Original Title: Windows Installer problem at startup.I run windows xp media center 2002. At startup, windows installer runs. It has nothing to install. The msi it was trying to install was deleted. How can I clean up installer to stop this problem

Hi Bowlerbriana,Did you make any software or hardware changes on your machine prior to this issue?You may configure the computer in clean boot and then check if the issue persists. It will start Windows XP by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs and helps to eliminate software conflicts. The following link has steps showing how to perform clean boot: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353Note: Please ensure that the computer is set to start as usual by following the section ‘Steps to configure Windows to use a Normal startup state’ from the article: How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353Hope the information helps. Please post back and let us know.RegardsDebleena SMicrosoft Answers Support EngineerVisit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

I was doing some cleanup prior to installing a new version of Roxio software. I think there was a Roxio upgrade trying to install in the middle of the process. That is the only thing I know of. The newest version of Roxio is installed and working correctly.Will try the steps you provided me.ThankBrian