Windows installer...

[Howard Woodard]

It seems like, and may in fact be, that every time I start anything I get a
momentary Windows Installer dialog box saying that it is "Preparing to
install".

Preparing to install what? Is there something that I need to do to stop
this or is it just something that a Vista [Ultimate] user has to get used
to?

Howard

 

[Lang Murphy]

"Howard Woodard" <woodard@msn.com> wrote in message
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> It seems like, and may in fact be, that every time I start anything I get
> a momentary Windows Installer dialog box saying that it is "Preparing to
> install".
>
> Preparing to install what? Is there something that I need to do to stop
> this or is it just something that a Vista [Ultimate] user has to get used
> to?
>
> Howard


No.

Sorry, but don't know what the root cause of your problem is. Do you have a
system restore point to which you can revert to see if the problem is fixed?
I guess that won't make a difference if you've had this problem from "day
one." But if not, a restore point might be worth trying. How new is the PC?
Or Vista install? And -have- you had this problem from "day one?"

Lang

 

[Howard Woodard]

Hi Lang. Yesterday I upgraded my XP Pro sp2 to Vista Ultimate. This
started the moment that the upgrade completed. So no, no restore point.

Howard
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"Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Howard Woodard" <woodard@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:O0gjPAExHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> It seems like, and may in fact be, that every time I start anything I get
>> a momentary Windows Installer dialog box saying that it is "Preparing to
>> install".
>>
>> Preparing to install what? Is there something that I need to do to stop
>> this or is it just something that a Vista [Ultimate] user has to get used
>> to?
>>
>> Howard
>
>
> No.
>
> Sorry, but don't know what the root cause of your problem is. Do you have
> a system restore point to which you can revert to see if the problem is
> fixed? I guess that won't make a difference if you've had this problem
> from "day one." But if not, a restore point might be worth trying. How new
> is the PC? Or Vista install? And -have- you had this problem from "day
> one?"
>
> Lang

 

[Peter Foldes]

Howard

Use this tool to correct your issue with Windows Installer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
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"Howard Woodard" <woodard@msn.com> wrote in message news:O0gjPAExHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> It seems like, and may in fact be, that every time I start anything I get a
> momentary Windows Installer dialog box saying that it is "Preparing to
> install".
>
> Preparing to install what? Is there something that I need to do to stop
> this or is it just something that a Vista [Ultimate] user has to get used
> to?
>
> Howard
>

 

[Howard Woodard]

Thanks Peter. That did it.

Howard
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"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Howard

Use this tool to correct your issue with Windows Installer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
--
Peter

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"Howard Woodard" <woodard@msn.com> wrote in message
news:O0gjPAExHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> It seems like, and may in fact be, that every time I start anything I get
> a
> momentary Windows Installer dialog box saying that it is "Preparing to
> install".
>
> Preparing to install what? Is there something that I need to do to stop
> this or is it just something that a Vista [Ultimate] user has to get used
> to?
>
> Howard
>