Preparing to Install
A problem that some kind person maybe able to help with...
Dell Ispiron 6000 Laptop, Windows XP Home with all updates, IE7, Office 2007.
Due to time on my hands over the last few days I was tinkering! I know, I know, but .....
I Uninstalled Office 2003 which I THINK may have caused the problem. Now every time I start IE7 (and some other programs) I get a "Preparing to Install" screen which holds up the start of the particular software for perhaps 2 minutes before anything happens. Then the software starts with nothing apparently installed.
I have looked in Pprune and on the Internet. This is apparently not an unusual problem. I have done numerous things including reinstalling IE7 to no avail. I have resorted to disabling Windows Installer (via msconfig/services) as a temporary measure. This speeds things a little but I still get a "flash" of the Installer which would suggest it starts and is immediately stopped.
This problem does not occur when using Firefox as a Browser but still does with any Office application, as well as some other software.
Any suggestions for a more permanent solution would be much appreciated.
Nasib
Ps Happy New Year