msiexec.exe Application Error "The instruction at "0x00f33fe8" referenced memory at "0x00f33fe8". Th

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi Edward,

My users are Local Admins. It makes things easier,

LOL, it makes things 1000 easier for SpyWare and Viruses too. Ever heard
of impersonation? Of all the "do and don't s" of Windows security this
is second most important on the list.

The install is done by users (as local admins) on the laptops.

Very bad idea. This could screw up your installs (especially non-MSI)
and some things might crash when trying to uninstall, and you're left
with a mess. Installers should never be allowed access to a user profile
or registry hive, unless it's the "All Users" one. Unfortunately,
Microsoft don't design their software with this in mind, so unless you
deny Admin rights to users it will end up a total mess. The default
installer is really designed for a home user with Admin rights, there's
no perception of corporate roll-outs until you get into the ORK and the
command line, and even then the preference defaults still won't work
properly with domain users and roaming profiles.

Right now MS
Office 2003 pro with SP1 and all patches is installed. with the MSIexec
failure I cannot do a reinistall/repair, and I am afraid to uninstal lest I
never be able to reinstall office back again. Only thing I wanted was MS
project, but it is not as impt as word, outlook, excel, powerpoint.

OK, well I think you have to accept the laptop may need rebuilt and just
uninstall anyway. It's only one laptop. Office _likes_ being
uninstalled, as does most software. It cleans up a lot of junk and
prevents problems in the future. It's also safer to run the MSI cleanup
tool if you've uninstalled everything first.

Can you post the SETUP.INI file from your Project 2003 CD.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi Edward,

My users are Local Admins. It makes things easier,

LOL, it makes things 1000 easier for SpyWare and Viruses too. Ever heard
of impersonation? Of all the "do and don't s" of Windows security this
is second most important on the list.

The install is done by users (as local admins) on the laptops.

Very bad idea. This could screw up your installs (especially non-MSI)
and some things might crash when trying to uninstall, and you're left
with a mess. Installers should never be allowed access to a user profile
or registry hive, unless it's the "All Users" one. Unfortunately,
Microsoft don't design their software with this in mind, so unless you
deny Admin rights to users it will end up a total mess. The default
installer is really designed for a home user with Admin rights, there's
no perception of corporate roll-outs until you get into the ORK and the
command line, and even then the preference defaults still won't work
properly with domain users and roaming profiles.

Right now MS
Office 2003 pro with SP1 and all patches is installed. with the MSIexec
failure I cannot do a reinistall/repair, and I am afraid to uninstal lest I
never be able to reinstall office back again. Only thing I wanted was MS
project, but it is not as impt as word, outlook, excel, powerpoint.

OK, well I think you have to accept the laptop may need rebuilt and just
uninstall anyway. It's only one laptop. Office _likes_ being
uninstalled, as does most software. It cleans up a lot of junk and
prevents problems in the future. It's also safer to run the MSI cleanup
tool if you've uninstalled everything first.

Can you post the SETUP.INI file from your Project 2003 CD.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi Edward,

My users are Local Admins. It makes things easier,

LOL, it makes things 1000 easier for SpyWare and Viruses too. Ever heard
of impersonation? Of all the "do and don't s" of Windows security this
is second most important on the list.

The install is done by users (as local admins) on the laptops.

Very bad idea. This could screw up your installs (especially non-MSI)
and some things might crash when trying to uninstall, and you're left
with a mess. Installers should never be allowed access to a user profile
or registry hive, unless it's the "All Users" one. Unfortunately,
Microsoft don't design their software with this in mind, so unless you
deny Admin rights to users it will end up a total mess. The default
installer is really designed for a home user with Admin rights, there's
no perception of corporate roll-outs until you get into the ORK and the
command line, and even then the preference defaults still won't work
properly with domain users and roaming profiles.

Right now MS
Office 2003 pro with SP1 and all patches is installed. with the MSIexec
failure I cannot do a reinistall/repair, and I am afraid to uninstal lest I
never be able to reinstall office back again. Only thing I wanted was MS
project, but it is not as impt as word, outlook, excel, powerpoint.

OK, well I think you have to accept the laptop may need rebuilt and just
uninstall anyway. It's only one laptop. Office _likes_ being
uninstalled, as does most software. It cleans up a lot of junk and
prevents problems in the future. It's also safer to run the MSI cleanup
tool if you've uninstalled everything first.

