Yesterday I had an automatic download from MS installed, it was sp2 for Office 2003. I do not have Office 2003 installed. The update insalled anyway.
This morning I had another one but I didnot install it. I WENT to Control Panel, add remove softwar, and removed a program office 2003, that I do not know how it GOT ther.

After that, the computer went too slow. and a window saying windows installer comes on everytime I open a program.

I wait and nothing GETS installed. What is going on?

I am running XP. SP2
HP computer. media center version 2002.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884016

Have you tried running Windows Update / done a system restore to a point before this STARTED happening?

Alan <>< Yes I ran Windows update, but came back with no new updates.
I ALSO system restored to a point before this happened, but now when the computer is re booted, all I get is a blinking dash on the left top corner, I re boot again press scape to reboot from the hard drive.

Still, every time a start a program the same window installer option appears, that says "preparing to install", I let it go for a minute or two, and then te program starts.

Windows Installer Fix