Installer starts every time

[Jim-W]

Microsoft Installer starts every time when opening Access. All other Office
programs start OK.

 

['69 Camaro]

Hi, Jim.

See whether this KB article helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=265194


If not, then check the articles on this list:

http://support.microsoft.com/search...&maxResults=150&Titles=false&numDays=&InCC=on

HTH.

Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips.

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[Jim-W]

Hi;

Thanks for the help. However the problem remains.
What is strange is that if I logon as another user it works fine.
I made another new user it also works fine!
Registry data is the same for all.
If I cancel the Installer, Access snaps open immediately.
I reinstalled Office 2003, no good. I reinstalled Access 2003, no good.

I'll keep up the fight!

Thanks again.

 

['69 Camaro]

Hi, Jim.

Thanks for the help.

You're welcome.

However the problem remains.
What is strange is that if I logon as another user it works fine.
I made another new user it also works fine!
Registry data is the same for all.

That indicates that the other Windows user accounts have permissions on at
least one key file that your current Windows user account does not have.
Now, whether or not you actually _use_ these key files doesn't seem to
matter, since you are otherwise able to open and use Access without a hitch.
Access is checking these key files whenever you open a database and deciding
that you need to have something more installed to meet the proper
configuration.

If you give your Windows user account Windows "Administrator" permissions,
your problem will likely go away, if not immediately, then after the next
re-installation of Office.

HTH.

Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips.

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[Jim-W]

Hi Gunny;

Sorry to say all my accounts are administrator accounts.

Jim-W

 

['69 Camaro]

Hi, Jim.

Sorry to say all my accounts are administrator accounts.

It sounds like you've investigated the problem as much as you can.
Sometimes the answer is to "do as the Romans do." So, I guess your
alternative to dealing with this is to abandon your present profile or user
account (depending upon whether this is a domain account or a local
account), and create a new profile or a new user account that doesn't have
the installer problem.

HTH.

Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips.

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[Jim-W]

Hi Gunny:
It's been a while, but I wanted to thank you for your help. What I finally
did was turn off the Installer with Administrative Tools. Everything works
fine in Access. I just have to remember to turn Installer back on as needed.

Jim-W

 

[Alvin]

I had a the same problem but a little more in-depth. Along with windows
Installer starting when I open access I noticed that if I changed any of my
forms, Report or anything else it would save without prompting. The way I
solved this was to uninstall Windows Installer 3.1. Of course when I run
updates I get it again. Slight problem but not that Inconvenient.