Can you post the SETUP.INI file from your Project 2003 CD.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi Edward,

My users are Local Admins. It makes things easier,

LOL, it makes things 1000 easier for SpyWare and Viruses too. Ever heard
of impersonation? Of all the "do and don't s" of Windows security this
is second most important on the list.

The install is done by users (as local admins) on the laptops.

Very bad idea. This could screw up your installs (especially non-MSI)
and some things might crash when trying to uninstall, and you're left
with a mess. Installers should never be allowed access to a user profile
or registry hive, unless it's the "All Users" one. Unfortunately,
Microsoft don't design their software with this in mind, so unless you
deny Admin rights to users it will end up a total mess. The default
installer is really designed for a home user with Admin rights, there's
no perception of corporate roll-outs until you get into the ORK and the
command line, and even then the preference defaults still won't work
properly with domain users and roaming profiles.

Right now MS
Office 2003 pro with SP1 and all patches is installed. with the MSIexec
failure I cannot do a reinistall/repair, and I am afraid to uninstal lest I
never be able to reinstall office back again. Only thing I wanted was MS
project, but it is not as impt as word, outlook, excel, powerpoint.

OK, well I think you have to accept the laptop may need rebuilt and just
uninstall anyway. It's only one laptop. Office _likes_ being
uninstalled, as does most software. It cleans up a lot of junk and
prevents problems in the future. It's also safer to run the MSI cleanup
tool if you've uninstalled everything first.

Can you post the SETUP.INI file from your Project 2003 CD.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi Edward,

My users are Local Admins. It makes things easier,

LOL, it makes things 1000 easier for SpyWare and Viruses too. Ever heard
of impersonation? Of all the "do and don't s" of Windows security this
is second most important on the list.

The install is done by users (as local admins) on the laptops.

Very bad idea. This could screw up your installs (especially non-MSI)
and some things might crash when trying to uninstall, and you're left
with a mess. Installers should never be allowed access to a user profile
or registry hive, unless it's the "All Users" one. Unfortunately,
Microsoft don't design their software with this in mind, so unless you
deny Admin rights to users it will end up a total mess. The default
installer is really designed for a home user with Admin rights, there's
no perception of corporate roll-outs until you get into the ORK and the
command line, and even then the preference defaults still won't work
properly with domain users and roaming profiles.

Right now MS
Office 2003 pro with SP1 and all patches is installed. with the MSIexec
failure I cannot do a reinistall/repair, and I am afraid to uninstal lest I
never be able to reinstall office back again. Only thing I wanted was MS
project, but it is not as impt as word, outlook, excel, powerpoint.

OK, well I think you have to accept the laptop may need rebuilt and just
uninstall anyway. It's only one laptop. Office _likes_ being
uninstalled, as does most software. It cleans up a lot of junk and
prevents problems in the future. It's also safer to run the MSI cleanup
tool if you've uninstalled everything first.

Can you post the SETUP.INI file from your Project 2003 CD.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi Edward,

My users are Local Admins. It makes things easier,

LOL, it makes things 1000 easier for SpyWare and Viruses too. Ever heard
of impersonation? Of all the "do and don't s" of Windows security this
is second most important on the list.

The install is done by users (as local admins) on the laptops.

Very bad idea. This could screw up your installs (especially non-MSI)
and some things might crash when trying to uninstall, and you're left
with a mess. Installers should never be allowed access to a user profile
or registry hive, unless it's the "All Users" one. Unfortunately,
Microsoft don't design their software with this in mind, so unless you
deny Admin rights to users it will end up a total mess. The default
installer is really designed for a home user with Admin rights, there's
no perception of corporate roll-outs until you get into the ORK and the
command line, and even then the preference defaults still won't work
properly with domain users and roaming profiles.

Right now MS
Office 2003 pro with SP1 and all patches is installed. with the MSIexec
failure I cannot do a reinistall/repair, and I am afraid to uninstal lest I
never be able to reinstall office back again. Only thing I wanted was MS
project, but it is not as impt as word, outlook, excel, powerpoint.

OK, well I think you have to accept the laptop may need rebuilt and just
uninstall anyway. It's only one laptop. Office _likes_ being
uninstalled, as does most software. It cleans up a lot of junk and
prevents problems in the future. It's also safer to run the MSI cleanup
tool if you've uninstalled everything first.

Can you post the SETUP.INI file from your Project 2003 CD.