Re: Bizarre CD setup.exe problem

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From: C Nieder (spaceman13DELETE_at_REMOVEbestmail.us)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 11:57:46 -0500

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
> Hi C,
>
> Resolving problems with the Windows installer:
> http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Installation
>
> Incidentally, VS requires certain system components to be installed. Check
> the help files from the opening screen to make sure you have the appropriate
> ones.
>

Rick, thanks for your the web page. Unfortunately nothing there helped.

1) I had already tried cleaning all the temp directories to no avail

2) I'm running as administrator for these installs

3) I've tried rebooting with all non-MS services turned off and all
3rd-party autolaunch applications removed.

In short, I think I have a clean machine. The fact that this is happening
on two machines with the same two programs leads me to think it is
something related to the way those programs launch their subcomponents.

The fact that in one of the machines the Epson scanner software kicks in
points me in the direction of some autoplay setting in Windows being hosed up.

Carlos

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