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C Nieder
I have recently run into an extremely strange problem. I'm running
Windows XP Pro SP 2.
Many CDs usually have a menu-like program that is launched through autorun
(call it autorun.exe). Often this menu will have something like "install"
"readme" "web site" etc. The install button then launches the actual
setup.exe file.
In most CDs I have this works perfectly. However, I have run into issues
with two particular CDs.
* "The Sims" (and expansion packs). When I press "install" nothing happens.
* "Visual Studio .NET 2003" Here there isn't a true "install" button, but
rather a Step 1 button. When it comes time to run the first setup.exe, it
doesn't run and I get the message "Please go to the Control Panel to
install and configure system components."
As if that wan't strange enough, I decided to attempt installation on a
different machine, also WinXP SP2. Again most CDs worked perfectly,
however the same two CDs gave me an issue. This time, however, it was even
more bizarre.
In both cases, when I would expect setup.exe to launch it didn't. What did
launch, however, was the Epson scanner application that is installed on the
machine! This is the application that normally launches when I press the
"scan" button on the scanner. Obviously neither "The Sims" nor "Visual
Studio" should know about the scanner, and yet the program was launched.
So..... I can only assume that there is a setting deep within Windows XP
that controls how certain child processes are spawned. Any ideas?
Carlos
Windows XP Pro SP 2.
Many CDs usually have a menu-like program that is launched through autorun
(call it autorun.exe). Often this menu will have something like "install"
"readme" "web site" etc. The install button then launches the actual
setup.exe file.
In most CDs I have this works perfectly. However, I have run into issues
with two particular CDs.
* "The Sims" (and expansion packs). When I press "install" nothing happens.
* "Visual Studio .NET 2003" Here there isn't a true "install" button, but
rather a Step 1 button. When it comes time to run the first setup.exe, it
doesn't run and I get the message "Please go to the Control Panel to
install and configure system components."
As if that wan't strange enough, I decided to attempt installation on a
different machine, also WinXP SP2. Again most CDs worked perfectly,
however the same two CDs gave me an issue. This time, however, it was even
more bizarre.
In both cases, when I would expect setup.exe to launch it didn't. What did
launch, however, was the Epson scanner application that is installed on the
machine! This is the application that normally launches when I press the
"scan" button on the scanner. Obviously neither "The Sims" nor "Visual
Studio" should know about the scanner, and yet the program was launched.
So..... I can only assume that there is a setting deep within Windows XP
that controls how certain child processes are spawned. Any ideas?
Carlos