Another installer issue 2

[walkinman]

With some programs, suddenly it takes up to 10 min to finish the install including MS patches themselves. When I check the task manager, there 3-4 instamces of MSIE.exe running. Anyone know of this problem? Thanks in advance.

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[linney]

Do you mean MSIE.exe or MSIEXEC.exe? There is a big difference , one being a virus/worm and the other the Installer Program.

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_98486.htm

Run a virus check with updated virus defintions.

Try setting up a logfile to see what is going on with your installs.

314881 - The Command-Line Options for the Microsoft Windows Installer Tool Msiexec.exe

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314881&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[walkinman]

Sorry. A typo. It's msiexec.exe. I run virus scans at least once a week, the last being 3 days ago. This has been happening for about 6 months but I don't recall if it was after a new software install, hardware upgrade or what.

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[bcastner]

Not sure it is a problem.

Are you on a network, and if so in a Domain?

This could be a permissions/credentials issue, particularly in an Active Directory Domain.

Please advise.

 

[walkinman]

Ok, Thanks a lot.

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[walkinman]

Posted the above before finished bt error. No, I'm not on a network. It's a single user setup. Aministrator (me) is the only user. What perplexes me is the multiple instances of msiexe.exe. On the the few occasions that an install does work in a timely manner, there is only one msiexe.exe running. Thanks.

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[bcastner]

One of the features of the msi installer is its ability to chain.

Here is the Microsoft promotional blurb about the feature:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/features.asp

This is often used by software companies who employ the Microsoft installer rather than alternatives.

I myself have used the feature to handle a re-installation of Windows XP and applying need service packs and hotfixes. Again, I do not think you have a problem per se. For future reference, this is a practical use of the ability to chain msi installations:

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/Q296/8/61.ASP&NoWebContent=1

I think what you are observing is a "feature" as Microsoft likes to say, not a bug.

 

[walkinman]

Yeah, Windows does seem to have a lot of "features", doesn't it? LOL Thanks a lot for your response.

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