Oct 23, 2018 Not from the installation of the package themselves, but rather from the Windows Updates that were being installed. This issue has been addressed and should no longer happen. Regarding the disabling of UAC, the original author of Boxstarter added some information about why disabling of UAC is required in the context of Boxstarter here. Jan 17, 2019 I am trying to install Net Framework 3.5 on my windows 10 laptop but when it gets to the searching for required files the progress bar keeps cycling. When trying to install the.NET Framework version 4.7.2, it gets stuck on the installation and freezes here: I waited for over an hour for the.NET Framework to install, and it stayed at the same spot. I attempted to cancel the installation, and it's stuck on rolling back the installation as well.
-->The table in this topic identifies the released versions of the Windows Installer. For more information, see Operating System Property Values.
Release | Version | Description |
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Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.2600.0 | Released with Windows XP. |
Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.2600.1 | Released with Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 3 (SP3). |
Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.2600.1183 | Released with Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 (SP4). |
Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.2600.2 | Released as a redistributable. |
Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.2600.1106 | Released with Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1). |
Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.3790.0 | Released with Windows Server 2003. |
Windows Installer 3.0 | 3.0.3790.2180 | Released with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2). Released as a redistributable. |
Windows Installer 3.1 | 3.1.4000.1823 | Released as a redistributable. This version is has the same functionality as version 3.1.4000.2435. |
Windows Installer 3.1 | 3.1.4000.1830 | Released with Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Update this version to version 3.1.4000.2435 to address the issue discussed in KB898628. |
Windows Installer 3.1 | 3.1.4000.3959 | Released with Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2). |
Windows Installer 3.1 | 3.1.4000.2435 | Released with a fix to address the issue discussed in KB898628. This is the latest version of Windows Installer 3.1. |
Windows Installer 3.1 | 3.1.4001.5512 | Released with Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3). |
Windows Installer 4.0 | 4.0.6000.16386 | Released with Windows Vista. |
Windows Installer 4.0 | 4.0.6001.18000 | Released with Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008. |
Windows Installer 4.5 | 4.5.6002.18005 | Released with Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack (SP2.) |
Windows Installer 4.5 | 4.5.6000.20817 | Released as a redistributable for Windows Vista. |
Windows Installer 4.5 | 4.5.6001.22162 | Released as a redistributable for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista with SP1. |
Windows Installer 4.5 | 4.5.6001.22159 | Released as a redistributable for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later, and Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and later. |
Windows Installer 5.0 | 5.0.7600.16385 or greater | Released with Windows Server 2008 R2 and later and Windows 7 and later. |
Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 comes with Windows Installer 5.0.
For information about how to determine the Windows Installer version, see Determining the Windows Installer Version.
For a list of changes in each of the Windows Installer versions, see What's New in Windows Installer.
For information about obtaining the latest Windows Installer redistributable, see Windows Installer Redistributables.
-->Original KB number: 2643974
Symptoms
When you start Microsoft Outlook 2013, you receive the following message:
Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office 64-bit Components 2013
Note
The message disappears after a time, and Outlook starts. However, you continue to receive the message whenever you start Outlook.
Cause
Windows Installer Hangs Gathering Required Information Center
This issue occurs when the following conditions are true:
![Required Required](/uploads/1/2/6/6/126648577/603575541.jpg)
- The 32-bit version of Office is installed on a 64-bit version of the operating system.
- The Windows Search Service isn't installed.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, install the Windows Search Service. To do this, following the steps that are appropriate for your version of Windows.
Windows 7 and Windows 8
- Close Outlook.
- Start Control Panel.
- Click Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off.
- Enable Windows Search, and then click OK.
- Restart the computer if you're prompted to do this.
Windows Installer Hangs Gathering Required Information 2017
Windows Server 2012
- Start Server Manager.
- Click Manage > Add Roles and Features.
- On the Before You Begin page, click Next.
- On the Installation Type page, select Role-based or Feature-based Installation, and then click Next.
- On the Server Selection page, select the server or virtual hard disk on which you want to install the Windows Search Service.
- On the Features page, select Windows Search Service, and then click Next.
- On the Confirmation page, verify that Windows Search Service is listed, and then click Install.
Windows Server 2008
- Start Server Manager.
- Click Roles in the left navigation pane.
- Click Add Roles in the Roles Summary pane.
- On the Server Roles page, select the File Services role, and then click Next.
- On the Role Services page, select the Windows Search Service role service, and then click Next.
- On the Confirmation page, verify that Windows Search Service is listed, and then click Install.
More information
If you prefer not to use or install the Windows Search Service, you can disable indexing in Outlook. To do this, follow these steps:
- Exit Outlook.
- Start Registry Editor. To do this, use one of the following procedures, as appropriate for your version of Windows.
- Windows 8: Press Windows Key + R to open a Run dialog box. Type regedit.exe and then press OK.
- Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2012: Click Start, type regedit.exe in the search box, and then press Enter.
- In Registry Editor, locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindows Search
- Point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Type PreventIndexingOutlook, and then press Enter.
- Right-click PreventIndexingOutlook, and then click Modify.
- In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
- On the File menu, click Exit to exit Registry Editor.