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khawaja Ikram Ul haq - 29 Jul 2004 16:50 GMT

each time i try to start excel it goes into reconfiguring
microsoft office....i have tried all the options of
uninstalling and installing, changing the configuration
and detect and repair but it just does the same thing over
and over again...The other commponents of microsoft office
work but excel refuses todo so..i only have one user/
administrator....it used to work but now it does not...is
there some formula for a clean microsoft office
install...as many components are left behind when
microsoft is uninstalled...

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di'Geratus Max - 30 Jul 2004 16:17 GMT

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-103

> WINDOWS INSTALLER APPEARS EVERY TIME I START AN APPLICATIO
>
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> The next time you start an Office application, it will ask for you
> username, but shouldn't bother you again.

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di'Geratus Ma

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- 31 Jul 2004 14:08 GMT

Hi digeratus

i tried all your methods but the problem remains...in one
the installer starting is blocked but excel does not
start...similar the editing of the registry does not help

excel has been fully installed but whenever attempts are
made to start it...it starts the windows installer and
reinstalls excel again...but after that excel refuses to
start and the installer cycle keeps repeating inits
various forms...

have tried cleaning the registry via norton but that
does not help either...

uninstalling and reinstalling gives the same problem...

>-----Original Message-----
>
>http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-103
>
>> WINDOWS INSTALLER APPEARS EVERY TIME I START AN

APPLICATION

>> Intended For Windows XP / Windows 2000
>>
>> The Windows Installer is a global application used to

install many

>> Microsoft products, including Office 2000 and Office

XP, and is even

>> available to third-party developers to include with their programs.
>> Unfortunately, it's fraught with bugs, one of which is

its tendency

>> to appear every time you start Office (or some other

programs) and

>> begin a reinstallation or reconfiguration process. All

you'll see is

>> the "Please Wait" screen, followed by a progress bar.

The problem is

>> related to the This feature will be installed when

required option

>> (sometimes called "Install on Demand"), used when

installing some

>> applications. In essense, Windows Installer starts to

install a

>> "feature" when it is needed, even though it may be

already installed.

>> Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, Microsoft will

not acknowledge

>> that there is a serious flaw in thier installer

software. Here are

>> the solutions we've come up with so far:
>>
>> Solution #1:
>>
>> Reinstall the application in question, and don't

choose the This

>> feature will be installed when required for any of the

optional

>> components.
>> However, this may not solve the problem (which is the

very bug we're

>> talking about). We're currently looking for a way to

fix the problem

>> properly, but in the mean time, here's how to turn off

the "feature:"

>> Solution #2
>>
>> Open the Group Policy Editor by selecting Run from the

Start Menu,

>> and typing gpedit.msc. (If the file is missing, run

mmc.exe instead.

>> Then, select Add/Remove Snap-in from the Console menu,

click Add, and

>> double-click Group Policy. Click Finish, then Close, then Ok.)
>> Expand the following branches:
>> Local Computer Policy \ Computer Configuration \

Administrative

>> Templates \ Windows Components \ Windows Installer
>> Double-click Disable Windows Installer to your right,

click Enabled,

>> and choose Always from the list. Click Ok when you're done.
>> The change will take effect immediately. If you added

a snap in, as

>> described above, you don't need to "save changes to the console."
>>
>> Note: If you encounter an error about the

Administrator Policy the

>> next time you try to install an application, you'll

have to re-enable

>> the Windows Installer temporarily.
>>
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>> Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
>> Expand the branches to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\

Microsoft\

>> Office\ 9.0\ Common.
>> Delete the UserData value on your right, and close the

Registry

>> Editor.
>> The next time you start an Office application, it will

ask for your

>> username, but shouldn't bother you again.
>
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>
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