, however,
during installation got the following message "INF Install Failure. Reason:
Access is denied." error. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
John

Ramesh said:
John,

See if reinstalling the Windows Script engine fixes the problem.

Download details: Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&displaylang=en

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

I followed your instructions - got response you stated, but got the same
message again. I have downloaded Installer CleanUp and tried installing from
desktop and also running program from web site.

John

:

Hi John,

Login as an administrator. Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 vbscript.dll

Press ENTER. You should now see the following message:

---------------------------
RegSvr32
---------------------------
DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll succeeded.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

Try installing Windows Installer Cleanup Utility now.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I am trying to run Windows Installer CleanUp Utility version 3 on a Windows
XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 and get a Windows Script Host
error message: Can't find script engine "VBScript". Any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Ramesh -

Thanks for all your help/information. Problem is solved.

Thanks,
John

John said:
Thanks Ramesh -

I will be away from my computer for a couple of days. I will let you know
how I make out.

John

Ramesh said:
John,

As per Tom Che [MSFT]'s post here:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/msg/d7430608da10b8ef

It looks like the tool can be run in XP Home Edition also. Unfortunately, I don't have an XP Home Edition box to test it for you.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

I have read somewhere that this only works on XP Pro. I have XP Home
Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2. Will this still work??

John

Ramesh said:
John,

You need to fix the registry permissions using Microsoft's SubInACL utility.
See: http://www.google.com/search?q=subinacl+reset+registry+permissions

After resetting the Permissions, try installing WICU.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

Thanks again for your help. I have downloaded Windows Script 5.6, however,
during installation got the following message "INF Install Failure. Reason:
Access is denied." error. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
John

:

John,

See if reinstalling the Windows Script engine fixes the problem.

Download details: Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&displaylang=en

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

I followed your instructions - got response you stated, but got the same
message again. I have downloaded Installer CleanUp and tried installing from
desktop and also running program from web site.

John

:

Hi John,

Login as an administrator. Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 vbscript.dll

Press ENTER. You should now see the following message:

---------------------------
RegSvr32
---------------------------
DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll succeeded.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

Try installing Windows Installer Cleanup Utility now.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I am trying to run Windows Installer CleanUp Utility version 3 on a Windows
XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 and get a Windows Script Host
error message: Can't find script engine "VBScript". Any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
You're welcome John.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

Thanks for all your help/information. Problem is solved.

Thanks,
John

John said:
Thanks Ramesh -

I will be away from my computer for a couple of days. I will let you know
how I make out.

John

Ramesh said:
John,

As per Tom Che [MSFT]'s post here:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/msg/d7430608da10b8ef

It looks like the tool can be run in XP Home Edition also. Unfortunately, I don't have an XP Home Edition box to test it for you.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
FYI: I've articled it.

Error "Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script" when installing the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/209/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


You're welcome John.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh -

Thanks for all your help/information. Problem is solved.

Thanks,
John

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