Installer Windows continues to run.

The Windows Installer continues to run whenever I do any type of activity from Solution Explorer or launch a desktop application.  I am running Office XP on Vista Home Premium and it used to work fine, until I rebooted my PC.  I installed the Vista service packs before you reinstall all my programs and this is where the problem started.  All other programs work very well.  I have admin on the account that I use and UAC turneed off right.  I have all the updates of Windows installed.  No matter if I run the first program or open a document to open the program.  I always get the message that wimndows is to install office, and then configure it.  Any ideas? Installer Windows continues to run

Hi smlandau1,

This only happens when you try to open Office XP?

You can try the following steps and check if you can solve the problem.

Step 1: Start the Windows Installer service

1. click on Start, type Services.mscin start Searchand press ENTER.

2. double-click click Windows Installer

3. set the start type for Windows Installer to manual

4. click Start start service.

Step 2: you can also try the steps followingRéinscrivez Windows Installer and check if it helps

a. clickStart, type %windir%\system32\msiexec /unregserver in the search box and press onENTER.

b. type%windir%\system32\msiexec/regserver , and then pressENTER.  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on allow

Step 3: install windows upgrade.

You can check the following link to download the latest version of windows installed click on the link

http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5A58B56F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en

Hope this information is useful.

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