# Unable to install, Cannot open database file message

**URL:** <https://forum.fxsound.com/t/unable-to-install-cannot-open-database-file-message/5873>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [August 10, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/unable-to-install-cannot-open-database-file-message/5873 "2025-08-10T17:07:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Hang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/hang/32/2637_2.png) [@Hang](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/Hang)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/unable-to-install-cannot-open-database-file-message/5873/1 "2025-08-10T17:07:29Z")

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Hi I have upgraded Windows 10 to Windows 11, after upgrade FxSound worked well.

Then I found a new version and tried to upgrade it.

During the process the message below in screenshot appear:

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

 ![Immagine 2025-08-10 173022](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fxsound/original/2X/1/1e624519ceb0281f7b60bbe6909a870ba78a86e3.png)

I tried to unistall manually the old versione, deleted folders and registry keys, but the message still appear.

Anyone can help me?

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**Author:** ![bvijay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/bvijay/32/84_2.png) [@bvijay](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/bvijay)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/unable-to-install-cannot-open-database-file-message/5873/2 "2025-08-11T11:49:01Z")

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Can you try to uninstall through Revo Uninstaller or WiseCleaner and then retry installing the new version.

Here is a thread on uninstallation issues and uninstall utilities

[Cannot completely uninstall FxSound - Get Help - FxSound](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/cannot-completely-uninstall-fxsound/2905)

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**Author:** ![Hang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/hang/32/2637_2.png) [@Hang](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/Hang)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/unable-to-install-cannot-open-database-file-message/5873/3 "2025-08-12T10:55:59Z")

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Hi bvijay, uninstallers won’t helped but I have resolved in another way, it seems a Windows problem.

I have resolved following the procedure at this link (method 2):

[Error 2203.Database: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\inprogressinstallinfo.ipi. Cannot open database file. System error -2147287037. - Microsoft Q&A](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2631164/error-2203-database-c-windowsinstallerinprogressin)

Thanks anyway for your support.

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**Author:** ![bvijay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/bvijay/32/84_2.png) [@bvijay](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/bvijay)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/unable-to-install-cannot-open-database-file-message/5873/4 "2025-08-12T15:45:48Z")

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Thank you for sharing the solution!