I am currently using Windows XP Home Edition. When I start up my Windows
Installer tries to install Photo Gallery but it fails at it requires a disk
which I don't have. I understand it is a Windows Vista application, so how
can I stop the Windows Installer not load Photo Gallery being installed at
start up?
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Thanks for your help

Andrew

andyunlimited wrote:
> I am currently using Windows XP Home Edition. When I start up my
> Windows Installer tries to install Photo Gallery but it fails at it
> requires a disk which I don't have. I understand it is a Windows
> Vista application, so how can I stop the Windows Installer not load
> Photo Gallery being installed at start up?
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Windows Live Photo Gallery will run
on Vista or XP.

Windows Live Photo Gallery does not
require a disk...the file is usually installed
from the net.

I'm wondering if you downloaded the
installer but did not allow it to complete
the process.

Have you tried doing a System Restore to
a time before this issue began?

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Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

You can easily disable startup programs with the free
WinPatrol.
http://www.winpatrol.com/


andyunlimited wrote:
> I am currently using Windows XP Home Edition. When I start up my Windows
> Installer tries to install Photo Gallery but it fails at it requires a disk
> which I don't have. I understand it is a Windows Vista application, so how
> can I stop the Windows Installer not load Photo Gallery being installed at
> start up?

I'm having the exact same problem. Have looked through Startup folders,
Registry HKLM and HKCU Run, Run Once, Run Services. Cannot find anthing
that has to do with anything unknown.

Before I install WinPatrol as Bob suggests elsewhere, I'd like to know 1)
will it solve *this* problem? 2) With Windows Installer acting up, is it
safe to install another program?

Where is the "Startup" command for Windows Installer located? I'd rather
learn how to stop the Installer attempts to install Photo Gallery manually.

"andyunlimited" wrote:

> I am currently using Windows XP Home Edition. When I start up my Windows
> Installer tries to install Photo Gallery but it fails at it requires a disk
> which I don't have. I understand it is a Windows Vista application, so how
> can I stop the Windows Installer not load Photo Gallery being installed at
> start up?
> --
> Thanks for your help
>
> Andrew

Try this:
Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301


MLeyde wrote:
> I'm having the exact same problem. Have looked through Startup folders,
> Registry HKLM and HKCU Run, Run Once, Run Services. Cannot find anthing
> that has to do with anything unknown.
>
> Before I install WinPatrol as Bob suggests elsewhere, I'd like to know 1)
> will it solve *this* problem? 2) With Windows Installer acting up, is it
> safe to install another program?
>
> Where is the "Startup" command for Windows Installer located? I'd rather
> learn how to stop the Installer attempts to install Photo Gallery manually.
>
> "andyunlimited" wrote:
>
>> I am currently using Windows XP Home Edition. When I start up my Windows
>> Installer tries to install Photo Gallery but it fails at it requires a disk
>> which I don't have. I understand it is a Windows Vista application, so how
>> can I stop the Windows Installer not load Photo Gallery being installed at
>> start up?
>> --
>> Thanks for your help
>>
>> Andrew