I have had this problem for a while. I have an XP machine on a SBS 2003 network. On my personal login account, anytime i try to install anything that uses Install Shield, the "installer" starts up and then vanishes. When i choose Log Off, or Restart, as Windows begins this process and is closing down Apps, the Install SHield "installer" will pop up as if its been laying Dormant somwhere waiting, and prompt with a message similar to "Cannot continue this process...Windows is shutting down" -- As if it starts to continue the install i had initiated earlier. Repeatable, and reboots do not fix this. (I have generally seen this with "smaller apps" that use some version of Install Shield -- Such as WoodWings Plugins for InDesign, and other smaller programs/utilites).
If i log off and log on as Administrator (or any other user), i can run the install shield programs fine (Have resorted to this method of installing things, rather than fixing the problem).
So, obviously something is quirky with my personal settings on this machine.
Any ideas on repairing this?
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