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by aylin_tobey

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Each time I turn on my computer and start Internet Explorer a message appears with a dial box. The title of the dial box is
"Windows Installer" and the message in the box is
"Preparing to install windows"
only one option is listed: Cancel.
Twoof these boxes appear each time and even if you try to cancel them they will only disappear after a few seconds.

I do not think there is a serious problem but I would love to get rid of these annoying messages.
Can someone help answer my question?

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by firesheep43

First, is it Win98SE? Second, what version of IE are you using? Have you updated IE at Windows Update? What, if any browser plug-ins do you have? What type of inet access do you have? Does this message appear when IE starts or when (if at all) IE launches your inet connection? Without knowing the above info (picky, picky, picky), I would use msinfo32 (START, RUN, MSINFO32, TOOLS) and use the system file checker to check for corrupt files. My gut instinct is that a plug-in or add-on did not finish installing at some point and is still hung in the start process. Have you check MSCONFIG, STARTUP items for suspects? Also, find and open wininit.ini and see what entries are in there. Many times botched installs will leave trails there.Let me know - cridley@drtel.net

by r. a. caluste

I think that's windows installer. it ships with the latest applications. it has an auto-repair function where it detects missing/corrupted files and tries to re-install them automatically. it will not stop unless you have all missing/corrupted filescorrected.

hope this helps.

by bww5195

I would uninstall IE and reinstall.

Someone in one of the questions I read a few minutes ago mentioned a file that he says does a good job getting rid of IE. It's called IERADICATOR. I downloaded it from http://www.voodoofiles.com/3909

It'sonly a 101k zip file. However, as the website states you really need to read the documentation that goes with it.

Additionally, whatever course of action you choose to take, I would back up the registry just in case.

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