Alicia, good news and ... :) ... you're welcome! Christer
PeteC also directed me to how to restore a .BAK file where it is indicated that you need to move and recreate the files in the store location...
I forgot to mention that Windows Installer CleanUp Utility 1.0 does not clean up Windows Installer itself, only "entries" regarding programs...
Try downloading Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2) to the local hard disk and install it from there. Don't forget to choose your language...
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