Unwanted call to Windows Installer

[Vade Mecum]

When I launch Word 2002 my Windows 2000 calls Windows
Installer and starts searching for my installation disk.
I have to cancel Installer by clicking "Cancel" in the
Preparing To Install dialogue box. Once I do that,
Winword.EXE launches and runs normally. This annoyance
happens on every launch.

Vade Mecum

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Sounds like you don't have a full install of Office. Have you tried putting
in the Office CD when prompted and letting it do what it wants, to see if
this resolves the problem?

 

[Carrie Garth \(MVP\)]

Hi Vade,

You could try to determine the cause of the on-demand installation by opening Event
Viewer (eventvwr.msc), looking in the Application Log for Source: MsiInstaller -
Warning Messages Event numbers 1001 and 1004, double-clicking the events and reading
the Description.

And if you need more details, the Group Policy snap-in provides built-in features for
setting Windows Installer Logging. For more information, run gpedit.msc and read the
text on the Explain tab of the following Policy:

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Installer:
Logging

You may also want to try posting to one of the many Office forums.

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Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
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: "Vade Mecum" <kearybr AT netscape DOT net>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 04:39 PM
: When I launch Word 2002 my Windows 2000 calls Windows
: Installer and starts searching for my installation disk.
: I have to cancel Installer by clicking "Cancel" in the
: Preparing To Install dialogue box. Once I do that,
: Winword.EXE launches and runs normally. This annoyance
: happens on every launch.
:
: Vade Mecum