Running win7 64 bit We have a Domain GP one restriction is the Windows installer is disabled so with that said.... on my laptop I am disconnected from the corporate LAN...and I want to install my new VPN client so I can connect when at home via my in home wireless network ...and I cannot install the client. I am logged in using my "local administrator account" still no dice I run the RSoP snap in and it tells me the "installer disabled policy (its called Standard User Setup: and is applied to all OU's in our AD) is still in effect (no kidding) In the past I have seen where a domain GP will alter the local GP and in the past I have been exasperated that locally set policies (if you don’t know how to do it correctly) get applied to even, the local administrator. when this is the case my workaround is to deny read and execute to the local group lpolicy folder......... I have done this also and the installer will still not run and the RSoP still reports the standard User setup policy has my windows installer disabled It may sound like I know what I am doing ...but obviously I don’t ....any help on how to get ny windows installer to work again ( I don’t want "unjoin" my domain ) will be greatly appreciated

Hi, Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet Forum. When you are on non-domain environment, have you tried to enable Windows Installer service manually? If not, I suggest you try the following steps to check the result: 1. Type services.msc in the Search box and then press Enter to open Services. 2. Right-click the Windows Installer service, and then click Properties. 3. If the Startup type box is set to Disabled, change it to Manual. 4. Click OK to close the Properties window. 5. Right-click the Windows Installer service, and then click Start. The service should start without errors. Also check the following registry value: Note: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article: Back up the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer Create a REG_DWORD registry DisableMSI, set the value to 0, for more information, please kindly refer to the following article: DisableMSI (Windows) Hope it helps. Alex Zhao TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

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