OFF2000: Windows Installer Appears Every Time a Program Is Started
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q265194

Windows Installer Appears Every Time I Start an Application
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-103

TURN ON A FIREWALL!!!!

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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john bright hunted and pecked:
I recently installed XP Pro and have encountered some problems. #1
When I try to search for a file, Windows Installer pops up and starts
configuring Microsoft Office Disk 2. The other problem is I keep
getting these messages from updatenow.org and updatepatch.info
telling me I'm infected and I have to go to their website and
download this patch. When I go there they want $19.95 for the patch.
Any help is appreciated.........