Not sure what all that has to do with a Windows Installer repair -
perhaps wrong thread? ;)

Todd will need to disable the NAV plugin for Office. It seems like NAV
2005 has a bug in it's Installer package. A little registry editing
magic could probably fix it, but it'd take a fair share of detective
work.

--Mark Brackett

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Campus Computer Coordinators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of PLEDGER,WENDY A
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 2:47 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: MS Office Excel - Students and Teachers - Question
>
> In regards to the " Windows Installer  Preparing to
> install..." problem.
> If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 read the following.
>
> Windows XP Service Pack 2 has a built in firewall that is
> enabled by default.
>
> PROBLEM:
> When using the Hummingbird Connectivity products on Windows
> XP Service Pack 2 to establish a connection to the host
> through Rexec, Rlogin, FTP, Telnet, Inetd,...etc, the
> connection fails because of the default firewall setting.
>
> SOLUTION:
>
> Windows XP Service Pack 2 has the firewall setting enabled by
> default so that it blocks all connections to your computer.
> In order to make the Hummingbird Connectivity products work
> with Windows XP Service Pack 2, you need to either disable
> the firewall or add the ports that you require to use to the
> list of exceptions.
>
> When you try to bring up an Xapplication on Windows XP
> Service Pack 2 using Xstart with start method of "Rexec" or
> "Rlogin" for example, you will get the following message:
>
> "Do you want to keep blocking this program?"
>
> Your options are: Keep Blocking, Unblock or Ask me later.
>
> If you would like to display the Xapplication on your screen,
> you would need to select the "Unblock" option, this option
> will add the "Xserver for win32" port to the exception list
> and will allow you to run Xapplications.
>
> You can find out if the "Xserver for win32" port has been
> added to the exception list by doing the following:
>
> Go to "Control Panel"
> Go to the "Security Center" folder.
> Select the "Windows Firewall" option.
> Select the "Exceptions" tab.
> You should find a list of exceptions and "Xserver for win32"
> should be on that list, and it should be checked meaning that
> it is enabled.
> Depending on what method you are using to connect to the host
> you may also need to add the specific port for that method
> onto the list of exceptions. For example, if you are using
> telnet you may need to add TCP port 23 on the list of
> exceptions, if you are using ftp you may need to add TCP port
> 21 to the list of exceptions.
>
> To Add ports, click on the "Add Port..." button under the
> "Windows Firewall", "Exceptions" tab. Type in a name for this
> port, and under the port number type in the port number you
> want to add to the exception list. Select the TCP or UDP
> radio button and select OK.
>
> Wendy A. Pledger
> Accountant
> UF/IFAS Budget and Finance Accounting
> [log in to unmask]
> 2029 McCarty Hall
> Gainesville, Florida 32611
> Phone:  1-352-392-1733 X 261
> Fax:      1-352-392-6931
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Campus Computer Coordinators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Todd L. Sherman / KB4MHH
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 2:23 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: MS Office Excel - Students and Teachers - Question
>
>   I have that, too, and was noticing how not just Excel, but
> Word and PP also exhibited same behavior as I downloaded new
> templates from the MS web site.
>
>   And I'm getting REALLY tired of Outlook, Word, Excel, and
> PP all throwing up this stupid little warning everytime I
> start up the computer, create a new email, or open any one of
> the programs individually which says:
>
>   Windows Installer
>   Preparing to install...
>
>   Then a second window:
>
>   Norton AntiVirus 2005
>   [!] Norton AntiVirus 2005 does not support the Repair
> feature, please uninstall and reinstall.
>
>   I have to often click on that THREE TIMES to make it stop
> bugging me.
>
>   I don't know what's causing it.  I've uninstalled Norton's
> already and even ran each program individually at least once
> before reinstalling Norton's and it just comes right back again.
>
>   MS Office S&T Edition 2003 is what came with this Toshiba
> laptop I bought at Best Buy.
>
> Todd
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Campus Computer Coordinators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of Allan Pither
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 1:58 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: MS Office Excel - Students and Teachers - Question
> >
> > A Colleague has MS Office Excell 2003 for Students and Teachers
> >
> > Problem - Excell Office '97 will only open 1 of multiple
> worksheets !
> >
> > Any ideas ?
> >
> > Thanks, Allan
> >
> > --
> >
> > Allan W. Pither, Program Development Manager Computing & Networking
> > Services POB 112050 / 112 SSRB;  University of Florida Gainesville,
> > Florida 32611-2050
> > PH:  (352) 392-2061   FX:  (352) 392-9440   EM:  [log in to unmask]
>
>