Rogue Install Starting Up

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Mike Finister

Hi there

I use Windows XP Pro and something weird is happening.

When starting up the Windows Installer is firing up saying that it is
getting ready to install...shows a progress bar and then closes itself.

Now I know there is nothing to install!

The only thing I can think is that an auto-update seemed to not work and I
used the web version instead. What I suspect is that something has been set
in the registry (or somewhere!) and this is causing XP to think that it has
an unfinished install.

I have looked through the registry and I cannot see anything in the "Run" or
"RunOnce" areas.

Does anyone know where else I should look. It is starting to annoy me now.
It even fires up if I log off and log on (i.e. no power cycle).

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks

Mike
 
Hi Mike,

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:15:22 +0100, "Mike Finister"

[...]
Does anyone know where else I should look. It is starting to annoy me now.
It even fires up if I log off and log on (i.e. no power cycle).
Click to expand...

Try to unregister and re-register Windows Installer:
Go to Start > Run.
Type msiexec /unregister and then click OK.
Go to Start > Run
Type i msiexec /regserver click OK.
Note the space between the c and the forward slash.

Windows Installer Fix (Line 94)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting Windows Installer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm#xp_wininstaller

Windows installer clean up utility
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301


Good luck
 
Hi again

Tried all of that...no joy there I'm afraid to say!

Anyone any other suggestions?

There must be a file or flag that is causing XP to fire up Windows Installer
at start up...

It is just a case of finding where it is and shutting it off!

Thanks in advance

Mike :-)


roger said:
Hi Mike,

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:15:22 +0100, "Mike Finister"

[...]
Does anyone know where else I should look. It is starting to annoy me now.
It even fires up if I log off and log on (i.e. no power cycle).
Click to expand...

Try to unregister and re-register Windows Installer:
Go to Start > Run.
Type msiexec /unregister and then click OK.
Go to Start > Run
Type i msiexec /regserver click OK.
Note the space between the c and the forward slash.

Windows Installer Fix (Line 94)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting Windows Installer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm#xp_wininstaller

Windows installer clean up utility
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301


Good luck
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Hi Mike,

Try cleaning up the installer.

Start/run services.msc, scroll down to "Windows Installer" and double
click it. Stop the service if it is running, set the startup type line
to disabled. Click apply/ok and reboot.

Delete the contents of the temp folders, there may be a file in there
interfering with the setup routine of the installer. Get both:

C:\Windows\temp
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\local settings\temp

Now reverse the first set of steps and reenable the Windows Installer
(You can just set the startup type to manual). Reboot.

You can also look here for clues of the installer running at startup:
Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

Good luck

Hi again

Tried all of that...no joy there I'm afraid to say!

Anyone any other suggestions?

There must be a file or flag that is causing XP to fire up Windows Installer
at start up...

It is just a case of finding where it is and shutting it off!

Thanks in advance

Mike :-)


roger said:
Hi Mike,

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:15:22 +0100, "Mike Finister"

[...]
Does anyone know where else I should look. It is starting to annoy me now.
It even fires up if I log off and log on (i.e. no power cycle).
Click to expand...

Try to unregister and re-register Windows Installer:
Go to Start > Run.
Type msiexec /unregister and then click OK.
Go to Start > Run
Type i msiexec /regserver click OK.
Note the space between the c and the forward slash.

Windows Installer Fix (Line 94)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting Windows Installer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm#xp_wininstaller

Windows installer clean up utility
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301


Good luck
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Roger

In the end I managed to re-install Windows Installer from my CDs...the
problem has stopped.

Thanks for all the help.,

Mike

roger said:
Hi Mike,

Try cleaning up the installer.

Start/run services.msc, scroll down to "Windows Installer" and double
click it. Stop the service if it is running, set the startup type line
to disabled. Click apply/ok and reboot.

Delete the contents of the temp folders, there may be a file in there
interfering with the setup routine of the installer. Get both:

C:\Windows\temp
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\local settings\temp

Now reverse the first set of steps and reenable the Windows Installer
(You can just set the startup type to manual). Reboot.

You can also look here for clues of the installer running at startup:
Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

Good luck

Hi again

Tried all of that...no joy there I'm afraid to say!

Anyone any other suggestions?

There must be a file or flag that is causing XP to fire up Windows Installer
at start up...

It is just a case of finding where it is and shutting it off!

Thanks in advance

Mike :-)


roger said:
Hi Mike,

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:15:22 +0100, "Mike Finister"

[...]

Does anyone know where else I should look. It is starting to annoy me now.
It even fires up if I log off and log on (i.e. no power cycle).

Try to unregister and re-register Windows Installer:
Go to Start > Run.
Type msiexec /unregister and then click OK.
Go to Start > Run
Type i msiexec /regserver click OK.
Note the space between the c and the forward slash.

Windows Installer Fix (Line 94)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting Windows Installer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm#xp_wininstaller

Windows installer clean up utility
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301


Good luck
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Mike,

Thank you for your feedback.
I'm glad you solved your problem.

Roger

In the end I managed to re-install Windows Installer from my CDs...the
problem has stopped.

Thanks for all the help.,

Mike

roger said:
Hi Mike,

Try cleaning up the installer.

Start/run services.msc, scroll down to "Windows Installer" and double
click it. Stop the service if it is running, set the startup type line
to disabled. Click apply/ok and reboot.

Delete the contents of the temp folders, there may be a file in there
interfering with the setup routine of the installer. Get both:

C:\Windows\temp
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\local settings\temp

Now reverse the first set of steps and reenable the Windows Installer
(You can just set the startup type to manual). Reboot.

You can also look here for clues of the installer running at startup:
Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

Good luck

Hi again

Tried all of that...no joy there I'm afraid to say!

Anyone any other suggestions?

There must be a file or flag that is causing XP to fire up Windows Installer
at start up...

It is just a case of finding where it is and shutting it off!

Thanks in advance

Mike :-)


Hi Mike,

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:15:22 +0100, "Mike Finister"

[...]

Does anyone know where else I should look. It is starting to annoy me
now.
It even fires up if I log off and log on (i.e. no power cycle).

Try to unregister and re-register Windows Installer:
Go to Start > Run.
Type msiexec /unregister and then click OK.
Go to Start > Run
Type i msiexec /regserver click OK.
Note the space between the c and the forward slash.

Windows Installer Fix (Line 94)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting Windows Installer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm#xp_wininstaller

Windows installer clean up utility
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301


Good luck
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