inprogressinstallinfo.ipi. Cannot open database file. System error -2147287037.

W10, 21H2, Disk D: and e: ripped out and moved to new PC, Error on old PC with just the c: and 21H2

Problem:

Error 2203.Database: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\inprogressinstallinfo.ipi. Cannot open database file. System error -2147287037.

Your are unable to install OR uninstall any software regular way with ADD/REMOVE under W10/W11.

Error 2203.Database: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\inprogressinstallinfo.ipi. Cannot open database file. System error -2147287037.

Solution 1:

You have virtualized an old machine or a local disk where the %TEMP% was located as exmaple d: or e: does not exist anymore. Or you don't have correct write permission on the %temp% folder. (maybe Lock of malware)

Fix the %TEMP% variable and you should be able to use Windows Installer. Reboot the client and try again.

Or use commandline to check where it points:

Cmd.exe

Set | find /i "temp"

Or just

set

Also check the temp file in your user profile appdata

Solution 2:

Re-register Windows Installer Service (No feedback is fine ;-)

Solution 3:

Check Permission on Windows Installer Reg key

Solution 4:

Check the whole windows elevated

Cmd.exe (Run as Administrator)

sfc.exe /scannow

Solution 5:

Run a checkdisk

And Reboot

If you have not solved it until here well one one test machine VM we ripped out a d: e: DISK

And just run c: for some times we could not solve too, sorry

Maybe it helped