I have this same Windows Installer Issue, but it is with Office Enterprise
2007 and XP. The new Vista machine I got doe not have the problem. I am
trying the utility, to see what happens.

I am not sure why Microsoft is so poor at any intial releases, but it is
annoying. I would start my machine and Office 2007 would have to do the
installer for 5 minutes, then when I opened Outlook the computer would
indicate I should wait while it configured that program.

Vista, on the other machine, has been great, no issues. So I am not sure
that what everyone is experiencing is a Vista issue, I think it is an Office
2007 issue.


"Peter Foldes" wrote:



Use the below Utility. Have your Install CD on hand

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

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Peter

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"Extracampine" wrote in message ...
I installed MS Office 2007 recently with no problems, and it has been
running OK, until recently. For the last few weeks, when opening an office
application (or sending an email in outlook) a Windows Installer box pops
up.

This box just appears, titled "Windows Installer" and saying "preparing to
install". The box then changes to the title "Microsoft Office Enterprise
2007" and says "please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office
Enterprise 2007". It then says "gathering required information". Then it
reverts back to the start ("preparing to install") and repeats this whole
process 3 times, before the box disappears and I can get on with whatever I
was doing.

Any ideas why this might be happening, and how do get rid of it? I could do
a reinstall, but I don't want the hassle of backing up all my Outlook
settings.