Widows installer starts unexpectedly

[Guest]

Whenever I move files in Windows Explorer the Widows Installer program
starts. Anyone have this experience and if so, a fix to the problem?

 

[Iceman]

Whenever I move files in Windows Explorer the Widows Installer program
starts. Anyone have this experience and if so, a fix to the problem?

A Norwegian MVP seems to have the answer. See his post here:

http://groups.google.co.in/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/823610ed1bf32993?hl=en&lr=

Shorter link: http://tinyurl.com/2n99nq

To add something of my own, I would recommend a thorough virus and malware
scan. Try some or even all of these tools:

Ad-Aware http://www.lavasoft.de
Spybot S&D http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?CID=40387
Troubleshooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Cazmag,

Any idea which application the installer is trying to repair/reinstall? If the application name can't be determined, check the Event logs using the following steps:

Click Start, Run and type eventvwr.msc
Select the "Application" log
Look for the recent entries with the source column containing "MsiInstaller"
Double-click the entry for more details.
It may show the product name for which the installation/repair took place

================================================
Sample entry
================================================
Event Type: Information
Event Source: MsiInstaller
Event Category: None
Event ID: 11729
Date: 4/13/2007
Time: 11:30:21 AM
Description:
Product: Windows Live Messenger -- Configuration failed.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 7b 35 37 31 37 30 30 46 {571700F
0008: 30 2d 44 42 39 44 2d 34 0-DB9D-4
0010: 42 33 41 2d 42 30 33 44 B3A-B03D
0018: 2d 33 35 41 31 34 42 42 -35A14BB
0020: 35 39 33 39 46 7d 2c 20 5939F},
0028: 31 36 30 32 1602
================================================

In some cases, the application name may not be available, but the ProductCode will be available. You can then map the ProductCode with the actual product name using the steps listed in this article:

Windows Installer: Dealing with installation failures:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/68/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Whenever I move files in Windows Explorer the Widows Installer program
starts. Anyone have this experience and if so, a fix to the problem?