Windows installer keeps popping up.

Doug Crf · 09-10-2006, 09:38 PM

Can any body help me?This windows installer window keeps popping up.
I went thru and was removing programs that I have not been using and
now this window keeps comming up.Bugging the heck out of us.
I went in and restored to a earlier time like to two days before I removed
the unused programs but that did not help.
Any tips?
Thanks Doug

Geekgirl · 09-11-2006, 03:11 AM

Can you give us a screen shot plz?

Doug Crf · 09-13-2006, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geekgirl

Can you give us a screen shot plz?

Hi I was trying to do a screen shot but I can not figure out how to do it.
Can you explain to me how to do it.
If it would be to much trouble just let me know and I will do a search and
should be able to find out how to do it.
I was hoping I could copy and paste it but nope that would be to easy.
Thanks Doug and Elizabeth

Geekgirl · 09-13-2006, 12:52 PM

Press Alt-PrintScreen, this will place an image of the frontmost window on the clipboard. Press PrintScreen by itself places an image of the entire desktop on the clipboard.
Open MS-Paint. (From Start/Run, issue the command "mspaint".) Create a new empty image, and use Edit/Paste to bring in the screenshot you just took.

Save the image to your Desktop, copy/paste into this thread

ranjikvp · 09-13-2006, 01:49 PM

sounds like some hardware drivers are missing and needs to be installed can you check if there is any issue in the device manager [ Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System > Hardware Device Manager ]

**nickster_uk** · 09-13-2006, 01:52 PM

Also....if you leave the Windows Installer to finish its task without clicking cancel, it may prompt you to insert a disc or browse to install files for the particular software it needs...a screenshot of that may be helpful for working out what is needed :)

Doug Crf · 09-14-2006, 01:06 PM

I am trying to get this window on here but I can not get it on here.
I get the window on the ms paint screen but I can not figure it out
from there.
Thanks Doug and Elizabeth

**nickster_uk** · 09-14-2006, 01:50 PM

From MS Paint, you need to go:

File -> Save As -> choose name of image and select location to save the image.

Once done you can either upload the image to somewhere like imageshack:
http://imageshack.us/

They will host the image for free and then you can link the image location on their servers in your next post.

Or you can just add the saved image as an attachment in a post.

Hope that helps :)

Doug Crf · 09-15-2006, 11:39 AM

Here it is I am trying it now.HECK it's not working.
Ok now I have it saved as is in my pictures but now I am trying to
add it to this post but I can not do it for some reason.
Any tips for me??
Thanks

**nickster_uk** · 09-15-2006, 11:46 AM

Yep....

Click 'Post Reply' then type your message, scroll down a bit and click 'Manage Attachments'. Click 'Browse' and then go to your 'My Pictures' folder and double click the image. Then select 'Upload' and depending on how fast your internet is a few moments will pass. When it's done, click 'Close this window' and you will then be able to submit the message with the image attached.

Hope that helps....if not, PM me and then i'll give you instructions to email me the image and i'll put it in a post for you :)

Doug Crf · 09-16-2006, 06:24 PM

I do not see the manage attachments button here.

Doug Crf · 09-16-2006, 07:11 PM

Ok I get all the way to the upload part and I hit upload and It takes a minute and then it says upload failed.
When you say double click that would be a left click right?
When I click it starts the proccess with one click is that what it is soposta do?
It does nothing with a right click.
Thanks Doug and Elizabeth

**nickster_uk** · 09-16-2006, 08:08 PM

Check your PM's Doug :)

Doug Crf · 09-17-2006, 01:08 PM

Hi nick could you give me your e mail address.
I seem to be able to add this image to a regular email
page but I can not get it on to the pm part of this
fourm.
Thanks Doug

**nickster_uk** · 09-17-2006, 02:00 PM

Hi Doug,

please check your Private Messages...have sent you two with my email address included ;)

**nickster_uk** · 09-17-2006, 08:35 PM

Got your email, thank Doug...the problem was the file size, the image was over 2mb's and there's a 1.96mb limit on attachments. Anyway, I converted it to a jpeg and reduced the resolution to 58kb's.

The problem seems to relate to some missing files for Microsoft Office...was that one of the programs you uninstalled? If you still have your Office install disc, pop it in the cd tray and click OK on the Windows Installer box, if that doesn't work, browse to the cd and you should be able to find the 'mainsp3ff.msp' file it is looking for.

