Windows installer...

[Howard Woodard]

It seems like, and may in fact be, that every time I start anything I get a
momentary Windows Installer dialog box saying that it is "Preparing to
install".

Preparing to install what? Is there something that I need to do to stop
this or is it just something that a Vista [Ultimate] user has to get used
to?

Howard

 

[Lang Murphy]

It seems like, and may in fact be, that every time I start anything I get
a momentary Windows Installer dialog box saying that it is "Preparing to
install".

Preparing to install what? Is there something that I need to do to stop
this or is it just something that a Vista [Ultimate] user has to get used
to?

Howard

No.

Sorry, but don't know what the root cause of your problem is. Do you have a
system restore point to which you can revert to see if the problem is fixed?
I guess that won't make a difference if you've had this problem from "day
one." But if not, a restore point might be worth trying. How new is the PC?
Or Vista install? And -have- you had this problem from "day one?"

Lang

 

[Howard Woodard]

Hi Lang. Yesterday I upgraded my XP Pro sp2 to Vista Ultimate. This
started the moment that the upgrade completed. So no, no restore point.

Howard
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It seems like, and may in fact be, that every time I start anything I get
a momentary Windows Installer dialog box saying that it is "Preparing to
install".

Preparing to install what? Is there something that I need to do to stop
this or is it just something that a Vista [Ultimate] user has to get used
to?

Howard

No.

Sorry, but don't know what the root cause of your problem is. Do you have
a system restore point to which you can revert to see if the problem is
fixed? I guess that won't make a difference if you've had this problem
from "day one." But if not, a restore point might be worth trying. How new
is the PC? Or Vista install? And -have- you had this problem from "day
one?"

Lang

 

[Peter Foldes]

Howard

Use this tool to correct your issue with Windows Installer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

 

[Howard Woodard]

Thanks Peter. That did it.

Howard
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Howard

Use this tool to correct your issue with Windows Installer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301