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Fix to “ Installation Failed. The Google Chrome Installer failed to Start”

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One bad day this can happen to you: when you try to install Chrome after downloading its setup file, you’ll get a dialog from Google Chrome Installer with the message “ Installation failed. The Google Chrome installer failed to Start”. What you need to do to install your favorite browser again? Here is the article that offers fix for the issue.

Fix Chrome’s ‘Update failed (error: 7),.. Error code=0×00000000′

The fix involves editing registry, so if you’re unaware of registry editing take the help of other advanced users near you.

Google chrome installer installation failed

1. Open registry editor by typing regedit in the run command

2. Now navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Google\Update\Clients\, on the left pane, right click on the key {430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D}’ and select ‘Delete’ button.

3. Now navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE \Google\Update\Clients\, delete the key {430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D} and all its sub folders.

Google update directory registry entry

4. For 64-bit Windows, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Update\Clients, and delete this key {430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D} and all its sub folders shown on the right pane.

5. Now close Registry Editor and try to install Chrome again, this time it will work as happened with me.

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In fact, I had not found the key mentioned above for the registry entry in the second step, I have found it on the registry entry said in the third step.

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  10. chris says

    this didnt work for me i dont have anything chrome related and i want to reinstall it but it wont let me still gives me “Installation Failed. The Google Chrome Installer failed to Start”

  13. mmm says

    Doesn’t help here.
    Google doesn’t show a feedback button when I click on the link (which appears when getting the error) which shows line #3 as the solution. That sucks.
    I think it’s hard to contact Google anyway. I think that’s evil. (Just as with Microsoft and other big companies who don’t offer an easy way to contact. They always point to useless forums and FAQ’s. I think those companies don’t have a clue about what’s user friendly and what not.) Google doesn’t show an option to download the english version of Chrome. That’s evil too.
    Same error as Chris, but then in another language:
    ‘De installatie is mislukt. Het starten van het installatieprogramma van Google Chrome is mislukt.”

    Btw, I had the reverse as topic starter: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE \Google\Update\Clients\; not HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE \Google\Update\Clients\.

  14. Frustrated! says

    It doesn’t help man! I found the key(at I think so!), but everytime I try to delete it, a box appears which says that I can’t delete the key! now what should I do? It’s so depressing without chrome i just can’t do anything! and Im stuck wid this fucking firefox! please reply fast dude…im in huge trouble

    • Venkat eswarlu says

      Do you’ve admin privileges?. Try to open Regedit from command window and then try to delete the key.

  15. Jerry Silver says

    Didn’t work for me… I didn’t even have that registry key. Nor does running it under admin privileges.

  16. Joe says

    Just to save you some pain and if no one else has mentioned it yet ( I haven’t read the comments). On 64bit Windows, the registry key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeGoogleUpdate.

    Took me a while to find it.

  17. Haywires says

    Thanks Joe, I had been trying the other registry keys until I read your suggestion, and after using the “wow6432 Node” I was able to re-install Chrome successfully. This is the only key to use if you have 64bit Windows OS.

  18. elizabeth says

    Oh god bless you all I was finally able to install beloved Chrome! I also needed the 64 bit clue.

  33. Jww says

    You sir, were tremendously helpful.

    However, move the portion about the 64 bit up. I almost left before reading that seeing as it the initial set of instructions didn’t work!

  34. Shahbaz Khan says

    Hi,
    Great! It works… But can you explain why it happens and how this solution works. Technical details??

  40. rahim says

    It is working well thanks for this
    I have installal copied windows 8 but windows always fail to updates what is reason.

  43. omar alzoobi says

    Thanks man, thanks a lot. This was REALLY helpful. I couldn’t get it to work on my alienware windows 8, but thanks to you, it did.

  46. Haleene says

    Joe: I didn’t see where it was for a 64bit until I had followed through the first step, I was about to go to step three since I was not getting the results I needed in 2 and that was when I saw it’s for a 64 bit. Mine is a 32 bit. Do you know what I can do from here? Really feel broken now.

  54. weka says

    thanks man its working some people dont understad proper steps and saying its not working i say 100 work

  58. sanvk says

    its worked for me. but after deleting that 430fd file from first path, i didnot found that file next path. but its worked and installed

    • Venkat eswarlu says

      Welcome Mekonen, we’re happy to know that your problem was solved. Stay tuned for more useful posts like this.

  64. Sweet Maau says

    Thanku very much. It worked for me. From last few days i was trying to install Google chrome but was unable to install.your solution helped me to install Google. thanks very much

  65. Charm says

    Thank you so much :D I’ve been looking for an answer for this problem yet the first one I saw has an incomplete procedure. You save me the trouble. Thanks again ;)

  68. Sourav says

    Thanx !! It really worked. I thought what happened to my pc but thanx for ye help.

  69. One Grateful Sunuvabitch says

    You, sire, are a god! After hours of useless and roundabout “help”, I finally found the solution here! If only this had been on the first or second page for search results.

    • Venkat eswarlu says

      I mentioned in the 4th step for 64-bit Windows, expand Wow6432Node and delete the key said in the article.

  78. Stephen Davidson says

    Worked great for me on a Windows 7 64 bit OS.
    Prior to editing the Registry, I could not upgrade Chrome,
    or install it. The last registry edit (#4) did the trick.

  79. Krish says

    Thanks a TON!! This worked for me!! After looking through multiple sites, I saw the comments on this page and thought I’ll give your method a try. Worked PERFECTLY!!

    • Venkat eswarlu says

      Glad that my site doesn’t disappointed you krish, welcome to Techdows, thanks for stopping by.

  81. Vt says

    Hi,
    I dint find both keys .. what key should be deleted if in case of windows8.Please help me out,Thanks in advance

    • Venkat eswarlu says

      Windows 7, 8 or 10 doesn’t make any difference, you can see the same paths for the registry keys. Ensure you’re navigating to them correctly or take the help of experienced user near by.

  85. Thedudeabides says

    Thanks a bunch! Found this after trying to remove viruses from chrome and firefox, now it works again

  87. Ihsaan says

    Thank you so much! the following worked for me:

    4. For 64-bit Windows, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Update\Clients, and delete this key {430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D} and all its sub folders shown on the right pane.

  89. Duds Ahoy says

    THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE LIKE A GOD.
    I was searching for over an hour for a solution. This actually worked

  91. Paul says

    Thanks for the information, quickly ended my frustration!!!!! This should really be on their website under Help!!

  93. syeda says

    excellent it worked :D
    i was thinking k my lappy got a virus n have to reinstall it bcoz chrome ws unable to instal it was 1st tym eva i xperiencd such thing! but ur solution save me from re installing da windows :D thanks alot champ! keep it up!

  98. Lynn says

    THANK GOD! I’ve been so depressed about what to do and getting back chrome was the only thing in my head for as long as I could remember. I almost cried! THANK GOODNESS IT WORKED!! You’re a life saver man. Many thanks. Many MANY thanks.

  99. karthick says

    please help…unable to delete wow6432node…..showing like “error in deleting key”………..

    • Venkat eswarlu says

      You should be deleting this key {430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D} in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Update\Clients, not the wow6432node subkey.

  100. Joshua Francis says

    Thank you so much man I was so frustrated lol I love you or anything just really happy!