Windows Installer Problem

[Guest paoloricardo@gmail.com]

Every time I boo up my PC, Windows Installer pops up and tries to

configure VMWare Workstation for installation. This is strange since I

uninstalled VMWare some weeks ago, and as far as I can tell, have

deleted any remaining references to it in the Registry. I've also run

the Windows Install Cleanup utility which shows no references to

VMWare.

 

Can anyone assist in preventing this happening?

 

I've disabled the Windows Installer - as a temporary measure - but

this doesn't stop it momentarily flashing onto the screen at boot up.

[Guest jake]

RE: Windows Installer Problem

 

Appearently there is something left in your registry that triggers this to

pop up.Did you try msconfig and startup items and did you see anything in

there referencing it?

Check you reg /software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/policies/explorer

as this will not be displayed in msconfig,but will still autostart.check

both local machine and current user.

Hope this helps

 

"paoloricardo@gmail.com" wrote:

> Every time I boo up my PC, Windows Installer pops up and tries to

> configure VMWare Workstation for installation. This is strange since I

> uninstalled VMWare some weeks ago, and as far as I can tell, have

> deleted any remaining references to it in the Registry. I've also run

> the Windows Install Cleanup utility which shows no references to

> VMWare.

>

> Can anyone assist in preventing this happening?

>

> I've disabled the Windows Installer - as a temporary measure - but

> this doesn't stop it momentarily flashing onto the screen at boot up.

>

[Guest paoloricardo@gmail.com]

Re: Windows Installer Problem

 

On Mar 2, 6:51 pm, jake <j...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Appearently there is something left in your registry that triggers this to

> pop up.Did you try msconfig and startup items and did you see anything in

> there referencing it?

> Check you reg /software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/policies/explorer

> as this will not be displayed in msconfig,but will still autostart.check

> both local machine and current user.

> Hope this helps

>

> "paolorica...@gmail.com" wrote:

> > Every time I boo up my PC, Windows Installer pops up and tries to

> > configure VMWare Workstation for installation. This is strange since I

> > uninstalled VMWare some weeks ago, and as far as I can tell, have

> > deleted any remaining references to it in the Registry. I've also run

> > the Windows Install Cleanup utility which shows no references to

> > VMWare.

>

> > Can anyone assist in preventing this happening?

>

> > I've disabled the Windows Installer - as a temporary measure - but

> > this doesn't stop it momentarily flashing onto the screen at boot up.

 

Jake: I've looked at Start Up, combed through the Registry, used the

Cleanup unility - and I can't find any reference whatsoever to VMWare,

so how the Installer is being triggered is a complete mystery to me.