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Jul 17, 2008

on an old hp home pc running xp all updates, when i try to uninstall an installed prog/app i get a box pop up stating that the install log cannot be opened, therefore i am unable to uninstall by the usual means, yes i can delete the prog files and then tidy-up the registry but i would like to know whats stopping the log from opening in the usual way, im not aware of any app that may be locking the log and im not sure where to find access to the log apart from through prog files.

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I have tried to find a way to fix this, but have been unsuccessful.This happens on various programs, so I know it's just a certain thing that I am trying to install.This is the error:This installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer Package.

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