Somewhere some software install must have died. Now when I try to install software, I get popup message from the Windows Installer saying 'Another program is being installed. Please wait until that installation is complete, and then try installing this software again.'.
A search on serverfault brings up 'Windows Installer Cleanup Tool' which Microsoft has stopped supporting. Another search lead me to WiseFixer which wants $50 to fix my computer.
I don't mind paying some money to fix my computer but I no longer trust things I find via most product review sites or web searches.
Ben PilbrowOffice is installing in the background: open the task manager and stop the process. Reboot the system and try to re install the office. Still same thing is.
4 Answers
Open regedit and see if this key exists:
If so, remove it. Restart the Windows Installer service after removing the key.
Chris SChris SFire up Process Explorer and hover your mouse over each instance of msiexec.exe. With a bit of luck you'll get the command line of what's installing which should give you some clues as to what it is.
I get this from time to time and it's my antivirus installing something which I can only guess is new definitions, because it happens frequently enough for me to notice.
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Sorry if this is a basic response...but, do you have any pending windows updates that need to have their installation finalized via a reboot?
On a side-note, using Windows Installer Cleanup Tool was the biggest mistake I ever made. Just thought I'd throw that in. ;)
First thing is to try stopping the Windows Installer Service. That may resolve the problem in itself.Quite possibly Windows is installing updates in the background.