Installation of Just about any package using MSI

[Earthlink DSL]

I have finally nailed down the program that is wreaking so much havoc with
Windoz 2000 and XP.....I have narrowed it down to one of three recent
actions: Installing MSN Messenger, or, Installing Office 2003 Professional
on a 2KP OS, or the more recent security patch. In any case, ISScript.exe
doesn't like W2KP very well and will keep looking for something that doesn't
exist. You would think that if one of the programs link in there for
installations, they could at least bring in the file and put it where they
are looking for it, don'tcha think?

But hell know....that would be too easy. Well I tracked it down and placed
it on my desktop, pointed the request at it and, bingo, it didn't like it
either.....okay....cancel???????? Well guess what? The installation went
just fine until the next call for installation of another part of the
program....same thing.....did the same thing and it went right through.

So, based upon the above experience, just what is the purpose does this
little piece of script have, that some 6 year old wrote, just because he
could and was likely one of the senior script kitties up there in
Washington???? Come on Bill, tell us what's it supposed to do?

C.

 

[Bill Peele [MS]]

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From: "Earthlink DSL" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.msi
Subject: Installation of Just about any package using MSI
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 04:08:23 GMT

I have finally nailed down the program that is wreaking so much havoc with
Windoz 2000 and XP.....I have narrowed it down to one of three recent
actions: Installing MSN Messenger, or, Installing Office 2003 Professional
on a 2KP OS, or the more recent security patch. In any case, ISScript.exe
doesn't like W2KP very well and will keep looking for something that doesn't
exist. You would think that if one of the programs link in there for
installations, they could at least bring in the file and put it where they
are looking for it, don'tcha think?

But hell know....that would be too easy. Well I tracked it down and placed
it on my desktop, pointed the request at it and, bingo, it didn't like it
either.....okay....cancel???????? Well guess what? The installation went
just fine until the next call for installation of another part of the
program....same thing.....did the same thing and it went right through.

So, based upon the above experience, just what is the purpose does this
little piece of script have, that some 6 year old wrote, just because he
could and was likely one of the senior script kitties up there in
Washington???? Come on Bill, tell us what's it supposed to do?

C.
--

Not sure I'm the Bill you were asking but I'll take a crack at it.

Lets start by checking with the people that ISScript belongs to, Install Shield.

http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108158

Check out the information at the URL above and see if it helps.

Bill Peele
Microsoft Enterprise Support

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[Earthlink DSL]

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From: "Earthlink DSL" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.msi
Subject: Installation of Just about any package using MSI
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 04:08:23 GMT

I have finally nailed down the program that is wreaking so much havoc with
Windoz 2000 and XP.....I have narrowed it down to one of three recent
actions: Installing MSN Messenger, or, Installing Office 2003 Professional
on a 2KP OS, or the more recent security patch. In any case, ISScript.exe
doesn't like W2KP very well and will keep looking for something that doesn't
exist. You would think that if one of the programs link in there for
installations, they could at least bring in the file and put it where they
are looking for it, don'tcha think?

But hell know....that would be too easy. Well I tracked it down and placed
it on my desktop, pointed the request at it and, bingo, it didn't like it
either.....okay....cancel???????? Well guess what? The installation went
just fine until the next call for installation of another part of the
program....same thing.....did the same thing and it went right through.

So, based upon the above experience, just what is the purpose does this
little piece of script have, that some 6 year old wrote, just because he
could and was likely one of the senior script kitties up there in
Washington???? Come on Bill, tell us what's it supposed to do?

C.
--

Not sure I'm the Bill you were asking but I'll take a crack at it.

Lets start by checking with the people that ISScript belongs to, Install Shield.

http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108158

Check out the information at the URL above and see if it helps.

Bill Peele
Microsoft Enterprise Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

rights. Use of included script samples are subject to the

terms specified at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm

Note: For the benefit of the community-at-large, all responses to this

message are best directed to the newsgroup/thread

from which they originated.

You're not the Bill intended but you have the right idea. If this is a
known issue, why isn't there a patch to take care of it instead of having so
many unhappy users of Windoz looking for relief? As much as I understand
and appreciate Microsoft's products, in this day of severe competition in
this arena, I would think that attention to the needs of customers would be
the cornerstone of Corp Managememt.

During the next install I will try the suggestions provided by your link but
pardon me if I'm less than positive about the results. No reflection on
you, my friend. Just not overly enthused with the windoz experience. At
least when I beta test a product, I don't have to pay for it.