Clues ?

[Andy]

When starting Calender Magic, a window pops up and says

Please wait while windows configures M.S. Platform SDK ....

Feature is on a network resource that is ....

From Event Viewer, Application Log File

Product: Microsoft Platform SDK (3790.1830) -- Error 1706. No valid source could be found for product Microsoft Platform SDK (3790.1830). The Windows installer cannot continue.

The SDK is still working as far as I know.

MVPs ??

 

[Paul]

When starting Calender Magic, a window pops up and says

Please wait while windows configures M.S. Platform SDK ....

Feature is on a network resource that is ....

From Event Viewer, Application Log File

Product: Microsoft Platform SDK (3790.1830) -- Error 1706.
No valid source could be found for product Microsoft Platform SDK (3790.1830).
The Windows installer cannot continue.

The SDK is still working as far as I know.

MVPs ??

You might post the question in a software development group,
as someone there might have seen this.

Microsoft uses a "stub loader" program for some of their
downloads. At one time, we had to download entire DVDs worth
of stuff, to get a 5KB program. To avoid that from
happening, Microsoft broke out the download, into say
a 4MB "Tools" download and a 1GB "Development Library"
or whatever. A user downloads the stub loader, runs
the small program, and it puts up a menu with tick
boxes, so you can choose just the components you want.

It sounds like, either the stub loader has been triggered
somehow. Or, an MSI the stub loader stored somewhere, is
being passed to the Windows Installer.

Paul

 

[Andy]

You might post the question in a software development group,

as someone there might have seen this.



Microsoft uses a "stub loader" program for some of their

downloads. At one time, we had to download entire DVDs worth

of stuff, to get a 5KB program. To avoid that from

happening, Microsoft broke out the download, into say

a 4MB "Tools" download and a 1GB "Development Library"

or whatever. A user downloads the stub loader, runs

the small program, and it puts up a menu with tick

boxes, so you can choose just the components you want.



It sounds like, either the stub loader has been triggered

somehow. Or, an MSI the stub loader stored somewhere, is

being passed to the Windows Installer.



Paul

Thanks, I will look for a software development group to post my question.

Andy

It may just be a coincidence, but the issue started after I changed my account from an admin account to a power user account.