Windows installer coming up every time open publisher doc

[RS]

Windows installer is coming up every time I open a Publisher 2003.
Sometimes Adobe installer comes up. Do you know a registry edit
or something else to do so I can fix this?

 

[JS]

How to re-install Windows Installer:
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_reinstall_the_windows_i.htm

Also:
Common Windows Installer Problems
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555175

Windows Installer clean up
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/

JS

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Robert,

Windows Installer has probably sensed that a component of Adobe (product name?) is mising, and trying to repair it. See if repairing the concerned application helps.

--
Regards,

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


Windows installer is coming up every time I open a Publisher 2003.
Sometimes Adobe installer comes up. Do you know a registry edit
or something else to do so I can fix this?

 

[RS]

I just completely reinstalled Windows about four days ago.
It is firing up the installer whenever I launch a program called
Homebase, which is made by a online bookselling company
called ABE (it's a book database).

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

What is is trying to install, Robert? Is the application name mentioned in the title bar of the installer dialog?

You may get the details from the event log as well.

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


I just completely reinstalled Windows about four days ago.
It is firing up the installer whenever I launch a program called
Homebase, which is made by a online bookselling company
called ABE (it's a book database).

--
Robert Pearson
ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net
Creative Virtue Press/Telical Books/Regenerative Music
http://www.rspearson.com

Hi Robert,

Windows Installer has probably sensed that a component of Adobe (product name?) is mising, and trying to repair it. See if repairing the concerned application helps.

--
Regards,

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


Windows installer is coming up every time I open a Publisher 2003.
Sometimes Adobe installer comes up. Do you know a registry edit
or something else to do so I can fix this?


--
Robert Pearson
ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net
Creative Virtue Press/Telical Books/Regenerative Music
http://www.rspearson.com