Re: Windows installer with a mind of its own?

well actually your talking about the issue fix part of the program and that
is not what i used even though i have used it hundreds of times and nothing
has went wrong. Iam talking about the cleaning portion of the program i
selected things in that like menu order cache and windows size and location
cache, user assist history, iis log files and custom files and folders. It
was only after i selected these options that this started happening. Now if
u would kindly explain to me how this could have f***ed the registry am all
ears otherwise don't say anything unless u can fix my problem.
thanx neal.

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m> wrote in message
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> Neal Ferrier wrote:
>> Dunno if anyone has heard of it but ive recently used a program called
>> ccleaner and i selected some of the advanced options. Now the windows
>> installer wants to install office xp again everytime i access
>> microsoft affiliated applications e.g MSN Messenger 7, IE6, Outlook
>> Express etc. Don't really know what is going on assuming its a
>> registry problem of sorts could someone please tell me where so i can
>> fix it. Iam not really enamoured with the windows registry. Thanks
>
> Don't mess with things you don't understand. Your example is a good reason
> not to mess with "registry cleaner" programs unless you know what you are
> doing. Never, ever allow them to run in automatic mode. Never, ever allow
> them to make a change that you do not understand 100% what is happening
> and why. If you didn't use the advanced option in ccleaner to make a
> backup of your registry then you may be scr#w#d depending on what options
> you picked.
>
> If the fix from
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> doesn't work then a combnation of running the Office installer choosing
> the repair option and this tool from Microsoft to fix the Windows
> Installer usually does the trick.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301
>
> If none of the above suggestions worked then restoring your last system
> backup is the next option. If you don't have a backup then possibly a
> repair install followed by a reinstall of Office is next. If that doesn't
> work then a backup of your data and a clean install of Windows and your
> programs will always work.
>
> Don't blame the Windows registry. The blame lies with yourself and
> ccleaner. Ccleaner is a valuable tool when used properly. It is also a
> dangerous tool if you don't understand what it is doing.
>
> Kerry
>
>


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