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re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading?
Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 7:39 am
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Posted by Chris (1 messages posted)


Run services.msc find the windows installer service and stop that then install the windows cleanup if that doesn't work open start the windows installer service again and then end the msiexec.exe process then install the cleanup utility.


On Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 5:41 am, Paula wrote:
>I can't download the Cleanup utility because an installation (that I don't want and
>can't stop) is in process. I keep hitting cancel, but it keeps coming back. I can't
>install/uninstall anything while the unwanted .msi program is trying to load. HELP!!
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re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading? (Paula: Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 5:41 am)

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*re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading? (mary: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 7:35 pm)

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-re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading? (Duncan: Wed, Jul 9, 2003, 10:53 am)
*re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading? (Gus: Sat, May 29, 2004, 8:44 am)
*re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading? (James Salter: Wed, Feb 8, 2006, 4:58 pm)
-re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading? (Andrew: Tue, May 29, 2007, 7:00 am)
*re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading? (Another User: Mon, Jun 18, 2007, 11:01 am)
-re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading? (Paula: Sat, Mar 1, 2008, 5:41 am)
-re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading? (Chris: Thu, Apr 17, 2008, 7:39 am)
*re: How do I stop Windows Installer from loading? (mary: Tue, May 20, 2008, 7:35 pm)
-re: How do I stop Windows Installer from running everytime I reboot? (Al Menna: Fri, Jun 13, 2008, 6:29 am)
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-re: How do I stop Windows Installer from running everytime I reboot? (Ed: Fri, Oct 16, 2009, 2:03 pm)
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