Why does Windows Installer load

Why does Windows Installer load before an excel file is loaded? This has
just suddenly occurred. Anyone know what's going on?

Thanks
Pat

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:06:24 -0000, "Pat" <glass_patrick@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Why does Windows Installer load before an excel file is loaded? This has
>just suddenly occurred. Anyone know what's going on?
>
>Thanks
>Pat
>
Amen to that. I'm suddenly having the same problem. Each time Excel
starts, the installer runs and demands the installation disk. Running
Office 2000 professional on XP Home with all service packs on both.

Paul

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:15:43 GMT, Ramapo <Unknown@verizon.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:06:24 -0000, "Pat" <glass_patrick@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Why does Windows Installer load before an excel file is loaded? This has
>>just suddenly occurred. Anyone know what's going on?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Pat
>>
>Amen to that. I'm suddenly having the same problem. Each time Excel
>starts, the installer runs and demands the installation disk. Running
>Office 2000 professional on XP Home with all service packs on both.
>
>Paul
I've tried everything listed on the Annoyences web site and the
Microsoft Office support article on this problem and it's still there.

Paul

Do you get any error message /pop up or any message that expalins a bi
more?

Sound like Excel / Windows is looking / checking for update fro
Microsoft direct and so to lod something NOW sitting ready to go a fil
from teh original install is missing so the update can not take place.

Jac


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No additional data is given. Says the function I want to use must be
configured from the install disk. Goes to the disk. Lots of activity
between the disk and the hard drive, then Excel loads the spreadsheet.

If I hit cancel when the installer message first appears, it stops
trying to configure and loads the spreadsheet. As far as I can tell,
activity from that point on is normal. Just a pain in the ass.

Paul

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:59:28 -0600, Jack in the UK
<Jack.in.the.UK.1itqs7@mail.mcse.ms> wrote:

>
>Do you get any error message /pop up or any message that expalins a bit
>more?
>
>Sound like Excel / Windows is looking / checking for update from
>Microsoft direct and so to lod something NOW sitting ready to go a file
>from teh original install is missing so the update can not take place.
>
>Jack

Try the getting your Office CD and doing a custom install. Make sure that
you choose to install everything (run all from computer). It appears that
you may have made a choice (perhaps without realizing it) to install
only part of Office (saves disk space) and each time a certain feature is
needed Excel asks for it from the CD. Given the size of hard-drives today
it probably is a poor default choice for MS to have made.

In fact if you have plenty of hard-drive space first copy the Office CD to
a new directory and then install from that directory on the hard-drive.
Office will note the directory and it will never ask for the CD again,
even if you install updates etc.


Ramapo <Unknown@verizon.net> wrote:
: No additional data is given. Says the function I want to use must be
: configured from the install disk. Goes to the disk. Lots of activity
: between the disk and the hard drive, then Excel loads the spreadsheet.

: If I hit cancel when the installer message first appears, it stops
: trying to configure and loads the spreadsheet. As far as I can tell,
: activity from that point on is normal. Just a pain in the ass.

: Paul

: On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:59:28 -0600, Jack in the UK
: <Jack.in.the.UK.1itqs7@mail.mcse.ms> wrote:

:>
:>Do you get any error message /pop up or any message that expalins a bit
:>more?
:>
:>Sound like Excel / Windows is looking / checking for update from
:>Microsoft direct and so to lod something NOW sitting ready to go a file
:>from teh original install is missing so the update can not take place.
:>
:>Jack