on booting up, windows installer comes up trying to install photo gallery.  program not on computer. Stop?
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If you are asking how to stop it from trying to install, go to start-run-type in msconfig-ok-click on startup tab uncheck the entry for photo gallery. It will not try to start it anymore.
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Obviously you have gone to the control panel and found it is not showing installed. Next I would try going into "C" Drive, through start, my computer, then "C" Drive. If you find the program there, then delete. You could also search for the program through the start button.  If you don't find it perhaps is wasn't downloaded. Best of Luck!
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If you are using winXP...Click Start  >> Run  and type in msconfig.  Click OK to open up System Configuration Utility.  Click on the tap Services.  Scroll until you see Windows Installer.  Make sure the checkbox is checked. Click OK to close window.  Try installing again.  Hope that helps.\nBTW, Macromedia have a suite of program such as Macromedia Director, Macromedia Dream Weaver, Macromedia Flash, etc...
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Try shutting down all running programs (all of them) then try to install.
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It doesn't really sound like a system essential. Try to make a 'restore point' including program files and uninstall it, you can always go back to the 'restore' point where you had your program installled.
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Make sure your account has "admin privelages". This is needed to install/uninstall any software using XP. Also, make sure your PC meets the minimum spec (it probably does because it's not power-hungry at all).\n\nTo log-in as an admin temporarily, startup in safe mode (change by pressing F4 at the boot), then select administrator at the welcome screen. Browse for the downloaded file and install it.
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By going through this problem one can suspect the same which u said. \n\nThere are few checks u can make\n1. Go to add/remove programmes in control panel and check if any unlnown programme installed there. IF u find one remove it.\n\n2. U can block the programme appearing at start-up. For That go to <start>/<run> and write "msconfig" u will see a small window then select the "startup" tab and see the list of programmes which get activated once u boot the pc. try to find any entry which u dont want to run and uncheck it. Apply the settings\n\nI hope this will do.
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you might need to download "Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable"
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Windows Installer is used by a number of legitimate applications.  I wouldn't remove it unless you have a very specific reason to do so.
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hi,\n\nwat do u mean by u cant install?\n\nis it that ur not able to install the image zone software or is it that ur hardware is not getting detected??\n\ndo u get any kind of error messages ??\n\nkindly update the actual problem??
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Try a weird startup key thing- hit F8 as the OS is loading- it will bring you to SafeMode- that shuts down a lot of functions that are not really vital, and you can usually boot up.  First things first, run virus- then run anti-spyware.  Then try start&#92; run type chkdsk it is a hard disk utility.and should help. If you can find nothing wrong, Windows sometimes can right itself once you get it to boot up.  Also look for error logs.  Unless you set it up ahead of time, you will not have internet in SafeMode, so take screenshots of any errors you do not understand (hit printscreen, then open paint and hit Ctrl + V to paste the image in paint.  save it to lookk up on the net later.  After that, restart normally.
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A lot of office components now are "Install on demand" in the setup program by default. When you install office you need to go through the selections and select all to install to the hard drive. That should solve the problem.
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You could boot it in safe mode, but that won't help you much. I suggest talking with someone with admin rights to set up your application. TX
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It sounds as though WMP didn't install properly and the partial installation is interfering with normal system functions. \n\nTo know for sure, try starting your computer in Safe Mode to find out what is going on. You can do this by looking out for the key that will take you to the boot menu when you restart your computer. Most of the time, it will be the ESC key or the F8 key. Press the appropriate key when your computer is starting up and while the screen that is offering you those options is loading (you don't get much time - less than 4 seconds so watch out for it!). When you have successfully accessed the boot menu, select the option to start Windows in Safe Mode.\n\nSafe Mode will load minimal drivers, programs and audio/images so the screen will look different to normal. Don't worry about this.\n\nWhen you have accessed Windows and your desktop has loaded, could you access your Control Panel and go to Event Viewer to see what is happening when your computer restartS?\n\nThen go to your 'Add/Remove' programs list. Try to uninstall WMP while you are in safe mode. Control Panel should have 2 WMPs - version 10 and version 11. Select the last installation and see if you can uninstall it. Then come back here and let us know what happened by adding extra information to your question.\n\nThanks\n\nIncidentally, I don't know if you are an expert but I would not tinker with the Registry. This can lead to a lot of problems, especially if you are a relatively inexperienced user.\n\nEdit:\n\nThanks for updating your question. If it's any consolation, I posted my own problem with Genuine Advantage here. My version of XP Home is fine. MS Office has failed to pass the GA test but individual components (which were installed from the same CD) PASSED! No idea what to do, to be honest.  \n\nGoing back to your question, I suspect the other poster here may be right - there may be a virus or trojan at play. If an AV scan fails to sort it out, if I were you I would back up all your personal files to CD-R (if you can) and then go for a full system reinstallation. Drastic but it sounds as though your system has ground to a halt so you probably have no choice.\n\nIncidentally, given that WMP is completely integrated into the Windows platform, although deleting those entries seemed innocuous, it is possible that some of the WMP components are vital to the running of the Windows platform. It is possible that your version of XP Pro failed validation because you removed things from the registry - just a thought.
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may have to re-install windows
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reinstall windows, this is an internal error
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yo boobooed\nthe easiest fix, is to boot from your windows xp cd, and when given options, the first time it asks, say intstall, the secon time say repair, it will do a non-destructive install and replace any bad or missing files or associations.\nYou could check in the recycle bin and if it is in there, restore it