Windows Media Encoder 9 x64 Fails to Install on Win7 64

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. I tried to install Windows media
Encoder 9 (x64) and it fails with the message "There is a problem with
this Windows Installer package: A program run as part of the setup did
not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor."
Here's a screenshot of the error
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...64install.jpg/

There are some things I use version 9 of WME for, such as exporting to
DV video or mp4 - not the WMV format. I installed the free version of
the Expression encoder and it only allows me to export to WMV. Unless
I'm missing a step somewhere.

On 02/06/2011 11:31, Justin wrote:
> I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. I tried to install Windows media
> Encoder 9 (x64) and it fails with the message "There is a problem with
> this Windows Installer package: A program run as part of the setup did
> not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor."
> Here's a screenshot of the error
> http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...64install.jpg/
>
> There are some things I use version 9 of WME for, such as exporting to
> DV video or mp4 - not the WMV format. I installed the free version of
> the Expression encoder and it only allows me to export to WMV. Unless
> I'm missing a step somewhere.

This may help:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-61efee043600

(watch the line wrap on the URL)
HTH,
--
Rob

On 6/2/2011 6:46 AM, Rob wrote:
> On 02/06/2011 11:31, Justin wrote:
>> I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. I tried to install Windows media
>> Encoder 9 (x64) and it fails with the message "There is a problem with
>> this Windows Installer package: A program run as part of the setup did
>> not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package
>> vendor."
>> Here's a screenshot of the error
>> http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...64install.jpg/
>>
>> There are some things I use version 9 of WME for, such as exporting to
>> DV video or mp4 - not the WMV format. I installed the free version of
>> the Expression encoder and it only allows me to export to WMV. Unless
>> I'm missing a step somewhere.
>
> This may help:
> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-61efee043600
>
>
> (watch the line wrap on the URL)
> HTH,

Hmm...
I think I can see how to get WME 9 x64working on Windows 7.
I also just figured out that only the PRO version of Expression 4 allows
export to MP4.
Ugh... thanks Microsoft, one more feature taken away.

I'll see is the free version of Expression encoder 3 will do what I want.