"Billy" wrote in message
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"Billy" wrote in message
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"glee" wrote in message
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"Billy" wrote in message
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Each time I reboot my Dell Desktop I get a Windows Installer box
that opens says " Dell Resource CD" Windows installer....can't
stop it from loading and have to use task mgr. to stop it. It
appears to be trying to reinstall windows I guess.

How do disable that lil annoyance?

tks all

I use XP with Serv P3 and FireFox.

Is there a disc in the CD drive? If so, remove it.

no disc

Have you installed anything recently.....this includes any update to
an already installed program, or a newer version of a program? I see
reports of something like this after updating a program (Firewall,
security program, or other) and the installer caused this error
asking for an unrelated disc.

Yes I have, a number of things.......can't recall exactly what though.


Well, which did you install just prior to this issue arising. If you
can recall, uninstall it and then reinstall it from a fresh updated
download if possible.

If you are familiar with the Registry Editor, run regedit and see if
anything is loading from these keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce

Peter linked you to the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility in his reply.
You can install and run that, and may be able to use it to see if there
is an installation listed that is still running or incomplete, and
remove it using the tool.
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