From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu Sep 27 2001 - 00:46:21 EDT
What it sounds like is there is a problem with your CD-ROM drive
auto-inserting twice, which opens the installation AGAIN.
This is a defective drive, but the workaround is to turn off auto insert
notification.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve C." <stevec50_at_yahoo.com>
To: "Bryan Ford" <bfmlist_at_home.com>
Cc: <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: Win2000 and Microsoft Installer
> That problem isn't limited to Win2K, I have a Win 98
> installation that does the same thing. Don't know
> what caused it or how to fix it though. If you find
> out let me know.
>
> --- Bryan Ford <bfmlist_at_home.com> wrote:
> > I have lurked on this list for some time and I have
> > learned a great deal
> > from those who post here. I hope someone here can
> > help me with a Windows
> > 2000 problem.
> >
> > I have an IBM Thinkpad A21p with Windows 2000. I am
> > unable to install
> > certain new software programs. I noticed this most
> > recently when I was
> > attempting to install Norton Systemworks but the
> > problem is not limited to
> > this program. After uninstalling the prior version
> > of Norton systemworks,
> > rebooting my computer, logging on with administrator
> > privileges, putting in
> > the CD, agreeing to the licensing agreement and
> > answering a few questions,
> > the installation begins. With in a few seconds, I
> > get the following error
> > message:
> >
> > Error 1500. Another installation is in progress.
> > You must complete that
> > installation before continuing this one.
> >
> > To my knowledge, there is no other installation
> > running. I have just
> > booted the system, I have closed running programs in
> > the system tray, I
> > have opened task manager and checked to be sure that
> > no other applications
> > are running, and checked the processes panel to
> > insure that no process with
> > the letters msi was running. I have attempted the
> > installation several
> > times closing more processes and closing various
> > services using
> > administrative tools but the error continues to
> > occur.
> >
> > My research on the internet suggested that there
> > could be a problem with
> > Microsoft Installer. I went to the Microsoft web
> > site and downloaded
> > msicuu.exe, a program that the Microsoft web site
> > indicated would address
> > certain problems with Microsoft installer. When I
> > attempted to install the
> > utility I got an error message: "Error 1500: Another
> > installation is in
> > progress" with the rest of the message I gave above.
> >
> > Does anyone have any good ideas for how to solve
> > this problem?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > Bryan Ford.
> >
>
>
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