re: Question about 'Windows Installer Appears Every Time I Start an Application'
Friday, June 4, 2004 at 6:50 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Bryan
(3 messages posted)
I have a program called Perfect Scrapbook maker at work (a software company). It
attempts to install everytime I open it. I must 'cancel' the installation at least
10 times before the program runs. This is in Windows 2KPro.
I have also had the problem with MS Office on an XP box at home. It tries to install
at very random times. What could be causing this? With user profiles in mind, I was
logged in my account in both cases, but did not install the programs, another user
did. I am not an 'Administrator' at work but I have no restrictions on the programs
I install, or any kind of limitations on my account.
There are a couple other programs however, that I did install logged in on my account
at work, that gave the same problem.
What exactly is the User Profile & Windows Installer relationship? Where do they
tie together in the registry?
Thanks for the help, I knew I wasnt alone.
On Tuesday, October 8, 2002 at 8:09 pm, trenchermail wrote:
>A complete install won't fix the problem. It has to do with profiles. Look up
"Default
>User" on Microsoft's KB. You can create a new profile called "User" & give it admin
>rights. Then open ALL the office programs you want to run & do all the necessary
>settings to get them to open & close OK. Then you copy the "User" profile to the
>"c:\documents and settings\default user" profile. Be sure to use the Profiles tab
>in the System Properties. Any new user that logs in after that will be using all
>the default user settings.
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