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Got an update today which completely destroyed my razer synapse. The update failed repeatedly and so I decided to uninstall razer and perform a clean install. After deleting everything from my files, i tried to reinstall it. I was met with the error code 142 and can't even download synapse anymore. I ran SFC, restarted my pc multiple times, nothing's working.
I get the same problem. Here's what happened.



1. Update popup appeared, I clicked update.

2. Something went wrong with the update and it did not complete.

3. Uninstalled Razer Synapse and subsequent programs.

4. Tried to reinstall just Razer Synapse.

5. Got an installation failed message logfile shows the trace below



2021-01-26 16:07:01,723 [4] DEBUG RazerInstaller [(null)] - Installing child item: Razer Synapse Dependencies

2021-01-26 16:07:01,731 [5] INFO RazerInstaller [(null)] - Starting install: WorkingDirectory = C:\\WINDOWS\\Installer\\Razer\\Installer, FileName = 1532494580S1lVvCUwRazerSynapseDependenciesSetup_v3.3.0725.072507.exe, Arguments = /S /LWIDIR="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Razer" /ISLASTMODULE=False

2021-01-26 16:07:01,893 [5] DEBUG RazerInstaller [(null)] - Waiting for install to finish for: 1532494580S1lVvCUwRazerSynapseDependenciesSetup_v3.3.0725.072507.exe

2021-01-26 16:07:04,926 [5] DEBUG RazerInstaller [(null)] - Installing child item: Natasha

2021-01-26 16:07:04,928 [5] DEBUG RazerInstaller [(null)] - Installing child item: Natasha

2021-01-26 16:07:04,930 [20] INFO RazerInstaller [(null)] - Starting install: WorkingDirectory = C:\\WINDOWS\\Installer\\Razer\\Installer, FileName = 1610433788WlDqkHtARazerCentral_v7.3.31.164.exe, Arguments = /silent /ISLASTMODULE=False

2021-01-26 16:07:04,982 [20] DEBUG RazerInstaller [(null)] - Waiting for install to finish for: 1610433788WlDqkHtARazerCentral_v7.3.31.164.exe

2021-01-26 16:07:07,224 [20] DEBUG RazerInstaller [(null)] - Installer threw an error code (C:\\WINDOWS\\Installer\\Razer\\Installer\\1610433788WlDqkHtARazerCentral_v7.3.31.164.exe): 142

2021-01-26 16:07:07,226 [20] DEBUG RazerInstaller [(null)] - Installing child item failed: InstallErrorUnknownError - 1610433788WlDqkHtARazerCentral_v7.3.31.164.exe

Installation failed with error code: 142

2021-01-26 16:07:07,228 [20] DEBUG RazerInstaller [(null)] - Installing child item failed: InstallErrorUnknownError - 1610433788WlDqkHtARazerCentral_v7.3.31.164.exe

Installation failed with error code: 142

2021-01-26 16:07:07,234 [20] DEBUG RazerInstaller [(null)] - Failed to install: Razer Synapse,Natasha,GMS,Razer String Translations,Razer Synapse Configuration Data,Razer Synapse Dependencies,Razer Jamie T1

2021-01-26 16:07:07,238 [20] WARN RazerInstaller [(null)] - Installation failed (Razer Synapse,Natasha,GMS,Razer String Translations,Razer Synapse Configuration Data,Razer Synapse Dependencies,Razer Jamie T1), waiting for retry: 1610433788WlDqkHtARazerCentral_v7.3.31.164.exe

Installation failed with error code: 142

2021-01-26 16:07:07,240 [20] ERROR RazerInstaller [(null)] - 1610433788WlDqkHtARazerCentral_v7.3.31.164.exe

Installation failed with error code: 142