This started happening about less than a week ago,
whenever i try to install anything in windows xp, the
progress bar always stops forever, i've had this computer
with XP for a really long time and even something similar
never happened to me. I'm not sure whether the problem is
with the windows xp itself or it might be a problem with
installshield in which case i can't find a
reinstallation, or the windows installer which i also
don't know how to fix. Also i am unable to reinstall
windows because i will lose much important data that i
cannot make backup for.

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
Item No. 94 (Windows Installer Fix).

[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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"Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
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| This started happening about less than a week ago,
| whenever i try to install anything in windows xp, the
| progress bar always stops forever, i've had this computer
| with XP for a really long time and even something similar
| never happened to me. I'm not sure whether the problem is
| with the windows xp itself or it might be a problem with
| installshield in which case i can't find a
| reinstallation, or the windows installer which i also
| don't know how to fix. Also i am unable to reinstall
| windows because i will lose much important data that i
| cannot make backup for.

Thank you for trying to help but, apparently it only
stops when InstallShield is used, but the windows
installer is fine. But i'm not 100% sure about it.
>-----Original Message-----
>Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and
scroll down to
>Item No. 94 (Windows Installer Fix).
>
>[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
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>"Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
> news:0c1201c3a9e4$b17e54f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>| This started happening about less than a week ago,
>| whenever i try to install anything in windows xp, the
>| progress bar always stops forever, i've had this
computer
>| with XP for a really long time and even something
similar
>| never happened to me. I'm not sure whether the problem
is
>| with the windows xp itself or it might be a problem
with
>| installshield in which case i can't find a
>| reinstallation, or the windows installer which i also
>| don't know how to fix. Also i am unable to reinstall
>| windows because i will lose much important data that i
>| cannot make backup for.
>.
>