Windows installer trying to start

[luke77]

I installed an SDK and apparently something went wrong.

Whenever I log in, I get a screen showing the installer is trying to start.

How can I get rid of that message?

Thanks.

[submix8c]

What SDK and on what OS?

Edited April 6, 2010 by submix8c

[VideoRipper]

See what applications are set to startup at user-login:

"Start"->"Run"-> type: "msconfig" (without the quotes)

Go to the "Startup"-tab and uncheck the box next to that installer.

You can also find (some of) these settings in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Greetz,

Peter.

[luke77]

What SDK and on what OS?

SDK2003

[luke77]

See what applications are set to startup at user-login:

"Start"->"Run"-> type: "msconfig" (without the quotes)

Go to the "Startup"-tab and uncheck the box next to that installer.

You can also find (some of) these settings in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Greetz,

Peter.

None of the ideas posted here have worked.

If I disable Windows Installer Service, msiexec stops loading, but I have to re-enable it everytime I want to install something.

Andy

[cluberti]

If an MSI installer is trying to start when you log on, it's very likely that some installed MSI app is trying to repair itself (for whatever reason). It would be useful to get a verbose log of the installer and see what happens, rather than trying to band-aid it.

[luke77]

If an MSI installer is trying to start when you log on, it's very likely that some installed MSI app is trying to repair itself (for whatever reason). It would be useful to get a verbose log of the installer and see what happens, rather than trying to band-aid it.

Where would I find that installer log?

thanks.

[cluberti]

Where would I find that installer log?

thanks.

Right where the KB article says you'll find it:

To find the location of the new log in the Temp folder, type cd %temp% at a command prompt, and then press ENTER.

[luke77]

Where would I find that installer log?

thanks.

Right where the KB article says you'll find it:

To find the location of the new log in the Temp folder, type cd %temp% at a command prompt, and then press ENTER.

Thanks.