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johnhboyd3
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August 21st, 2005 15:00
Clicking starts a Program Installation
For some reason, some actions now start a program (already installed and active) to install on my computer. If I click and drag to copy or move a file, I get a popup box starting the installation of Roxio 7 (already installed, and it will work). If I click on one icon on my desktop, I get a box starting the installation of Paperport 8 (also already installed).
I have run the diagnostics (F12 at startup), and didn't find any hardware problems.
I have Norton Anti Virus running.
I am using Windows XP with SP2 installed.
John
johnhboyd3
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Posted August 21st, 2005 18:00
Thanks. I will give that a try.
John
johnhboyd3
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Posted August 23rd, 2005 13:00
I just wanted to confirm that the Installer Cleanup fixed the problem. I ran it and removed one program that I had the Install CD for and then re-installed that program, and it fixed the whole problem.
Thanks.
Robert Cathles
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Posted August 23rd, 2005 15:00
I'm pleased you got it fixed :smileyhappy:
Just as some info, I think the request for an installation is if you delete MSI files in C:\WINDOWS\Installer
I used delete files in this folder because they were 'wasting space,' but then found out that some heavyweight programs were asking for the installer source (nnnooo!). So now I don't delete anything from there. I just set the folder's attributes to Compressed (haha).
dunedin
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Posted August 21st, 2005 16:00
I think you need to run "The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility"