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Thank you SOOO much, Dan. Yes, I just had to reload Windows because of a
virus and it started doing this out of the blue. Yep -- driving me crazy!
Thanks again,
Ann
"Dan G" wrote:
> OK I read some other posts....Ann if you have HP Imaging software loaded
> (usually it comes with HP's Multifunction printers -- I have the 7310) it is
> looking for the photogallery.msi file located in:
>
> X:\setup\photogallery
>
> where X is the letter for your CDROM drive. Just have the disk in your
> drive when you reboot. That should take care of it.
>
> Hope this helps, it worked for me.
>
> Dan
>
> "Dan G" wrote:
>
> > Ron, I am having exactly the same issue on my computer. I upgraded XP Home
> > to XP Pro and now windows tries to install photo gallery and is "looking for
> > the installation files". It doesn't seem to affect performance at all, but
> > it is annoying to have to cancel the installation every time I boot the
> > computer. I looked through the startup in MSCONFIG and wasn't able to find
> > anything remotely like photo gallery. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > "RonK" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Ann,
> > > Not that one. It is for your CD Burner.
> > >
> > > Look very close at each entry and see if any mention of Photo Gallery is
> > > there.
> > > Had you tried to install some type of Photo program that did not finish the
> > > installation ?
> > > If so you could try to reinstall it again.
> > >
> > > Let me know.
> > > Ron
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:080E6B57-4CB0-4121-ADC5-1E0B2E3DA5D3@microsoft.com...
> > > > Thanks for your reply, Ron. I tried that but didn't know which item it
> > > > was.
> > > > There appear to be only 2 items that are "Windows" items in the start
> > > > menu --
> > > > Is it "tfswctrl"?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > Ann
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "RonK" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi Ann,
> > > >>
> > > >> Click Start, Run, then type in msconfig
> > > >>
> > > >> Go to the Startup Tab and look there for the Photo Gallery
> > > >> Installation then uncheck it.
> > > >>
> > > >> Ron
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> "Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> news:6540E970-7BA1-4A8A-8655-3AFC1A02FDB9@microsoft.com...
> > > >> > Hello!
> > > >> >
> > > >> > When Windows XP boots, it begins to install Photo Gallery, which it
> > > >> > can't
> > > >> > find. What is this and how can I turn it off?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thanks!
> > > >> > Ann
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >