Windows installer launching whenever I try to open a file

[Guest glorywest]

I've searched Microsoft, the web and groups but can't find this same

problem (similar, but not the same) with a solution, so I'll try here

to see if I have better luck.

 

Within the last two weeks whenever I double click to open a file in

Windows Explorer, Windows Installer launches and tries to install

Contribute 3. I have not recently installed Contribute or performed

any other software installations or updates other than Firefox. I have

not done any recent MS auto updates either. It first began when

clicking excel files, but now is happening with other MS files types

and plain text files.

 

I have to keep trying to cancel to get the dialog box to disappear.

One click won't do it. It just keeps tying to install.

 

Any suggestions will be appreciated!

 

Thanks!

[Guest Frank Booth Snr]

Re: Windows installer launching whenever I try to open a file

 

glorywest wrote:

> I've searched Microsoft, the web and groups but can't find this same

> problem (similar, but not the same) with a solution, so I'll try here

> to see if I have better luck.

>

> Within the last two weeks whenever I double click to open a file in

> Windows Explorer, Windows Installer launches and tries to install

> Contribute 3. I have not recently installed Contribute or performed

> any other software installations or updates other than Firefox. I have

> not done any recent MS auto updates either. It first began when

> clicking excel files, but now is happening with other MS files types

> and plain text files.

>

> I have to keep trying to cancel to get the dialog box to disappear.

> One click won't do it. It just keeps tying to install.

>

> Any suggestions will be appreciated!

 

Check whether Contribute is seen in Add/Remove Programs. If so,

uninstall from there. If not, first backup your registry. Then open

regedit and go to edit/find. Enter Contribute (or Adobe if nothing is

subsequently found) and delete every key LHS) and/or every value

included within a key (RHS) that is found to contain Contribute. Reboot

your PC.

[Guest glorywest]

Re: Windows installer launching whenever I try to open a file

 

Many thanks for the reply. I will give this a try to see if it has any

effect.

>

> Check whether Contribute is seen in Add/Remove Programs. If so,

> uninstall from there. If not, first backup your registry. Then open

> regedit and go to edit/find. Enter Contribute (or Adobe if nothing is

> subsequently found) and delete every key LHS) and/or every value

> included within a key (RHS) that is found to contain Contribute. Reboot

> your PC.

[Guest glorywest]

Re: Windows installer launching whenever I try to open a file

 

I did remove Contribute through the Add/Remove programs and the

problem has disappeared. I will have to reinstall and hope that it

does not come back. I am wondering if an Adobe update for soem other

program triggered this. Contribute 3 is pre-Adobe.

 

Thanks again.