Re: Windows Installer by smlunatick
smlunatick
Fri Mar 28 07:09:41 PDT 2008
On Mar 27, 9:12=A0pm, Paull <Pa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have no intention of re-installing this application. I'd rather thanks
> anybody who will help me get rid of it. Un-installing it is always incompl=
ete.
>
> Please advise.
>
>
>
> "Chris K." wrote:
> > Can you reinstall the application? Do you have the original installation=
> > media (downloaded file or setup disk)?
>
> > If so, can you run the installation in repair mode? That should at the v=
ery
> > least stop Windows Installer from popping up.
>
> > Chris K.
>
> > "Paull" <Pa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:82D7E870-BB2F-4C14-85C6-FB54C65AB8C8@microsoft.com...
> > >I know the appl. is Roxio (Creator DE, Creator Tools, Drag-to-Disk or
> > >Update
> > > Manager), and that is another problem... I can't uninstall that appl. =
and
> > > nobody seems to know how. Obviously that company does not want to prov=
ide
> > > the
> > > help. At least, if I can stop MSI from bugging on opening, that will h=
elp.
> > > Now can you tell me how to locate the Installer list?
>
> > > "smlunatick" wrote:
>
> > >> On Mar 27, 3:34 pm, Paull <Pa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > >> > When Windows starts, Installer automatically kicks in, but gives me=
the
> > >> > following error message : "Unexpected termination". I have already
> > >> > tried the
> > >> > Installer Cleanup utility to no avail...
>
> > >> > Can you help?
>
> > >> The installer cleaner does not fix a Windows Installer problem. =A0Yo=
u
> > >> will need to know which application's Windows Installer (MSI) is
> > >> forcing the Installer to auto-start. =A0Once you locate it, then you
> > >> need to remove it from the Installer list.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
If the uninstall never completed successfully, the first thing to do
is to re-install the application so that a newer "uninstall" process
is created and then uninstall it.
As for removing it without re-installing it, you should be able to
remove the entry for the Roxio Easy Media in the Windows Installer
database, with the Installer cleaner.