When I try to install, I receive screen message saying, "Another
installation is in progress". I do not know what that could be. I
rebooted and again got the same message when trying to install. Is
there a way to identify what is "installing". Task Manager shows
nothing. TIA.

Check the task manager for msiexec.exe if it is listed then end process on
it and try the install again there may be multiple entries for it.


--
The Real Truth http://pcbutts1-therealtruth.blogspot.com/
*WARNING* Do NOT follow any advice given by the people listed below.
They do NOT have the expertise or knowledge to fix your issue. Do not waste
your time.
David H Lipman, Malke, PA Bear, Beauregard T. Shagnasty, Leythos.




"Richard Cranium" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I try to install, I receive screen message saying, "Another
> installation is in progress". I do not know what that could be. I
> rebooted and again got the same message when trying to install. Is
> there a way to identify what is "installing". Task Manager shows
> nothing. TIA.

In article <ASfPl.16847$%(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
> Path: news.astraweb.com!border5.newsrouter.astraweb.com!flph200.ffdc.sbc.com!prodigy.net!flph199.ffdc.sbc.com!prodigy.com!flpi107.ffdc.sbc.com!nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com.POSTED!1244ae27!not-for-mail
> From: "Leythos" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
> References: <(E-Mail Removed)>
> In-Reply-To: <(E-Mail Removed)>
> Subject: Re: Cannot Install MalwareBytes
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> NNTP-Posting-Host: 76.198.93.184
> X-Complaints-To: (E-Mail Removed)
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> NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 11:28:32 EDT
> Organization: at&t http://my.att.net/
> X-UserInfo1: SCSYASNDQRVYC\X[]J_DM^P@VZ\LPCXLLBWLOOAFJYWZUYICD^RAQBKZQTZTX\_I[^G_KGFNON[ZOE_AZNVO^\XGGNTCIRPIJH[@RQKBXLRZ@CD^HKANYVW@RLGEZEJN@\_WZJBNZYYKVIOR]T]MNMG_Z[YVWSCH_Q[GPC_A@CARQVXDSDA^M]@DRVUM@RBM
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 08:28:32 -0700
>

The above was not posted by me, Leythos, it was posted by the unethical
hack, PCBUTTS1 that is impersonating myself and others.

If you have downloaded anything from his NON-Microsoft site, NON-MVP
site, a site known to violate decency standards for hosting pornographic
materials....

You should immediately scan your computer for malicious software.

--
- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
(E-Mail Removed) (remove 999 for proper email address)

On Fri, 15 May 2009 08:28:32 -0700, "Leythos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Check the task manager for msiexec.exe if it is listed then end process on
>it and try the install again there may be multiple entries for it.
>
>
>--
>The Real Truth http://pcbutts1-therealtruth.blogspot.com/
>*WARNING* Do NOT follow any advice given by the people listed below.
>They do NOT have the expertise or knowledge to fix your issue. Do not waste
>your time.
>David H Lipman, Malke, PA Bear, Beauregard T. Shagnasty, Leythos.
>
>
>
>
>"Richard Cranium" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> When I try to install, I receive screen message saying, "Another
>> installation is in progress". I do not know what that could be. I
>> rebooted and again got the same message when trying to install. Is
>> there a way to identify what is "installing". Task Manager shows
>> nothing. TIA.
>

Checked Task Manager and there was no msiexec - HOWEVER - while I was
trying to install MalwareBytes again, my daughter apparently logged on
to her PC (she's in another state) and that launched the Yahoo IM on
my PC (gave me a message that she just logged on). MalwareBytes
installation then proceeded flawlessly. I'm guessing that the Yahoo
IM that I assumed was dormant was actually in an "installing" state
until it was greeted at the far end by my daughter's logon. Sound
reasonable?

No I don't think so, it was probably just a coincidence unless you actually
started an install of Yahoo.



--
The Real Truth http://pcbutts1-therealtruth.blogspot.com/
*WARNING* Do NOT follow any advice given by the people listed below.
They do NOT have the expertise or knowledge to fix your issue. Do not waste
your time.
David H Lipman, Malke, PA Bear, Beauregard T. Shagnasty, Leythos.




