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IE flashes "Windows Installer" on startup
Everytime I start Internet Explorer the screen flashes 20 or 30 windows with title "Windows Installer". After that, it works fine. This began happening after installing Vista64 with SP1. The first time I started IE after the install UAC prompted me about 30 times to allow Google toolbar, Flash, and HP to give administrative access. Every subsequent time I just get the flashing. Long ago I relocated the folders in my User folder to the D: drive. I'm suspicous this is a security thing perhaps related to permissions of the re-located folders, or a missing relocated folder, or one in an unexpected place but I haven't been able to figure it out. Any suggestions? -- BobF |
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IE flashes "Windows Installer" on startup
Whats you "D" drive? (if its just another volume ignore)
Disable UAC ( control panel search for UAC ) I dont think this will solve any problems but move your users folder back to your C "BobF" wrote in message ... Everytime I start Internet Explorer the screen flashes 20 or 30 windows with title "Windows Installer". After that, it works fine. This began happening after installing Vista64 with SP1. The first time I started IE after the install UAC prompted me about 30 times to allow Google toolbar, Flash, and HP to give administrative access. Every subsequent time I just get the flashing. Long ago I relocated the folders in my User folder to the D: drive. I'm suspicous this is a security thing perhaps related to permissions of the re-located folders, or a missing relocated folder, or one in an unexpected place but I haven't been able to figure it out. Any suggestions? -- BobF |
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IE flashes "Windows Installer" on startup
On HP computers the D: drive is a recovery partition on the main hard drive that should only be used for System Recovery. It should never be used to store files. Read your computer documentation. The Google toolbar is known to cause problems in Vista. I suggest you get rid of it. ------- *Report back, please* [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so that others may learn and benefit from the issue] [How to ask a question] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "BobF" wrote in message ... Everytime I start Internet Explorer the screen flashes 20 or 30 windows with title "Windows Installer". After that, it works fine. This began happening after installing Vista64 with SP1. The first time I started IE after the install UAC prompted me about 30 times to allow Google toolbar, Flash, and HP to give administrative access. Every subsequent time I just get the flashing. Long ago I relocated the folders in my User folder to the D: drive. I'm suspicous this is a security thing perhaps related to permissions of the re-located folders, or a missing relocated folder, or one in an unexpected place but I haven't been able to figure it out. Any suggestions? -- BobF |
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IE flashes "Windows Installer" on startup
I previously was running Vista64 with pre-release SP1 since Christmas and had no problems with IE, esp not google toolbar. Same disk configuration. The D: drive is just another disk on my server separate from teh C: drive where Vista64 is installed. This problem started when I upgraded to release SP1. -- BobF |
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IE flashes "Windows Installer" on startup
I am trying to read into what you wrote and want to make sure of something.
On a Vista system, the D: drive is special and reserved for a recovery drive for Vista. You should not move it, tamper with it, add files, or use it for anything else. If you have another server drive mapped to D: this could cause an unknown condition. So what is it that we have here? -- Regards, BobF. (with a period) "BobF" wrote in message ... I previously was running Vista64 with pre-release SP1 since Christmas and had no problems with IE, esp not google toolbar. Same disk configuration. The D: drive is just another disk on my server separate from teh C: drive where Vista64 is installed. This problem started when I upgraded to release SP1. -- BobF |
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IE flashes "Windows Installer" on startup
If uninstalling the Google toolbar does not solve your problem, I suggest
you rollback SP1. **When posting, please quote relevant information so that others know what you’re talking about.** ------- *Report back, please* "BobF" wrote in message ... I previously was running Vista64 with pre-release SP1 since Christmas and had no problems with IE, esp not google toolbar. Same disk configuration. The D: drive is just another disk on my server separate from teh C: drive where Vista64 is installed. This problem started when I upgraded to release SP1. -- BobF |