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by jbomma1

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windows installer on XP is trying to install a program that I don't want installed, how do I discontinue the installation process. It starts the installation process everytime on sign on, can you help? Thanks...

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by jocar7

Use msconfig to remove it from the startup. To get to msconfig, click "RUN" from the start menu. Type "msconfig", select the "startup" tab, find and uncheck the program.

by jbomma1

the windows installer pops up at various times as I am accessing email and other programs, not at "startup" as machine is almost always on. Help!

by shhite

What does the installer say it is trying to install?

by seanferd

1. You may be trying to use features of, for example, Microsoft Office, which are set to install on first use. This is normal behavior.

2. Use Autoruns from Sysinternals/Microsoft to find the starting program and stop it from starting on boot.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

3. Empty the temporary files under your user profile and the Windows directory.

by older mycroft

I might spend the rest of my virtual life trying to guess what you are attempting to STOP from loading.

Knowing what you are trying to stop would speed up the solution dramatically. ;)

by older mycroft

Boy, we could clean up!

It's a commodity that's in plentiful supply too! Like water.

Folks make millions selling that!

We'd max out on bottles of stupidity!!! :D

by older mycroft

Boy, we could clean up!

It's a commodity that's in plentiful supply too! Like water.

Folks make millions selling that!

We'd max out on bottles of stupidity!!! :D

by older mycroft

Boy, we could clean up!

It's a commodity that's in plentiful supply too! Like water.

Folks make millions selling that!

We'd max out on bottles of stupidity!!! :D

by shhite

Exactly what I was thinking! More info would be helpful!

by seanferd

Had his answer halfway through the thread, wasn't good enough. Wanted to set the reg value back to 1. Never mind that was the entire problem. :^0 (Sorry, dude.)


edit:
And again with the perennial favorite: It gives me an error message. For God's sake no, don't tell us what it is, you'll destroy the Universe!

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