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re: Question about 'Windows Installer Appears Every Time I Start an Application' Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 7:39 am Posted by BadDracula (1 messages posted) I have the same problem when I try to use Spyware Blaster..Hope someone responds to your Q, cause I am looking for an answer as well. BadDracula On Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 6:51 am, ivan krajc wrote: >i have windows installer problem(win xp proffesional).it always activates when i >start certain programs and asks for office2000 cd or diskette(which i dont have)I >modifeid the registry (enable windows installer-always option)and it still pops up >but this time it starts and stops by itself in a second.can anybody help me solve >this problem [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows Installer Appears Every Time I Start an Application' Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 7:39 am Posted by borg (2664 messages posted) The best method to avoid this is to reinstall Office, choose custom install and avoid any "install on first use" in the feature list. All things must be either "install on hard disk" or "not available" in that list. But you will need the CD for that... On Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 6:51 am, ivan krajc wrote: >i have windows installer problem(win xp proffesional).it always activates when i >start certain programs and asks for office2000 cd or diskette(which i dont have)I >modifeid the registry (enable windows installer-always option)and it still pops up >but this time it starts and stops by itself in a second.can anybody help me solve >this problem [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows Installer Appears Every Time I Start an Application' Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 11:35 am Posted by blueboy (1 messages posted) try this-chose start/run "services.msc" it will display running services ,check windows installer option [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows Installer Appears Every Time I Start an Application' Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 8:12 pm Posted by Eddie Blattner (1 messages posted) This should fix your problem, but it may be dagerous if you are not careful. This utility clears the configuration data that was left by a previous installation of something. Find the Support Tools on the Windows CD in the Support\Tools folder. Install these tools Run Msicuu.exe: Windows Installer Cleanup Utility. You can run it from the 'Support Tools Help' page, just scroll down to Msicuu.exe, and click it. In the upper right corner, there is an option to run the tool. Follow the instructions If you cant find the Support Tools on your CD, you can get this one from my web page at www.theblattners.com/tools/msiFix.zip You'll need both .exe files included in the Zip file, and make sure you read the ReadMe.txt file first. You need to know what installation failed that is causing the installer to appear everytime you start an executible. DO NOT just start clearing stuff as this would be bad. Hope this helps! On Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 6:51 am, ivan krajc wrote: >i have windows installer problem(win xp proffesional).it always activates when i >start certain programs and asks for office2000 cd or diskette(which i dont have)I >modifeid the registry (enable windows installer-always option)and it still pops up >but this time it starts and stops by itself in a second.can anybody help me solve >this problem [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows Installer Appears Every Time I Start an Application' Friday, April 1, 2005 at 6:58 am Posted by Falcon (13489 messages posted) Also, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows Installer Appears Every Time I Start an Application' Saturday, September 3, 2005 at 12:38 pm Posted by josh (2 messages posted) alright, i know this is an old thread, but i figured, why post a question that has already been halfway answered. my question is: How do you know what program installation failed and is causing Windows Installer to keep running? Whenever it comes up, it usually says one of 3 different things, the most often being "Fax." This is odd because I havent installed any fax software for more than 6 months. The only software I have installed recently is games. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. On Friday, April 1, 2005 at 6:58 am, Falcon wrote: >Also, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum