Thanks, Bill
I had asked around a bit and no-one knew the answer. Your solution worked a
treat.
"Bill Sanderson" wrote:
> Mike - you're going after a gnat with a sledgehammer.
>
> The time issues you are seeing are due to a pair of bugs which have easy
> workarounds.
>
> Please turn System Restore back on.
>
> I'm not sure what to say about your uninstall/reinstall results, except that
> they don't seem strange to me--the Windows Installer maintains the program
> source on your system--so it doesn't have to be downloaded each time.
>
> the time bugs you are seeiing will be fixed in beta2 which will be out by
> year end, we expect. Here's the scoop on them, though:
>
> 1) if the scheduled scan is set to 10 AM, it will display as 112:00 am.
> This has been true since the first beta version back in January. It is
> absolutely harmless--the scan happens at 10 AM.
>
> 2) If your locale uses a 24 hour time format, you cannot set scheduled
> scans for afternoon times. Workaround: Set your language setting to English
> (United States)--this locale has a 12 hour time format by default. Then set
> the scheduled time.
>
> After the schedule is set, you can reset your language setting to its usual
> setting, and the scan will remain scheduled in the afternoon.
>
> I know that these time-related bugs may give pause about the reliability of
> the program, but: This is the most popular Microsoft download ever--at least
> 18,000,000 copies are in regular use--getting updates. There are a number of
> minor appearance-type bugs, and these should all be fixed in the beta2
> release which is expected to be released before the end of the year.
>
> "Mike" wrote:
>
> > I have a problem with MSAS: when I try to schedule a scan for a p.m. hour it
> > sets it as an a.m. hour, e.g., if I try to set it for 23:00 it is set for
> > 11:00 A.M. If I try to set it for 22:00 it actually shows as 112:00 A.M.
> >
> > I’ve switched off system restore.
> >
> > I’ve tried to uninstall and reinstall but it doesn’t seem to be uninstalling.
> >
> > Basically, looked in the Help section, says to use Add/Remove. Done that,
> > manually deleted MSAS folder in C:/Programs, gone in to system32 and deleted
> > gcCollection.dll, gcUnCompress.dll, hashlib.dll - no joy. When I try to
> > re-install it takes about 2 seconds. Being on dial-up, this can’t be correct.
> >
> > I’ve tried uninstalling in Safe Mode, I get a message, “Windows Installer
> > Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running in Safe Mode
> > , or if Installer is not correctly installed”.
> >
> > I’ve tried the Windows Install Cleanup program.
> >
> > Nothing seems to make any difference.
> >
> > Any assistance would be appreciated.
> >
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