Win 2000 keeps installing already installed software

donaldafm · 06-09-2006, 10:34 PM

I have a Brother printer that uses Paperport. It's installed and working. But every time I boot up, in fact every time I click on any program, Win 2000 trys to install it again. Where can I disable the check Win 2000 is doing for this? I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling but same problem. I just want to get Win 2000 from looking for this program to install every 10 seconds.

**Bartender** · 06-10-2006, 07:05 AM

Weird problem. Hopefully someone will know a cure. Can you d/l install any updates from Brother? How about talking to them? I've used their Contact tab on their support website and gotten help on some issues with my HL-1440 a few times. Someone always wrote back.

Continunity · 06-16-2006, 04:11 AM

this is normally caused by a corrupt reg entry.

i would recomemend removing all the software, then having a look through the registry and deleting any entrys that remain.

*BACK UP THE REG FILES BEFORE EDITING*

once you have removed the reg entrys restart the machine and re-install the software.

06-09-2006, 10:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
donaldafm Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 22 OS: Win98	Win 2000 keeps installing already installed software I have a Brother printer that uses Paperport. It's installed and working. But every time I boot up, in fact every time I click on any program, Win 2000 trys to install it again. Where can I disable the check Win 2000 is doing for this? I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling but same problem. I just want to get Win 2000 from looking for this program to install every 10 seconds.

06-16-2006, 04:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Continunity Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 23 OS: 00/XP/03	this is normally caused by a corrupt reg entry. i would recomemend removing all the software, then having a look through the registry and deleting any entrys that remain. BACK UP THE REG FILES BEFORE EDITING once you have removed the reg entrys restart the machine and re-install the software. __________________ Rgds //Continunity Advice given, is followed at your own risk.

06-10-2006, 07:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bartender Mentally divergent Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA, USA Posts: 1,285 OS: W2K, Ubuntu 8.04	Weird problem. Hopefully someone will know a cure. Can you d/l install any updates from Brother? How about talking to them? I've used their Contact tab on their support website and gotten help on some issues with my HL-1440 a few times. Someone always wrote back.