When I launch certain applications, just now it was Duplicate Cleaner, I get an install wizard pop-up telling me that quickbooks is trying to install or Microsoft Office is trying to install. I just keep hitting cancel until the desired application launches. WTF is up with that?
Which virus checker do you use and what does it say?
I use kaspersky and it says everything is peachy.
Automatic updates, you're refusing, that keep accumulating?
hmm. I just started an object scan and it seems things are far from peachy. I'm not sure how that all happened, but it seems like my hard drive is actually a crack house.
:(
That's bad, but it may attract some crack ho's. :o
Ho's need to wash their clothes:
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The guy in the vid looks like a pimp.
The guy in the vid looks like a pimp.
You figure that out on your own? :D
A system component, Microsoft Installer, is screwed up.
What version of Windows do you have?
Hi mbpark,
I'm running XP. Can I re-install MS Installer? (that seems ironic) How does it get screwed up?
Sure,
Download it from here:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/6/1/261fca42-22c0-4f91-9451-0e0f2e08356d/WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe
Microsoft Installer relies on an internal database, and a lot of files stored in C:\windows\installer. Sometimes the DB gets corrupt in older versions of the product.
You perhaps by chance didn't delete any of those files, did you? :)
You figure that out on your own? :D
I can tie my shoes, too.:p:
Sure,
Download it from here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/6/1/261fca42-22c0-4f91-9451-0e0f2e08356d/WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe
Microsoft Installer relies on an internal database, and a lot of files stored in C:\windows\installer. Sometimes the DB gets corrupt in older versions of the product.
You perhaps by chance didn't delete any of those files, did you? :)
Anything is possible. Sometimes I get deletion happy, followed by deletion sad.
I can tie my shoes, too.:p:
That's why I wear loafers;)
You'll be deletion sad.
How did the installer work?
Well, it installed ok and I just tried to launch Duplicate cleaner and it fired right up. So, many thanks to you.
you're welcome.
microsoft's installers do suck, but they work most of the time.