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MSN Desktop Search Sticks on install Mitka 01-07-2006
Posted by Mitka on January 7, 2006, 12:38 pm
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Done after clean install of Windows plus other programs.
Have latest version of program. When i tried to install, the install sticks
close to the end of install. I force End the program and restart (shutting
down takes exceedingly long). After restart toolbar is there. Can't install
any plug-ins as it says previous intall was in progress. Tried uninstalling
which sticks close to end. I force End Again and restart (shutting down takes
exceedingly long Again). Toolbar disappears. Try to reinstall, previous
inatall pops up again. Used System Restore.


Happened before I clean installed Windows.
Had an older version that worked well, plug-ins included. ( Few months
old). Plug-ins - MSN Weather and Phishing tool. MSN Weather disappeared.
Tried reinstalling same thing occured as stated above. Then tried
uninstalling with ditto.

OS: XP SP2, NIS 2005, NSW 2005, Lavasoft, Spybot, MAS.
Spyware and Virus Check done in both cases.

Help
Mitka


Posted by Ger on January 7, 2006, 10:17 pm
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"Mitka" wrote:

> Done after clean install of Windows plus other programs.
> Have latest version of program. When i tried to install, the install sticks
> close to the end of install. I force End the program and restart (shutting
> down takes exceedingly long). After restart toolbar is there. Can't install
> any plug-ins as it says previous intall was in progress. Tried uninstalling
> which sticks close to end. I force End Again and restart (shutting down takes
> exceedingly long Again). Toolbar disappears. Try to reinstall, previous
> inatall pops up again. Used System Restore.
>
>
> Happened before I clean installed Windows.
> Had an older version that worked well, plug-ins included. ( Few months
> old). Plug-ins - MSN Weather and Phishing tool. MSN Weather disappeared.
> Tried reinstalling same thing occured as stated above. Then tried
> uninstalling with ditto.
>
> OS: XP SP2, NIS 2005, NSW 2005, Lavasoft, Spybot, MAS.
> Spyware and Virus Check done in both cases.
>
> Help
> Mitka
>

Posted by mrdavey on January 8, 2006, 9:00 pm
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Looks like you got a corrupted install of MSN Desktop Search.
Download the Windows Installed Cleanup Utility
(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301) and
remove all remnants of MSN Desktop search after you have tried
uninstalling it from Add/Remove Programs.

Works everytime ;)


Posted by msn groups on January 9, 2006, 10:19 am
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display name

"Mitka" wrote:

> Done after clean install of Windows plus other programs.
> Have latest version of program. When i tried to install, the install sticks
> close to the end of install. I force End the program and restart (shutting
> down takes exceedingly long). After restart toolbar is there. Can't install
> any plug-ins as it says previous intall was in progress. Tried uninstalling
> which sticks close to end. I force End Again and restart (shutting down takes
> exceedingly long Again). Toolbar disappears. Try to reinstall, previous
> inatall pops up again. Used System Restore.
>pop
> restar
> Happened before I clean installed Windows.
> Had an older version that worked well, plug-ins included. ( Few months
> old). Plug-ins - MSN Weather and Phishing tool. MSN Weather disappeared.
> Tried reinstalling same thing occured as stated above. Then tried
> uninstalling with ditto.
> desktpo
> OS: XP SP2, NIS 2005, NSW 2005, Lavasoft, Spybot, MAS.
> Spyware and Virus Check done in both cases.
> antisoftware
> Help
> Mitka
> msn

Posted by Ger on January 9, 2006, 11:20 am
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Hi again,

I also had used the MS Uninstall tool on my computer, but the problem still
existed, so the recent advice does not work.

However, I was able to eventually locate a fix in this discussion group ~Oct
30, 2005, where a MS rep said that he suspected the temp folder needed to be
erased of files as much as possible, and gave instructions that are
essentially:

Open in WinXP the "Start" menu and then "Run" the file %temp%, which takes
you to your "Documents and Settings" folder of additional temporary files,
that need to be erased - except for the protected files that you cannot
erase.

Then you can try to open IE and the Add-ins should appear, or you may need
to re-install them and then they appeared for me.

Ger

"msn groups" wrote:

> display name
>
> "Mitka" wrote:
>
> > Done after clean install of Windows plus other programs.
> > Have latest version of program. When i tried to install, the install sticks
> > close to the end of install. I force End the program and restart (shutting
> > down takes exceedingly long). After restart toolbar is there. Can't install
> > any plug-ins as it says previous intall was in progress. Tried uninstalling
> > which sticks close to end. I force End Again and restart (shutting down
takes
> > exceedingly long Again). Toolbar disappears. Try to reinstall, previous
> > inatall pops up again. Used System Restore.
> >pop
> > restar
> > Happened before I clean installed Windows.
> > Had an older version that worked well, plug-ins included. ( Few months
> > old). Plug-ins - MSN Weather and Phishing tool. MSN Weather disappeared.
> > Tried reinstalling same thing occured as stated above. Then tried
> > uninstalling with ditto.
> > desktpo
> > OS: XP SP2, NIS 2005, NSW 2005, Lavasoft, Spybot, MAS.
> > Spyware and Virus Check done in both cases.
> > antisoftware
> > Help
> > Mitka
> > msn

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