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Author Starting VB app causes Windows Installer to start
tk

2006-01-31, 6:55 pm

When I start a VB app on a Windows XP SP2 machine, I get a dialog from
Windows Installer with the following dialog: Please wait while Windows
configures Microsoft Office XP... Gathering required information.

If I sign on as a different user, I don't get the dialog. I thought it was
an issue with his profile, so I re-created it but I still get the same
error. The program had worked fine until a couple of days ago. There
hasn't been any changes to the machine at all.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks


mayayana

2006-01-31, 6:55 pm

You might try microsoft.public.windows.msi

I've seen a similar question asked there. If I
remember correctly the advice involved figuring
out what software didn't properly finish its install
earlier and is now trying to finish.

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tk <timkelley123@mennies.com> wrote in message
news:eMIblVnJGHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> When I start a VB app on a Windows XP SP2 machine, I get a dialog from
> Windows Installer with the following dialog: Please wait while Windows
> configures Microsoft Office XP... Gathering required information.
>
> If I sign on as a different user, I don't get the dialog. I thought it

was
> an issue with his profile, so I re-created it but I still get the same
> error. The program had worked fine until a couple of days ago. There
> hasn't been any changes to the machine at all.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
>



Harvey Triana

2006-01-31, 6:55 pm

tk

You delete (accident maybe) a binary component that installer registered.
Alway use remove from Control Panel to remove Installer jobs. Try to find
original msi file, install and remove.

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"tk" <timkelley123@mennies.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:eMIblVnJGHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> When I start a VB app on a Windows XP SP2 machine, I get a dialog from
> Windows Installer with the following dialog: Please wait while Windows
> configures Microsoft Office XP... Gathering required information.
>
> If I sign on as a different user, I don't get the dialog. I thought it
> was an issue with his profile, so I re-created it but I still get the same
> error. The program had worked fine until a couple of days ago. There
> hasn't been any changes to the machine at all.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>



Veign

2006-01-31, 6:55 pm

Best thing to do is let install / repair the Office installation.

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"tk" <timkelley123@mennies.com> wrote in message
news:eMIblVnJGHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> When I start a VB app on a Windows XP SP2 machine, I get a dialog from
> Windows Installer with the following dialog: Please wait while Windows
> configures Microsoft Office XP... Gathering required information.
>
> If I sign on as a different user, I don't get the dialog. I thought it
> was an issue with his profile, so I re-created it but I still get the same
> error. The program had worked fine until a couple of days ago. There
> hasn't been any changes to the machine at all.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>



Marv Wade

2006-01-31, 6:55 pm

Strangely enough, I started getting the exact situation just a couple of
days ago. Haven't found out what caused it or how to get around it.

Marv

"tk" <timkelley123@mennies.com> wrote in message
news:eMIblVnJGHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> When I start a VB app on a Windows XP SP2 machine, I get a dialog from
> Windows Installer with the following dialog: Please wait while Windows
> configures Microsoft Office XP... Gathering required information.
>
> If I sign on as a different user, I don't get the dialog. I thought it
> was an issue with his profile, so I re-created it but I still get the same
> error. The program had worked fine until a couple of days ago. There
> hasn't been any changes to the machine at all.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>



Veign

2006-01-31, 9:55 pm

Did it happen after installing software or an update or cleaning the
registry?

Just let it finish - that usually solves it..

--
Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
Veign's Resource Center
http://www.veign.com/vrc_main.asp
Veign's Blog
http://www.veign.com/blog
--


"Marv Wade" <NG@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Strangely enough, I started getting the exact situation just a couple of
> days ago. Haven't found out what caused it or how to get around it.
>
> Marv
>
> "tk" <timkelley123@mennies.com> wrote in message
> news:eMIblVnJGHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
>



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