The installer has detected that another installation is running

Running the installer may generate an error, but it usually kills the corrupted process. After running the installer, reboot the machine and attempt your installation. Open a service request. Purchase or renew support services. Was this information helpful? Not Helpful. I have the same question Report abuse.

Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. Hi Lee, Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Double click on Windows Installer and in General tab, click on Stop. Click on Apply and OK. Double click on Windows Installer and in General tab, click on Start. Try to install the application and check for the status.

How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A. User's post on September 20, I tried your suggestion and the options you mention are all greyed out on my installer.

Can't change a thing on it. What's the next step? In reply to Julieatwork's post on September 28, Mine also greyed out. Both in my personal profile and when I switch to the Administrator profile. This is a stand alone computer, so I should have the necessary permissions to make changes I think. In reply to Pete's post on October 12, So were you able to change the setting?

If so, how did you do it? The full screen looks as follows: This product is already installed Installation program has detected that at least one component of the product is already installed. Select one of the following options to continue: 1. Modify the installation [default] 2. Repair the installation 3. Uninstall the product h. Help q. Quit Please type a selection or press "Enter" to accept default choice [1]: 1 Another instance of the installation program has been detected.

Please quit the other instance and try again. Thanks, Sourish. All forum topics Previous topic Next topic. TimP Black Belt. Copy link. Hi, Why private conversation, please post reult in forum.

Kevin: Thanks! I look forward to the debugging process. Thank you for making us aware of this defect. Saibal - I sent you a private communication. Maybe someone could make the solution public, since I am having the same problem.