"Richard Cranium" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 08:28:32 -0700, "Leythos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Check the task manager for msiexec.exe if it is listed then end process on
>>it and try the install again there may be multiple entries for it.
>>
>>
>>--
>>The Real Truth http://pcbutts1-therealtruth.blogspot.com/
>>*WARNING* Do NOT follow any advice given by the people listed below.
>>They do NOT have the expertise or knowledge to fix your issue. Do not
>>waste
>>your time.
>>David H Lipman, Malke, PA Bear, Beauregard T. Shagnasty, Leythos.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Richard Cranium" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> When I try to install, I receive screen message saying, "Another
>>> installation is in progress". I do not know what that could be. I
>>> rebooted and again got the same message when trying to install. Is
>>> there a way to identify what is "installing". Task Manager shows
>>> nothing. TIA.
>>
>
> Checked Task Manager and there was no msiexec - HOWEVER - while I was
> trying to install MalwareBytes again, my daughter apparently logged on
> to her PC (she's in another state) and that launched the Yahoo IM on
> my PC (gave me a message that she just logged on). MalwareBytes
> installation then proceeded flawlessly. I'm guessing that the Yahoo
> IM that I assumed was dormant was actually in an "installing" state
> until it was greeted at the far end by my daughter's logon. Sound
> reasonable?

There is a very good chance that you are seeing the effects of a hijackware
infection!

NB: If you had no anti-virus application installed or the subscription had
expired *when the machine first got infected* and/or your subscription has
since expired and/or the machine's not been kept fully-patched at Windows
Update, don't waste your time with any of the below: Format & reinstall
Windows. A Repair Install will NOT help!

1. See if you can download/run the MSRT manually:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx

NB: Run the FULL scan, not the QUICK scan! You may need to download the
MSRT on a non-infected machine, then transfer MRT.EXE to the infected
machine and rename it to SCAN.EXE before running it.

2. [WinXP ONLY!! =>] Run the Windows Live Safety Center's 'Protection' scan
(only!) in Safe Mode with Networking, if need be:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/howsafe.htm

3. Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting the requested
logs in an appropriate forum, not here.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=4075
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

**Seek expert assistance in
http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachi...php?board=10.0,
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup, http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
or other appropriate forums.**

If these procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting
this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002


Richard Cranium wrote:
> When I try to install, I receive screen message saying, "Another
> installation is in progress". I do not know what that could be. I
> rebooted and again got the same message when trying to install. Is
> there a way to identify what is "installing". Task Manager shows
> nothing. TIA.

In article <SKgPl.18488$(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
> Path: news.astraweb.com!border1.newsrouter.astraweb.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!flph200.ffdc.sbc.com!prodigy.net!flph199.ffdc.sbc.com!prodigy.com!flpi107.ffdc.sbc.com!flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com.POSTED!1244ae27!not-for-mail
> From: "Leythos" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
> References: <(E-Mail Removed)> <ASfPl.16847$%(E-Mail Removed)> <(E-Mail Removed)>
> In-Reply-To: <(E-Mail Removed)>
> Subject: Re: Cannot Install MalwareBytes
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> Message-ID: <SKgPl.18488$(E-Mail Removed)>
> NNTP-Posting-Host: 76.198.93.184
> X-Complaints-To: (E-Mail Removed)
> X-Trace: flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com 1242404914 ST000 76.198.93.184 (Fri, 15 May 2009 12:28:34 EDT)
> NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 12:28:34 EDT
> Organization: at&t http://my.att.net/
> X-UserInfo1: [[PGG[WEWJS[C\D[_@CD^VX@WB]^PCPDLXUNNHLHQAVTUZ]CLNTCPFK[WDXDHV[K^FCGJCJLPF_D_NCC@FUG^Q\DINVAXSLIFXYJSSCCALP@PB@\OS@BITWAH\CQZKJMMD^SJA^NXA\GVLSRBD^M_NW_F[YLVTWIGAXAQBOATKBBQRXECDFDMQ\DZFUE@\JM
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:35:53 -0700
>
> No I don't think so, it was probably just a coincidence unless you actually
> started an install of Yahoo.
>

As you can see from the headers, PCBUTTS1 continues to be unethical and
is still impersonating me.

Abuse reported to att/prodigy.

--
- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
(E-Mail Removed) (remove 999 for proper email address)

On Fri, 15 May 2009 09:35:53 -0700, "Leythos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>No I don't think so, it was probably just a coincidence unless you actually
>started an install of Yahoo.
>
>
Then coincidence rules ... unless, of course, you want to take up the
possibility of a conspiracy?

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
>
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 09:35:53 -0700, "Leythos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >No I don't think so, it was probably just a coincidence unless you actually
> >started an install of Yahoo.
> >
> >
> Then coincidence rules ... unless, of course, you want to take up the
> possibility of a conspiracy?

Your reply was to a imposter that is unethical and provides malicious
advice in their posts many times - their website has contained filthy
pornographic material that HE created.

PCBUTTS1 is an unethical, non-MVP, imposter.

--
- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
(E-Mail Removed) (remove 999 for proper email address)

On Fri, 15 May 2009 15:06:44 -0400, Leythos <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:


>Your reply was to a imposter that is unethical and provides malicious
>advice in their posts many times - their website has contained filthy
>pornographic material that HE created.
>


Is the Richardson, TX IP the imposter?