[thelist] install EXEs not doing anything

[D. Bruce Saurer]

I ritually shut down all non-essentials before installing "anything"
Task Manager/Services this will vary according to set up
If that doesn't work, try installing from Safe Mode.

bruce
g1notami at zoominternet.net

Dunstan Orchard wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I've recently found that I'm unable to install any new programs -
> Adobe Acrobat and a program called Cumulus both failed.
> 
> I double-click the install exe file, the egg-timer appears for a few
> seconds, and then... nothing. It doesn't hang or anything, just,
> nothing happens.
> 
> Would NAV be a problem when installing new apps?
> I've tried disabling the auto-protect feature, but that didn't do any
> good. 
> 
> Any ideas? I'm on XP Pro, and I'm an admin.



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