My Windows XP gives me a windows installer & stays there every time I try do a search, What can I do?
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I would start by making sure your system is up to date.  Go to http://update.microsoft.com
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I believe you have WinXP-SP2 Pro as O S. First you may unistall using Add/ Remove programs in Control Panel. You may succeed now as you start afresh after going thru the readme.txt that takes care of all your doubts/difficulties.
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Well, it appears that it more than likely has to do with either the Windows Installer version or account permissions on the folder where the .msi (Windows Installer) file is located. Please check the reference link that I have supplied. It explains the problem, and provides a way or two to fix it. =)
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You need to switch to firefox. you can get it at mozilla.com\n\nThere is no reason to re-install windows.
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yes, it usually ask you t ouse your CD , the xp cd will correct it , it usually happen when you install a program that replace the file and made windows xp to always request for it , it happen to me freqently
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Hi, I would try the following...\n\n1. Delete mso cache\n2. Turn off antivirus software\n3. Open the drive by exploring it and then drag the entire contents of the disk to your desktop(should take a little while).(may want to put it in its own folder)\n4. Run setup.exe or autorun from your desktop instead of pulling it from the cd drive.\n5. Use custom setup and choose which apps you want. Don't use auto full install.\n\nedit perhaps and let us know if it worked.\n\nhope that helps\nNigel\n\n\nEdit: It seems, based on your error, that the installer is looking in the wrong place for the file.\n\nMost people get a CRC error if the disk is bad.  Sounds like a bug in winpoop.  That is all I could dig up on the matter.\n\nOn side note, it happens quite often to folks.
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What program is Windows Installer trying to install?\n\nLike, before this happened, was there any program you were trying to install?
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You may want to run a virus scan on it.  It doesn't sound good.  Try to backup your data file as soon as possible.  The last resort is to format your drive and start over with installing windows.  Good luck.
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If you are installing from an XP CD , and , if you can afford the trouble , boot your PC from the CD ( or a floppy disk) and completely reformat the disk when the XP installer asks you to.I assume you have tried virus removers such as Norton/Symantec etc.
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because its still on the beta stage... missing or incomplete files in it. and dont use the windows updates... it messes stuff badly. trust me it does... once updated you cant get rid of it, you have to install everything once you remove a specific update... or just buy a windows xp SP2.
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I think this could be a kind of spyware or Trojan.  Or just an update for windows.\nThe best thing to do is to use a virus checker with a spyware search built in - if this comes up clear then windows is legitinatly updating itself, it it says this installer is a trojan or spyware then you should try to get rid of it ASAP.
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*****WAIT do not listen to the knuckle heads telling you to reformat*******\nDo a repair installion and enter your legal key.\nYou go through the initial steps as if you were installing XP, at the Windows XP (Professional, or Home) Setup >press ENTER >Windows Xp Licensing Agreement >press F8 >Windows Xp (Professional, or Home) Setup >press R. This will repair your Windows Xp Installation files, and will not affect your programs, data, etc.
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you probably have multiple partitions. i would recommend a program like partition magic. i think they may have a free version. it not then go to 'my computer' and see if there is more than one hard drive icon. if so, then you probably installed xp on another partition. im going to take a wild guess and assume you have a compaq. they have a recovery partition. you more than likely installed it on the recovery partition. if so, then just run the restore program and have it set your computer back to the factory default conditions.
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The best free spyware finders are below, give them a try they are very easy to use.\nIf your xp is valid you can also use windows one care to sort out any probs with the OS, you can find it on the windows update site\n\nUse the following progs\n\nspybot s&d\nCcleaner\nAd-Aware\nEwido
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All the other things will stop working if you wipe it clean and start over. However, you should be able to re-install a legitimate copy of Windows over top of the existing one and everything in the registry for the other programs will be kept, and the programs should still work....even if they are counterfeit.\nMine came with XP Home Edition already installed.
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It sounds like it is trying to uninstall with the installation files that are not there. INSTALL it again and then try to uninstall it and I would think that would do the trick.
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A windows update has updated this new Security feature that requires that check now.\n\nI would try and uninstall that update through your Add/Remove Programs on your control panel. If you cant remove it, then you might just have to install Windows again and make sure you omit that part of the update next time.\n\nIt is a growing problem, but I have a XP CD that I have used on several of my computers and Ill be damned if I have to buy a CD for EACH of my computers just to reinstall XP. I get that nag screen all the time, but I had to reinstall windows and omit that update. \n\nYou can still get other updates even if you dont update that part of the updates.