Microsoft XP Windows installer

[llfish]

Each time I boot my computer Windows installer tries to load a program called photo gallery. I do not own photo gallery and can not figure out where it is coming up with this. How do I stop Windows installer from preforming this task.<br /><br />Thanks in advance.<br />Larry

 

[KaGee]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

Click on START<br />Click on RUN<br />Type in MSCONFIG<br />Click on STARTUP<br /><br />What do you see listed??

 

[llfish]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

Keith, there is no photo gallery listed in the msconfig under startup.<br /><br />Thanks<br />Larry

 

[JustMrWill]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

It may be in disguise...what you can do is look at the list of stuff that is shown there...eleminate the obvious ones that you KNOW are ok...anything else...hop on google and do a search for the name of each...Eventually you will find the one that is running the photogallery software. You can then remove it from the Startup section and see if it doesn't affect anything else.<br /><br />-JMW

 

[tommays]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

it sound more like its trying to install it or you would not really notice it on start up.<br /><br />you can also look under add/remove programs and see if its sitting there<br /><br />you can try sypbot or other spyware programs to try and find it if you dont see it anywere<br /><br /><br />tommays

 

[llfish]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

It is not listed in add/remove. Will run spybot if that does not work then I will start elimination what I know to be good.<br /><br />Thanks for all of the help.<br /><br />Larry

 

[vipzach]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

The only stuff that needs to load at startup are your anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, all the other stuff just slows down your boot time.

 

[Xcusme]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

You should find this utility most helpful.... <br /><br /> Link....

 

[tommays]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

Xcusme <br /><br />thanks thats a nice tool<br /><br />tommays

 

[llfish]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

Found it. Was part of the driver set for a HP printer. I did not load the photo software. I guess they want you to run it so they cause this problem for you. The funny thing is they call the program by two names.<br /><br />Thanks for all the help.<br />Larry

 

[AMD Rules]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

Xcusme, your like a gold mine for software. That's a few times now that you've linked to a really helpful item. Any more tools for system analysis/clean-up you're keeping to yourself? Keep 'em coming.

 

[Xcusme]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

There are a few tools available on-line that can make your life much easier, for sure. There are some tools, if not used properly, can and will trash your system in a heartbeat. Take registry cleaners for example. I have a version that is a killer at cleaning trash 'outta the registry. Even after running conventional cleaners and so called "fix-it utilities", it still finds tons of extraneous data that can be removed. Most of the conventional cleaners take a more conservative approach at doing their thing. The one I turn to when things really get dicey is not to be used without reading the entire users manual. It's pretty much of a must to have a basic understanding of the Windows registry before it's run. In the right hands , it's a great tool, in the wrong hands, ...well, you get the idea.<br /><br />As always, if someone has a problem and I have a fix, I'll post a link and they're welcome to give it a try.

 

[JustMrWill]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

What is name of that registry cleaner you are referring to? I would love to take a look.<br /><br />-JMW

 

[Xcusme]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

OK, have at it.... Link<br /><br />You're looking for jv16 PowerTools

 

[JustMrWill]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

Thanks.I'll check it out.<br /><br />-JMW

 

[gatorred]

Re: Microsoft XP Windows installer

try xp restore before the date it did it with pulling up photo gallery or is it reboot system load of photo program not done all the way if Xcusme thing don't work try the restore if not shut off. mine I had to reload stuff and reformat hard drive's because of crashing or virious, even one guy's computer had a hacker in his computer I had to clean up his system and put on firewall the best one was i got old computer hard drive from new york gas I got into it i found hacker view and copy program in there main frame ok the police and fbi were not real happy with that no one in there computer repair caught it. i got computer from recovery center in new york state it didn't work I rebuilt it then got the hard drive to boot and found that what a mess right they saw it on the computer monitor and saw the gas company's name on boot up in dos i went it programs and opened up the program and went to all file's though dos not window's plus this was phone conection program to i said if the president of gas did this it ok but if not, it's wrong the police said after done taking the report format the hard drive blank, reload operating system of any type i had. like the movie the core o s--- the FBI. I though i was in deep trouble, they said i did right