Re: Windows installer with a mind of its own?

"Neal Ferrier" <nferrier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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.
>

I have posted a total of five possible fixes for your problem. Someone else
posted two. Have you tried any of the fixes? Two of my possible fixes are
admittedly drastic but it may take drastic measures if the simple ones don't
work.

Ccleaner has an option to create a backup of your registry. Ccleaner makes
changes to the registry. That is why this option is available. Even though
you have used the program hundreds of times something went wrong this time.
That is the danger of using this type of program. Whenever you make any
changes to the registry or any system files a backup of some sort should be
done first. If you had taken the precaution of doing any kind of backup you
would not be in your present predicament.

Kerry


> "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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