What causing windows installer to keep running on boot up

[WestPAGiz]

I have a windows xp home machine that when it starts up the floppy disk continues to light up like it's looking for a disk. I loaded the Process Explorer and found that it is the msiexec windows install program. So obviously it is trying to install something. Does anyone know how to find out what it is trying to install? Where to look in the registry? I tried the msconfig and HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentverison\run

 

[SirBlack]

You might try going to this site

http://www.pcperformancetools.com/mcafee/exe-files.php?exe=msiexec.exe.

It's a free download that might resolve your problem.
Cheers, Bob

 

[linney]

Some things to look at.

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301

Line 94 - Windows Installer Fix
Line 348 - Windows Installer Issues

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

How to resolve Common "Windows Installer" Problems

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301

Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) is available

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=893803

A: drive always wants to be accessed
thread779-864872

Stop Windows from Randomly Searching the Floppy Drive

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article07-037

310353 - How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310353&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

316434 - HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316434&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

310560 - How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310560&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[WestPAGiz]

Thankyou for the suggestions. I had thought I'd better make sure I had all the windows updates. When I clicked on windows updates, it found and downloaded one update and then a screen popped up and asked for the Microsoft Money CD. I removed Microsoft Money and all is fine. Thanks again for responding so quickly