Recently I built a new PC, and as I've been installing software on it, I've noticed that some software takes forever to install and/or un-install (i.e., Nero 10 and LightScribe system software took a very long time). The common thing between these apps is that they may all be using InstallShield, but I'm not sure. Has anyone experienced this and found a way to fix it?

Nightfox

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Re: InstallShield apps taking forever to install
By: Nightfox to All on Sat Jul 23 2011 20:07:26

Recently I built a new PC, and as I've been installing software on it, I've noticed that some software takes forever to install and/or un-install (i.e., Nero 10 and LightScribe system software took a very long time).

I've re-installed Windows fresh and installed my apps, and so far things are working fine. The thing I haven't done so far is to run Windows Update, which leads me to believe that some Windows fix/patch messed things up, which seems a bit odd to me..

Nightfox

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Re: InstallShield apps taking forever to install
By: Nightfox to All on Sat Jul 23 2011 08:07 pm

Recently I built a new PC, and as I've been installing software on it, I've noticed that some software takes forever to install and/or un-install (i.e., Nero 10 and LightScribe system software took a very long time). The common thing between these apps is that they may all be using InstallShield, but I' not sure. Has anyone experienced this and found a way to fix it?

Yep. There's a definite fix by not running Windows. :)

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Re: InstallShield apps taking forever to install
By: Nightfox to All on Sat Jul 23 2011 20:07:26

Recently I built a new PC, and as I've been installing software on it, I've noticed that some software takes forever to install and/or un-install (i.e., Nero 10 and LightScribe system software took a very long time).

I've re-installed Windows fresh and installed my apps, and so far
things are working fine. The thing I haven't done so far is to run Windows Update, which leads me to believe that some Windows fix/patch messed things up, which seems a bit odd to me..

Really? Several years ago there as an update that crashed a good percentage
of systems. If I remember right, you couldn't even get to the desktop!


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I've re-installed Windows fresh and installed my apps, and so far things are working fine. The thing I haven't done so far is to run Windows Update, which leads me to believe that some Windows fix/patch messed things up, which seems a bit odd to me..

Really? Several years ago there as an update that crashed a good
percentage of systems. If I remember right, you couldn't even get to the desktop!

I suppose that's possible. :)

Nightfox

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On 7/25/2011 10:55 AM, Dreamer wrote:

Really? Several years ago there as an update that crashed a good percentage of systems. If I remember right, you couldn't even get to the desktop!

Not sure what you are referring to, but there was an issue about a year ago where if you ran the update, and a certain rootkit was on your system, the updated windows wouldn't boot...

IMHO not really such a bad thing getting rooted systems off the internet. lol.

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