"Stephen Howe" wrote:
>> This post is a little ambiguous.
>
> Sorry, I hope below helps
>
>> You mean you go to various websites and
>> they try and download something called "Microsoft Access 2000 SR-1" to
>> your
>> computer?!! Of course that would be fake!
>
> No I dont think they do.
> I think they, somehow, invoke "Microsoft Access 2000 SR-1" on my computer
> but I dont know why (possibly because not all features installed of SR-1?
> I am guessing here, not sure)
> I see the dialog box to install it pop up (possibly I am wrong in my
> analysis)
> I am reasonably certain that Access 200 has been installed and the Service
> Release 1 Pack applied.
> Somehow the computer knows (probably Work's IT Services) where it should
> look for the patch (Z drive) but cannot find it (no Z drive mapped).
>
>> What operating system are you running, what Service Pack level does it
>> have,
>
> XP Professional, SP2.
> Yes MS Access 2000 is installed.
> Everything else (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint) is 2003
>
> Under MS Access 2000, Help About, System Info, Applications, Access 2000
> I see
>
> Application name Microsoft Access
> Version 9.0
> Build 3822
> Product ID 50604-270-6551783-02735
> Application path C
rogram FilesMicrosoft OfficeAccess2000Office
> Language English (United States)
> ADO version Not Available
> VBA version 6.05
> References Not Available
>
> Under Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, I see
>
> Microsoft Access 2000 SR-1
>
>> and do you have MS Access 2000 (from Office 2000) installed? What
>> antivirus
>> is installed?
>
> McAfees, bang up to date.
It sounds to me like you are going somewhere and something is trying to
install. That in itself is not particularly good but since you didn't
provide the URLs as requested and/or tell me exactly when this happens,
there's no way for me to assess that risk for you.
It sounds more likely that the Windows Installer is messed up and you need
to fix it. Try this:
Clean Up MSI (Windows Installer) -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kben-us290301
Malke
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