Windows is preparing to install

[Mark or Libbie McCutcheon]

I got it on a different machine b4 too! I was surprised that I couldn't find
a fix for it on Microsoft. Well, there were a few patches that helped clean
out a previously installed version, but this particular problem was not
particularly laid out, but it worked!

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I'm not going to do much of anything to that laptop. It's not mine and my
company has an IT department. I'm not going to get them involved either. If
I can find a bit of time to try a few little tweaks, I will. If not, "ain't
no big thang". ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I got it on a different machine b4 too! I was surprised that I couldn't
find a fix for it on Microsoft. Well, there were a few patches that helped
clean out a previously installed version, but this particular problem was
not particularly laid out, but it worked!

I get the exact same thing (no application, just Windows) at work. It's a
laptop with Office 2003 and everytime I try to open Excel (3x a week), I
get the same message. It eventually goes away and Excel opens just fine.
(I've read several fixes that involve registry edits but I don't have a
lot of time to find a place where I can hook it into the network and tweak
the registry. Days like today don't leave me much time to "powder my
nose".)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
There should be an application name in the title bar or something... this
is not the complete error message.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Mark or Libbie McCutcheon asked:

| That is the complete msg and it is when I open Outlook or if I pull up
| search from the start menu and search for a file name,
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | What is the complete message and did you let it install when it
| prompted?
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
| reading.
|
| After furious head scratching, Mark or Libbie McCutcheon asked:
|
|| after installing Office 2003 keep getting this msg when I go into
|| outlook or do a file search.
||
|| If I totally uninstall Office 2003 it stops.
||
|| I suspect either there is a residual entry for Outlook 2002 or
|| Symantec, which is not installed any more. Can someone please help
|| get rid of this error so I can use Outlook?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I'm not going to do much of anything to that laptop. It's not mine and my
company has an IT department. I'm not going to get them involved either. If
I can find a bit of time to try a few little tweaks, I will. If not, "ain't
no big thang". ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I got it on a different machine b4 too! I was surprised that I couldn't
find a fix for it on Microsoft. Well, there were a few patches that helped
clean out a previously installed version, but this particular problem was
not particularly laid out, but it worked!

I get the exact same thing (no application, just Windows) at work. It's a
laptop with Office 2003 and everytime I try to open Excel (3x a week), I
get the same message. It eventually goes away and Excel opens just fine.
(I've read several fixes that involve registry edits but I don't have a
lot of time to find a place where I can hook it into the network and tweak
the registry. Days like today don't leave me much time to "powder my
nose".)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
There should be an application name in the title bar or something... this
is not the complete error message.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Mark or Libbie McCutcheon asked:

| That is the complete msg and it is when I open Outlook or if I pull up
| search from the start menu and search for a file name,
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | What is the complete message and did you let it install when it
| prompted?
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
| reading.
|
| After furious head scratching, Mark or Libbie McCutcheon asked:
|
|| after installing Office 2003 keep getting this msg when I go into
|| outlook or do a file search.
||
|| If I totally uninstall Office 2003 it stops.
||
|| I suspect either there is a residual entry for Outlook 2002 or
|| Symantec, which is not installed any more. Can someone please help
|| get rid of this error so I can use Outlook?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I'm not going to do much of anything to that laptop. It's not mine and my
company has an IT department. I'm not going to get them involved either. If
I can find a bit of time to try a few little tweaks, I will. If not, "ain't
no big thang". ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I got it on a different machine b4 too! I was surprised that I couldn't
find a fix for it on Microsoft. Well, there were a few patches that helped
clean out a previously installed version, but this particular problem was
not particularly laid out, but it worked!

I get the exact same thing (no application, just Windows) at work. It's a
laptop with Office 2003 and everytime I try to open Excel (3x a week), I
get the same message. It eventually goes away and Excel opens just fine.
(I've read several fixes that involve registry edits but I don't have a
lot of time to find a place where I can hook it into the network and tweak
the registry. Days like today don't leave me much time to "powder my
nose".)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
There should be an application name in the title bar or something... this
is not the complete error message.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Mark or Libbie McCutcheon asked:

| That is the complete msg and it is when I open Outlook or if I pull up
| search from the start menu and search for a file name,
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | What is the complete message and did you let it install when it
| prompted?
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
| reading.
|
| After furious head scratching, Mark or Libbie McCutcheon asked:
|
|| after installing Office 2003 keep getting this msg when I go into
|| outlook or do a file search.
||
|| If I totally uninstall Office 2003 it stops.
||
|| I suspect either there is a residual entry for Outlook 2002 or
|| Symantec, which is not installed any more. Can someone please help
|| get rid of this error so I can use Outlook?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I'm not going to do much of anything to that laptop. It's not mine and my
company has an IT department. I'm not going to get them involved either. If
I can find a bit of time to try a few little tweaks, I will. If not, "ain't
no big thang". ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I got it on a different machine b4 too! I was surprised that I couldn't
find a fix for it on Microsoft. Well, there were a few patches that helped
clean out a previously installed version, but this particular problem was
not particularly laid out, but it worked!

I get the exact same thing (no application, just Windows) at work. It's a
laptop with Office 2003 and everytime I try to open Excel (3x a week), I
get the same message. It eventually goes away and Excel opens just fine.
(I've read several fixes that involve registry edits but I don't have a
lot of time to find a place where I can hook it into the network and tweak
the registry. Days like today don't leave me much time to "powder my
nose".)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
There should be an application name in the title bar or something... this
is not the complete error message.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Mark or Libbie McCutcheon asked:

| That is the complete msg and it is when I open Outlook or if I pull up
| search from the start menu and search for a file name,
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | What is the complete message and did you let it install when it
| prompted?
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
| reading.
|
| After furious head scratching, Mark or Libbie McCutcheon asked:
|
|| after installing Office 2003 keep getting this msg when I go into
|| outlook or do a file search.
||
|| If I totally uninstall Office 2003 it stops.
||
|| I suspect either there is a residual entry for Outlook 2002 or
|| Symantec, which is not installed any more. Can someone please help
|| get rid of this error so I can use Outlook?