Win Installer comes up often when simple programs launch

[Allan C]

It seems that every time I try to run specific programs (which I assume need
VB), before the desired program launches I get a Windows Installer message..
"Preparing to install", then "The feature you are trying to use is on a
CD-ROM which is not available", please insert xxx. If I click cancel a few
times, the program I launched will run, however it is quite annoying to get
the Windows Installer message every time I launch it. This seems to happen
to a few programs which I believe rely on Visual Basic runtime files, which
I have also updated in an attempt to get rid of the problem.

Did my Installer files get corrupted, and if so how can I repair them?

Allan

 

[Bill Peele [MS]]

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From: "Allan C" <allanjrATyahooDOTcom>
Subject: Win Installer comes up often when simple programs launch
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:36:24 -0700
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.msi

It seems that every time I try to run specific programs (which I assume need
VB), before the desired program launches I get a Windows Installer message..
"Preparing to install", then "The feature you are trying to use is on a
CD-ROM which is not available", please insert xxx. If I click cancel a few
times, the program I launched will run, however it is quite annoying to get
the Windows Installer message every time I launch it. This seems to happen
to a few programs which I believe rely on Visual Basic runtime files, which
I have also updated in an attempt to get rid of the problem.

Did my Installer files get corrupted, and if so how can I repair them?

Allan
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Allan,

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

Bill Peele
Microsoft Enterprise Support

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[Allan C]

Doesn't sound like the actual resource is being identified to me from my
log:

Detection of product '{DD242EFC-DBE6-4123-A243-AAB58E54CBFB}', feature
'_MainFeature' failed during request for component
'{FC3E0B6E-F62B-11D1-B144-00C04F990B2B}'
Allan

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From: "Allan C" <allanjrATyahooDOTcom>
Subject: Win Installer comes up often when simple programs launch
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:36:24 -0700
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.msi

It seems that every time I try to run specific programs (which I assume need
VB), before the desired program launches I get a Windows Installer message..
"Preparing to install", then "The feature you are trying to use is on a
CD-ROM which is not available", please insert xxx. If I click cancel a few
times, the program I launched will run, however it is quite annoying to get
the Windows Installer message every time I launch it. This seems to happen
to a few programs which I believe rely on Visual Basic runtime files, which
I have also updated in an attempt to get rid of the problem.

Did my Installer files get corrupted, and if so how can I repair them?

Allan
---

Allan,

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

Bill Peele
Microsoft Enterprise Support

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rights. Use of included script samples are subject to the

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