Re: Windows installer with a mind of its own?

Thanks by the way the cleanup utility worked. For some reason i could not
view your original post until now. And yes it may be my own fault but at the
end of the day its my system and i can do what i want with it. And for the
other person that was kind enough to offer a suggestion i do know what i was
doing and aware of the consequences. Ccleaner was yes a new program that i
downloaded recently because i heard good things about it and its good for
dealing with anti spyware stuff by cleaning certain folders. thanks for the
help.
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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