Tax said:
At the end of the boot up on my new laptop, I get a small "Windows installer"
sign.
I cancel the window but is there anything that can be done to eliminate this
annoyance?
Hi,
Most likely it is Windows Installer doing an on-demand installation...
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
If a product code is listed there and this product is not really installed,
MSIZAP.EXE is maybe able to fix this issue
MSIZAP.EXE is to be found on the WinXP CD, as part of the Support Tools
installed by running the file suptools.msi.
Install "Support Tools" by starting suptools.msi from <cd-drive>\Support\Tools\
Also note that there is updated versions of Support Tools available:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=49ae8576-9bb9-4126-9761-ba8011fabf38
Some additional documentation on MSIZAP.EXE is included in
suptools.chm (installed by suptools.msi).
MSIZAP.EXE will remove all Windows Installer entries for a product key
that you feed it with.
Note that if MSIZAP.EXE is used incorrectly it can affect other applications
on the machine.
Based on the documentation in
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/msizap_exe.asp
this is what you should run:
msizap T {product code}
an example:
msizap T {FFB37294-1155-17D3-A809-0250BAAFB1AB}
Alternatively, for a more user friendly interface to MSIZAP.EXE
that may do the work, take a look at this article:
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301