don't cancel it, let it run through and it should fix it for outlook. There
is a bug in the installer support files that cause it to keep coming up -
the fix is to either let it run or install something else that uses it -
then it pops up for that program.

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"rsb" wrote in message
...
Our tech person recently reinstalled Microsoft Office 2003. During the
process Microsoft was also updated. I am not haveing any trouble with
Outlook except a "Windows Installer" box appears constantly with a
"preparing
to install" message. The only option is to cancel. How do you hide this
message box? It will pop up while working in other programs not just
while I
am in Outlook.