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Thread ID: 72573 2006-09-18 00:28:00 InstallShield problem Richard Morriss (5154) Press F1
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485380 2006-09-18 00:28:00 I went to install MYOB16 on my computer, but it hung after starting the InstallShield window and the only way I could get out was to use Task Manager and close the task which said InstallShield was running.
After several reboots and retries I tried to uninstall another programme just as an experiment, but again InstallShield hung.
The computer has suffered a marked slow-down when booting up from about 2 weeks ago. I suspect a Windows update came down at that time and wonder if there was a problem with that download which corrupted something in InstallShield.
So I tried a system restore back to some time before that date, but that doesn't work either - that hanging problem again!
I sent a report to Microsoft. The report referred to a file rstrui.exe which lives in Windows\System32\Restore, so in case that was corrupted I copied the file off another computer which works fine, but that didn't help either.

I have run a full virus scan with Norton, but it found nothing.
Someone suggested I download an update for InstallShield from their website (Macromedia as it is now), but couldn't actually find how to download any updates.

Anybody got a bright idea of where to go now?
Richard Morriss (5154)
485381 2006-09-18 01:19:00 I went to install MYOB16 but it hung

The computer has suffered a marked slow-down when booting up from about 2 weeks ago .

I sent a report to Microsoft .

I have run a full virus scan with Norton, but it found nothing .


Have you run any spyware checkers? That would be the first thing I'd do .
The MS error report is there to make you feel better, not because they actually read them .
Nortons won't find spyware and is probably half the cause of slowness .
pctek (84)
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