***This MSI must be launched through Setup**

[Arm]

I need some help please. For some reason I am now getting this message when
I launch a program. "!This MSI must be launched through setup" I have never
received this message before using this program. I have uninstalled and
reinstalled a newer version. I found some information on this problem
through Symantec and followed their recommendations. But I'm am still
getting the message. I thought to re-install the MSI installer but I'm not
sure in Windows XP has a repair. I also did a win xp repair to see if that
would corrected the problem. It did not. I also tried to do a system
restore, but since I did a repair I only have the last day before the
repair. I saw reg patch at kellys XP korner, but I'm not sure that is again
for win xp. Sorry for the rambling, but this is an Annoyance! Thanks, Arm

 

[Malke]

I need some help please. For some reason I am now getting this message
when I launch a program. "!This MSI must be launched through setup" I
have never received this message before using this program. I have
uninstalled and reinstalled a newer version. I found some information
on this problem through Symantec and followed their recommendations.
But I'm am still getting the message. I thought to re-install the MSI
installer but I'm not sure in Windows XP has a repair. I also did a
win xp repair to see if that would corrected the problem. It did not.
I also tried to do a system restore, but since I did a repair I only
have the last day before the repair. I saw reg patch at kellys XP
korner, but I'm not sure that is again for win xp. Sorry for the
rambling, but this is an Annoyance! Thanks, Arm

Try cleaning up the Windows Installer per the MS Knowledge Base article
here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301

Malke

 

[arm]

Try cleaning up the Windows Installer per the MS Knowledge Base article
here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301

Malke

Thanks for getting back to me, but I already used it and I am still
getting the message

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

I need some help please. For some reason I am now getting this message when
I launch a program. "!This MSI must be launched through setup" I have never
received this message before using this program. I have uninstalled and
reinstalled a newer version. I found some information on this problem
through Symantec and followed their recommendations. But I'm am still
getting the message. I thought to re-install the MSI installer but I'm not
sure in Windows XP has a repair. I also did a win xp repair to see if that
would corrected the problem. It did not. I also tried to do a system
restore, but since I did a repair I only have the last day before the
repair. I saw reg patch at kellys XP korner, but I'm not sure that is again
for win xp. Sorry for the rambling, but this is an Annoyance! Thanks, Arm

Hi

It could be Windows Installer doing an on-demand installation...

See "Every time I launch my application, Windows Installer performs an
installation. How can I determine the cause of the on-demand installation?"
in the FAQ at

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/community/centers/management/msi_faq.mspx

To access the Application Log in the Event viewer,
run the following command from Start/Run:

eventvwr.msc


If you are running Windows XP (or have access to a Windows XP computer,
you can copy MSIZAP.EXE over to your Win2k computer):

If a product code is listed there and this product is not really installed,
MSIZAP.EXE is maybe able to fix this issue, it is included as a utility in
the support tools installation package (on your WinXP CD) with some additional
documentation included in suptools.chm (installed by suptools.msi).

It will remove all Windows Installer entries for a product key that you feed
it with.

Note that if MSIZAP.EXE is used incorrectly it can affect other applications
on the machine.

Based on the documentation in
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/msizap_exe.asp

this is what you should run:

msizap T {product code}

an example:
msizap T {FFB37294-1155-17D3-A809-0250BAAFB1AB}