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More info?)
Ok, more thanks to Frank. I went and downloaded the updated version off of
your linked site, and for some odd reason, the two programs I was looking for
are now on the list. Now I am wondering if I should go ahead and remove the
two programs causing the problem or if I should do something else.
Thanks again.
"Renegade" wrote:
> Thank you for your post and link as well. I do have the Windows Installer
> Clean Up Utility, but I don't really know what to do with it. The programs
> that Windows Installer is having trouble with are called "Fax" and
> "QuickProjects," and neither of those come up on the given list, so I don't
> know if those programs are within a bigger program or if the problem is a
> different matter entirely. One thing I didn't want to do is cause more
> problems, so I didn't delete anything I didn't know about, although there
> were some I didn't recognize, such as a program called "Overland."
>
> One thing though, the page from the link you posted said that I should
> download the utilty, but I actually got it off the Windows XP Installer disk.
> Does anyone know if the download version is an updated version or if I should
> download that version if it is?
>
> Again, thanks to everyone.
>
> "Frank" wrote:
>
> > Try this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301
> > "Renegade" <krazykook21@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1C83834C-EC78-432E-BC81-0095CD075F69@microsoft.com...
> > > Thanks for your post. What you described in the Q & A section is exactly
> > > what
> > > is happening with Windows Installer on my computer; there is the 1001
> > > error
> > > ID and then the 1004 error ID, with exactly the same following text about
> > > the
> > > missing components.
> > >
> > > After reading the page on Annoyances.org from the link that you posted, I
> > > tried Solution 2, and found everything was going exactly like it told me,
> > > but
> > > then I got stuck. In the Microsoft Management Console app, I tried to
> > > insert
> > > the Group Policy snap-in into the Console tree, but there was no Group
> > > Policy
> > > snap-in in the menu. Hopefully, there is a way around this or I just didnt
> > > do
> > > something right, or maybe there is another entirely different solution
> > > that
> > > you know of. Perhaps there is a way to find this "keypath?"
> > >
> > > Again, thank you for your excellent help.
> > >
> > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Either you have some program that is corrupt or an install on demand
> > >> feature
> > >> that is trying to do just that.
> > >>
> > >> Windows Installer Appears Every Time I Start an Application
> > >>
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-103
> > >>
> > >> [[Q. Every time I launch my application, Windows Installer performs an
> > >> installation. How can I determine the cause of the on-demand
> > >> installation?
> > >>
> > >> A. An easy way to determine the cause of an on-demand installation is to
> > >> look in the application event log for MsiInstaller log messages of the
> > >> form:
> > >>
> > >> Event Type: Warning
> > >> Event Source: MsiInstaller
> > >> Event ID: 1001
> > >> Description:
> > >> Detection of product '{000C1109-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}', feature
> > >> 'Example' failed during request for component
> > >> '{00030829-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}'
> > >>
> > >> Event Type: Warning
> > >> Event Source: MsiInstaller
> > >> Event ID: 1004
> > >> Description:
> > >> Detection of product '{000C1109-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}', feature
> > >> 'Example', component '{00030829-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}' failed. The
> > >> resource 'C:\Progam Files\example\example.exe' does not exist.
> > >>
> > >> The first message (with event ID 1001) states which component was being
> > >> installed. The component listed here is the component named in the
> > >> Component_ column of the Shortcut table for the particular shortcut.
> > >>
> > >> The second message (with event ID 1004) indicates which component failed
> > >> detection. Improved event logging in Windows Installer 2.0 has updated
> > >> the
> > >> message so that in most cases, the message identifies the actual resource
> > >> that resulted in the failed detection. The component with the missing or
> > >> damaged keypath is the component that is triggering the reinstallation.
> > >>
> > >> In the example above, the reinstallation is triggered because the
> > >> resource
> > >> 'c:\Program Files\example\example.exe' does not exist. You would then
> > >> need
> > >> to find out why the keypath does not exist -in this case, the user
> > >> deleted
> > >> it.]]
> > >> Frequently Asked Questions About Windows Installer
> > >>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/community/centers/management/msi_faq.mspx
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> > >>
> > >> Wes
> > >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> > >>
> > >> In news:FDC0E737-9AB8-40F2-AB31-6533EE6B804B@microsoft.com,
> > >> Renegade <krazykook21@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> > >> > Hi everybody. I have a small problem with Windows Installer.
> > >> >
> > >> > First of all, it is installed properly and has been working fine the
> > >> > whole
> > >> > time on my current computer. Recently, however, it has been popping up
> > >> > whenver I try to run any program. It says that it is scanning for a
> > >> > certain application component but never finds it, and then it says that
> > >> > the component must be on a certain disk, which I am prompted to put in
> > >> > the CD drive. Then, whenever I try to cancel out of Windows Installer,
> > >> > it pops up again. I usually have to cancel out of it a couple times for
> > >> > it to temporarily stop, otherwise it freezes the computer and I have to
> > >> > close all the running applications with the task manager.
> > >> >
> > >> > I searched this problem on the Internet and found some solutions, one
> > >> > of
> > >> > which I am trying to carry out. I downloaded the Windows Installer
> > >> > Clean
> > >> > Up Utility, and installed it. The thing is, I don't really know what to
> > >> > do with it. When I open it, it gives me a list of programs to remove,
> > >> > but
> > >> > none of them are programs mentioned by the Windows Installer when it
> > >> > pops
> > >> > up. By the way, the programs Windows Installer does mention are "Fax"
> > >> > and
> > >> > "Quickprojects."
> > >> >
> > >> > I am becoming increasingly worried however, because I have discovered
> > >> > missing files and am wondering if Windows Installer is corrupted and
> > >> > causing this. Also, I have a Dell 4700 Desktop computer with Windows XP
> > >> > Home Edition SP2. Any other information asked for will be provided, if
> > >> > possible.
> > >> >
> > >> > A big thank you in advance to anyone who gives their time to offer
> > >> > advice.
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
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