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re: Start a program, get windows installer instead
Sunday, November 11, 2001 at 4:59 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Steve
(5 messages posted)
Try changing the compatibility mode of the program(s) that cause the installer to
open. Right click on the program icon, select properties, and go to the compatibility
tab. Start with compatibility unchecked and then alternately, try the version of
Windows the program was using prior to XP.
On Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 8:39 pm, Vince Sorensen wrote:
>Often when I start a program, the Windows Installer comes up 6 times in a row asking
>to install a component for a completely unrelated program. After you deal with
the
>6 Installer questions (pressing Cancel - you don't want to actually install or you'll
>be doing a system restore next!), the program actually starts. Has anyone else
seen
>this?
>
>P.S. Watch out for system restore! I lost an afternoon's worth of work when it
decided
>that my source code was a bad driver or something!
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