SOLVED: THE SPECIFIED ACCOUNT ALREADY EXISTS Error with MSI or EXE

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I was trying to install Pulse Secure Installer Service and received the ever wonderful:

THE SPECIFIED ACCOUNT ALREADY EXISTS

on both the MSI and EXE versions of their installer on Windows 10.

The solution was to download the Microsoft install cleaner which you can do HERE. This tool will work on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. Remember that you MUST run this as an Administrator.

After running this CAB file and clicking the THE PROBLEM IS: INSTALL, the tool listed a large number of programs I had installed including the PULSE INSTALLER, twice. I selected one PULSE INSTALLER and let the tool complete, then ran the tool again and selected the other PULSE INSTALLER. After that the install completed without incident.

Thanks to: http://support.enthought.com/hc/en-us/articles/204469550-Windows-Error-during-msi-installation-The-specified-account-already-exists-

Categories: Windows 11 & Windows 10Windows Server

Tags: SPECIFIED ACCOUNT ALREADY EXISTS

19 Comments

Michael · February 13, 2020 at 9:05 am

Thank you managed to reinstall Itunes not even Apple or Microsoft support able to help..Thank you…

Elias · August 18, 2019 at 9:19 am

I am trying to uninstall the Nero Burning ROM 2019 but i have the following message: The specified account already exists.
The tool does not work… Any thoughts?

tony · July 23, 2019 at 3:58 pm

You solved the Visual GDB install/uninstall problem

hrao · April 19, 2019 at 5:03 am

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Shaun · December 19, 2018 at 5:47 pm

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Rather not say · September 28, 2018 at 6:31 am

DId not work.

Ian Matthews · September 30, 2018 at 9:49 pm

Please provide more details and we will try to assist

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Jessica · June 3, 2018 at 10:56 am

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Kamal · November 25, 2017 at 2:07 am

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EHAB · September 5, 2017 at 10:54 am

WORKED !
THANKS

Steve · August 8, 2017 at 3:42 am

Thank you so much!

Kumanan Selvaratnam · August 1, 2017 at 11:56 am

Thanks buddy u are awesome i hate this asktoolbar finally i was able to uninstall it.

Rene · July 14, 2017 at 8:40 am

Pfew, nice. That got ridd of Bing Bar. Thanks

Edah · July 13, 2017 at 5:09 am

WORKED!
Thanks!
This is awesome!
I had an issue unistalling the Twitch / Curse app, and this helped SO MUCH! Cheers! The next drink’s on me (if you understand it)

Stan · May 24, 2017 at 1:57 pm

WORKED!
Thanks!
Now that pesky “BING TOOL BAR OUT OF DATE” impossible popup should stop. What deceptive old-folks trickery that thing employs. I would be embarrassed to work for BING just for that reason.

Published by Ian Matthews on June 24, 2016June 24, 2016