Peter,
I had tried this earlier but without knowing what the offending software is,
I would have tounistall everything and reinstall later. Any other thoughts
before I go down that road?
John
"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Use this tool to fix the Installer issue
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
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"John" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have just been setting up a new PC with Vista Ultimate. Adding my
> application software was going OK but now every time I re-boot, put a
> CD/DVD
> in the drive windows Installer pops up and comes up with "Preparing to
> install" and then waits a few secs and stops. There is no clue what it is
> trying to install.
>
> I Googled this problem and checked out a few web sites, notably ask Leo at
> http://ask-leo.com/windows_installer...eboot_why.html and
> then
> tried to use the Windows Installer Cleanup but again it is just not clear
> what software is causing this. I have also used Max Registry Cleaner but
> this does not seem to fix the problem.
>
> The only solution I can think of is to unload all software, reinstall
> windows and start over. But it has taken me 2 days to get this far so I am
> reluctant to do so
>
> Any ideas will be very welcome!
>
> John
>