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re: How do I stop Windows Installer from running everytime I reboot?
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 8:21 pm
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Posted by Phil feinberg (2 messages posted)


I am using Windows XP also but there doesn't appear to be any closely called Windows Installer. Can someone advise me what program name I should be looking for? Thanks


On Friday, October 16, 2009 at 2:03 pm, Ed wrote:
>Any reply Vance might give you is unlikely to help you, because he is running Windows
>XP, and has posted in the WRONG forum. A solution which works for Windows XP is not
>likely to work for Windows ME.
>
>By going to START > RUN and typing MSCONFIG then clicking OK you can run the System
>Configuration Utility. Its STARTUP tab allows you to switch off some (though not
>all) of the functions which run at startup.
>
>There are many locations in the Windows registry which run programs at Startup. If
>MSCONFIG doesn't solve your problem, you might try buying the (inexpensive) program
>System Mechanic from http://www.iolo.com
>which provides an easy to use interface that lets you switch off functions which
>load from the Windows registry at startup - without you having to edit the registry
>manually.
>
>Ed
>
>
>


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re: How do I stop Windows Installer from running everytime I reboot? (Ed: Friday, October 16, 2009 at 2:03 pm)

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