Windows Installer Running At Start Up

You are facing this issue because of the startup programs on your computer. Once your computer starts the startup items are loaded. One of the startup items is initiating an install. We need to follow a clean boot procedure in order to find out which startup item is causing the issue. Please follow the steps below for clean boot procedure:

1. Log on to the computer by using an account that has administrator rights.

2. Click Start Collapse this imageExpand this imag , type msconfig.exe in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER to start the System Configuration Utility. Collapse this imageExpand this im If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue .

3. On the General tab, click Selective Startup , and then click to clear the Load startup items check box. (The Use Original Boot.ini check box is unavailable.)

Note Following this step lets Microsoft services continue to run. These services include Networking, Plug and Play, Event Logging, Error Reporting, and other services. If you disable these services, you may permanently delete all restore points. Do not do this if you want to use the System Restore utility together with existing restore points.

4. Click OK , and then click Restart .

Determine whether the problem returns

Enable half of the Startup items

1. Perform a clean boot by repeating step

a. Click the Startup tab, and then click to select half of the check boxes in the Startup Item list.

b. Click OK , and then click Restart .

If the problem still occurs, repeat step 1 and step 4. In step 4, click to clear half of the check boxes that you originally selected in the Startup Item list.

If the problem does not occur, repeat step 1 and step 4. In step 4, select only half of the remaining check boxes that are cleared in the Startup Item list. Repeat these steps until you have selected all the check boxes.

If only one startup item is selected in the Startup Item list, and you still experience the problem, the startup item that is selected in the list is the service that is causing the problem.

Resolve the problem

After you determine the startup item or the service that causes the problem, contact the program manufacturer to determine whether the problem can be resolved. Or, run the System Configuration Utility, and then click to clear the check box for the problem item.

Reset the computer to start as usual

After you have finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

a. Click Start Collapse this image Expand this image , type msconfig.exe in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. Collapse this image Expand this image If you are

b. prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue .

On the General tab, click the Normal Startup option, and then click OK .

c. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Restart .

You can also follow the link below for the KB article:

Error 1706: My Windows Installer runs at every startup. Installer cannot find SFR.msi after cancelling I get ERROR 1706.

I Have been getting this Windows Installer Error 1706 message everytime I start up windows. It relates to my Sidebar (which I have disabled to temporarily stop this installer program)

This may have to do with a gadget I removed, uninstalled.

I get this message before I cancel. «The Feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable» Then after cancelling I get the Error 1706 No valid source could be found for product SFR. The windows installer cannot continue.

I would like to stop the windows installer program from running, and trying to uninstal or install a program that does not exist.

Any help would be apprecriated. I have looked around but most people seem to be going in circles once they get this message.

Thank you, Richard

A) This can happen when related components still exist even if a program is uninstalled. To completely remove the software or a program, you may use the Windows Clean up utility tool.

1. Visit the following link to download the Clean up utility: http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/9/D/E9D80355-7AB4-45B8-80E8-983A48D5E1BD/msicuu2.exe
2. Save the file to the computer.
3. Install this tool on the computer.
4. Click Start -> (All) Programs -> Windows Installer Clean Up.
5. See if you can find any components related to the program which you have uninstalled. If so, remove them.
6. Restart the computer.

B) If the above does not work, then perform a clean boot. In Clean Boot, windows use a minimal set of drivers and startup programs so that software conflict is eliminated. To put the computer in clean boot state follow the steps in the article “How to perform Clean Boot” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: Please ensure that the computer is set to start as usual by following the step 7 from the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Diana
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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Mac/Windows Installer — Run on Startup

I realize there are 10,000 answers for this on StackOverflow, but my needs are quite specific: i) install a JAR file on ii) Windows/Mac so that it iii) runs on Startup oh and iv) auto-JRE install would be great

That’s it. I’ve looked at several tools including Inno Setup: http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php#features

but there does not seem to be a good tool that targets both Windows and Mac.

Thank you Misha

2 Answers 2

Give InstallJammer a try. Free, open source, and the 1.3 snapshots show support for Mac OS X, though it’s not quite complete yet. You might also try BitRock InstallBuilder if you need full OS X support immediately. Probably a bit cheaper than InstallAnywhere.

Flexera’s InstallAnywhere is a cross-platform installer supporting Windows, Linux, and Macintosh:
http://www.flexerasoftware.com/products/installanywhere.htm

(note: it’s expensive)

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How to make a Program run on startup in Windows 10

There may be some programs that you may want to always run on startup or boot. Let us say that the first thing you always do is fire up your browser and start browsing the web. Sure, when your Windows PC boots to desktop, you can always fire up your browser manually and enter the URL, but if you wish to make it auto-start, then you can easily make Programs, like say a Browser, run on startup automatically every time in Windows 10/8/7.

Make a Program run on startup in Windows 10

First, you want to check in the Program’s settings and see if there is a setting that allows you to make it run at every startup. If there is then it answers the question easily. If not, then there are three other ways you can do it. Let us take a look at them:

1] Place Program shortcut in Startup folder

The simplest way would be to place a shortcut of the Program in the Windows Startup folder.

The Current Users Startup folder in Windows is located at:

These programs start up for the current logged in user only. To directly access this folder, open Run, type shell:startup and hit Enter.

The All Users Windows startup folder is located at:

To open this folder, bring up the Run box, type shell:common startup and hit Enter.

You can add shortcuts to the programs you want to start with your Windows in this folder.

2] Add Programs to startup using freeware

While the built-in MSCONFIG or System Configuration Utility allows you to disable or delete startup entries, it does not allow you to add startup programs. There are many free tools that let you manage startup programs.

To add startup programs easily, you can make use of freeware like Chameleon Startup Manager or Quick Startup. Both are feature-rich startup managers that let you easily add startup programs along with their launch parameters.

3] Make Program run with Windows boot via Registry

You can make use of the Registry Startup Paths to add programs to start with every boot. You can use the Run and RunOnce registry keys to make programs to run each time that a user logs on or run just once.

The registry keys are located here. They are for Current User and for All Users – Run every time or run just once:

You can read more about this on MSDN.

4] Use Task Scheduler to make programs run at startup

You can create a Basic Task Wizard using Windows Task Scheduler to make a program start at boot every time, by using the When the computer starts option as the Task Trigger.

PS: This post will show you how to open Windows Store apps on startup.

Automatically run program on Windows Server startup

I am trying to install an app on a windows server that is always on, but I am running into problems. I have heard that I should not make it a Windows service (and would personally rather have a dialog app so I can see progress, etc) so I am trying to use the task scheduler. However, the task scheduler keeps trying to close my app prematurely, when it should only open it and leave it open.

Any ideas how I could have a dialog app run on startup (and stay running) on my server?

4 Answers 4

You should make a Windows Service; it’s the only reliable way to do this.
Otherwise, you will run into problems if, for example, the user logs off.

If you want UI, you can make a separate GUI that communicates with the service (probably using WCF).

You can do it with a Scheduled Task which wont have problems with users logging on/off.

1. Open Task Scheduler, Windows Key + R

1. Click Action menu > Create Task

1. Change the User to a Administrator or preferably a Service Account:

1. Set At Log On:

1. Set a program to start:

It’s a very old question, but for those who coming here via Google:

Start the command prompt and type shell:Startup

This will open a window in the otherwise hidden AppData path for the Startmenu/Programs/Startup -> Add a shortcut to the executable for the program you want to start.

This will of course only apply to the logon account that you’re using at the time.

For all users type shell:Common Startup

I prefer to create a task in the Task Scheduler and set the trigger as «On Startup», but you can also use Startup Scripts.