How can I tell what "Preparing to Install..." is trying to install?

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Marsha

I am having some network problems that I'm trying to
diagnose.

I have a brand new Dell Inspiron 8600 with XP Pro
installed. Every time I boot up and log in, the "Preparing
to install..." window appears, then a bigger box flashes
behind that window and closes. It flashes so fast that I
can't tell what is trying to be installed. This happens
everything I reboot and login, so I'm guessing that
whatever it's trying to install isn't working. If I try to
force an install with Find new hardware, it can't find
anything.

Does anyone know of a way to either slow that window down
so that I can see what install attempt is being made... or
other way to tell what is being installed?

TIA.
Marsha
 
Marsha said:
I am having some network problems that I'm trying to
diagnose.

I have a brand new Dell Inspiron 8600 with XP Pro
installed. Every time I boot up and log in, the "Preparing
to install..." window appears, then a bigger box flashes
behind that window and closes. It flashes so fast that I
can't tell what is trying to be installed. This happens
everything I reboot and login, so I'm guessing that
whatever it's trying to install isn't working. If I try to
force an install with Find new hardware, it can't find
anything.
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Hi

Most likely it is Windows Installer that is doing something...

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
 
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