Hope that helps :)

09-10-2006, 09:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Doug Crf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 31 OS: XP	Windows installer keeps popping up. Can any body help me?This windows installer window keeps popping up. I went thru and was removing programs that I have not been using and now this window keeps comming up.Bugging the heck out of us. I went in and restored to a earlier time like to two days before I removed the unused programs but that did not help. Any tips? Thanks Doug

09-11-2006, 03:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
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09-13-2006, 12:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Geekgirl Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 12,261 OS: 98SE/WinXP Home/WinXP Pro Blog Entries: 1	Press Alt-PrintScreen, this will place an image of the frontmost window on the clipboard. Press PrintScreen by itself places an image of the entire desktop on the clipboard. Open MS-Paint. (From Start/Run, issue the command "mspaint".) Create a new empty image, and use Edit/Paste to bring in the screenshot you just took. Save the image to your Desktop, copy/paste into this thread __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM

09-13-2006, 01:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,548 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Also....if you leave the Windows Installer to finish its task without clicking cancel, it may prompt you to insert a disc or browse to install files for the particular software it needs...a screenshot of that may be helpful for working out what is needed :) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| 1xMaxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB & 4xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Zalman CNPS9500 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

09-14-2006, 01:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Doug Crf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 31 OS: XP	I am trying to get this window on here but I can not get it on here. I get the window on the ms paint screen but I can not figure it out from there. Thanks Doug and Elizabeth Last edited by Doug Crf : 09-14-2006 at 01:09 PM.

09-13-2006, 01:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
ranjikvp Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: India Posts: 73 OS: WindowsXP (Pro)	sounds like some hardware drivers are missing and needs to be installed can you check if there is any issue in the device manager [ Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System > Hardware Device Manager ]

09-14-2006, 01:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,548 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	From MS Paint, you need to go: File -> Save As -> choose name of image and select location to save the image. Once done you can either upload the image to somewhere like imageshack: http://imageshack.us/ They will host the image for free and then you can link the image location on their servers in your next post. Or you can just add the saved image as an attachment in a post. Hope that helps :) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| 1xMaxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB & 4xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Zalman CNPS9500 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

09-15-2006, 11:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
Doug Crf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 31 OS: XP	Here it is I am trying it now.HECK it's not working. Ok now I have it saved as is in my pictures but now I am trying to add it to this post but I can not do it for some reason. Any tips for me?? Thanks

09-15-2006, 11:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,548 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Yep.... Click 'Post Reply' then type your message, scroll down a bit and click 'Manage Attachments'. Click 'Browse' and then go to your 'My Pictures' folder and double click the image. Then select 'Upload' and depending on how fast your internet is a few moments will pass. When it's done, click 'Close this window' and you will then be able to submit the message with the image attached. Hope that helps....if not, PM me and then i'll give you instructions to email me the image and i'll put it in a post for you :) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| 1xMaxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB & 4xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Zalman CNPS9500 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

09-16-2006, 06:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
Doug Crf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 31 OS: XP	I do not see the manage attachments button here. Last edited by Doug Crf : 09-16-2006 at 06:53 PM.

09-16-2006, 07:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
Doug Crf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 31 OS: XP	Ok I get all the way to the upload part and I hit upload and It takes a minute and then it says upload failed. When you say double click that would be a left click right? When I click it starts the proccess with one click is that what it is soposta do? It does nothing with a right click. Thanks Doug and Elizabeth

09-16-2006, 08:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,548 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Check your PM's Doug :) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| 1xMaxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB & 4xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Zalman CNPS9500 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

09-17-2006, 01:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
Doug Crf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 31 OS: XP	Hi nick could you give me your e mail address. I seem to be able to add this image to a regular email page but I can not get it on to the pm part of this fourm. Thanks Doug

09-17-2006, 02:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,548 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Hi Doug, please check your Private Messages...have sent you two with my email address included ;) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| 1xMaxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB & 4xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Zalman CNPS9500 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

09-17-2006, 08:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,548 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Got your email, thank Doug...the problem was the file size, the image was over 2mb's and there's a 1.96mb limit on attachments. Anyway, I converted it to a jpeg and reduced the resolution to 58kb's. The problem seems to relate to some missing files for Microsoft Office...was that one of the programs you uninstalled? If you still have your Office install disc, pop it in the cd tray and click OK on the Windows Installer box, if that doesn't work, browse to the cd and you should be able to find the 'mainsp3ff.msp' file it is looking for. Hope that helps :) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| 1xMaxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB & 4xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Zalman CNPS9500 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?