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Windows Installer Error Codes (Exit Codes)

Value Description Error Code 0 Action completed successfully. ERROR_SUCCESS 13 The data is invalid. ERROR_INVALID_DATA 87 One of the parameters was invalid. ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER 120 This function is not available for this platform. It is only available on Windows 2000 and Windows XP with Window Installer version 2.0. ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED 1259 This error code only occurs when using Windows Installer version 2.0 and Windows XP or later. If Windows Installer determines a product may be incompatible with the current operating system, it displays a dialog informing the user and asking whether to try to install anyway. This error code is returned if the user chooses not to try the installation. ERROR_APPHELP_BLOCK 1601 The Windows Installer service could not be accessed. Contact your support personnel to verify that the Windows Installer service is properly registered. ERROR_INSTALL_SERVICE_FAILURE 1602 User cancel installation. ERROR_INSTALL_USEREXIT 1603 Fatal error d...

Allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different permissions than the user's current logon provides

RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account. Syntax RUNAS [/profile] [/env] [/netonly] /user:user Program Key /profile Option to load the user's profile (registry) /env Use current environment instead of user's. /netonly Use the credentials specified only for remote connections. /user Username in form USER@DOMAIN or DOMAIN\USER (USER@DOMAIN is not compatible with /netonly) Program The command to execute Enter the password when prompted_ EX: C:\>runas /user:localmachinename\administrator cmd C:\>runas /user:domain\username cmd Enter the password for domain\username :_

Shortcut for Windows Component/ Cheat Sheet for windows

Windows Component Run Command Accessibility Controls access.cpl Accessibility Wizard accwiz Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools control admintools Adobe Acrobat (if installed) acrobat Adobe Designer (if installed) formdesigner Adobe Distiller (if installed) acrodist Adobe ImageReady (if installed) imageready Adobe Photoshop (if installed) photoshop Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt Calculator calc Certificate Manager certmgr.msc Character Map charmap Check Disk Utility chkdsk Clipboard Viewer clipbrd Command Prompt cmd Component Services dcomcnfg Computer Management compmgmt.msc Control Panel control Date and Ti...