Did you try to install from zip archive also ? I had same problem on windows vista and i used zip php package and it worked fine.
Jerôme Kaluza Service du Sang Service Informatique Croix-Rouge de Belgique rue de Stalle 96 - 5e étage B-1180 Bruxelles Tél. : + 32 (0)2 371 35 05 GSM : +32 (0)473 80 76 74 Fax : + 32 (0)2 371 35 23 j.kal...@redcross-transfusion.be http://www.transfusion.be P.S.: Le temps de lire ce mail, 1 personne aura eu besoin d?une transfusion en Belgique pour survivre. Alors, n'oublions pas : une vie est irremplaçable, pas le sang ! Plus d'infos, sur http://www.transfusion.be. "Robert Liston" <pob...@cix.co.uk> a écrit sur 08/02/2009 11:11:23 : > When I attempted to install PHP using the Windows msi installer > (php-5.2.8-win32-installer.msi), I received a message to say: > > "There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A script required > for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support > personnel or package vendor". > > My only option was to cancel out and abort the installation. > > Platform: Win XP SP3 with all the latest MS patches. IIS 5.1 > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks > Robert Liston > >