Windows Installer starts when you start an Office 2003 program for the first time after you install Project 2002 (827727)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Project 2002
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
  • Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
  • Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Student and Teachers Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Access 2003

SYMPTOMS

After you install Project 2002 on a computer that Office 2003 is already installed on, Windows Installer unexpectedly starts when you start an Office 2003 program for the first time.

Note After Windows Installer has completed updating the installation, this issue no longer occurs.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because a Typlib registry setting is overwritten during the installation of Project 2002. Windows Installer starts so that it can repair this file.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/29/2006
Keywords:kbRegistry kbsetup kbprb KB827727 kbAudEndUser
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