Squishing a Windows annoyance...
Apr. 3rd, 2006 10:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpEver since I downloaded and installed a trial version of a PDF reader/writer, the Windows Installer has been cropping up, trying to reinstall that application every time I start Word. This morning, I decided to see if there was anything Out There™ that might help eliminate this annoyance.
You know, of course, that dealing with annoyances is almost an industry unto itself? At Annoyances.org, I found an article that addressed my problem, albeit for Office 2000.
Being the adventurous soul that I am, I applied the solution to Office 3000, and it worked. (As far as I can tell, the solution apparently causes Windows Installer to fire up to take care of the missing registry value, pre-empting it attempting to run to re-install the already installed application.)
In other news, I need to apply shoulder to wheel fastest, as not only do I have a pile of work, but Drew wants a day off before I go on my assignment to the Edge of the World™ and Galina goes to Houston.
Cheers...
UPDATE: Hmmm. This seems to take care of Word, but the farblegargling installer went to work again when I started PowerPoint, and once more when I "cut" a file (using Ctrl+X) in preparation for moving it to another directory. This is getting old.
You know, of course, that dealing with annoyances is almost an industry unto itself? At Annoyances.org, I found an article that addressed my problem, albeit for Office 2000.
Being the adventurous soul that I am, I applied the solution to Office 3000, and it worked. (As far as I can tell, the solution apparently causes Windows Installer to fire up to take care of the missing registry value, pre-empting it attempting to run to re-install the already installed application.)
In other news, I need to apply shoulder to wheel fastest, as not only do I have a pile of work, but Drew wants a day off before I go on my assignment to the Edge of the World™ and Galina goes to Houston.
Cheers...
UPDATE: Hmmm. This seems to take care of Word, but the farblegargling installer went to work again when I started PowerPoint, and once more when I "cut" a file (using Ctrl+X) in preparation for moving it to another directory. This is getting old.
