Re: Scanner: further woes caused by installer trying to run in start up.

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From: Andy Mabbett
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 09:42

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In message <ahvrb6$1dji$1@hobbiton.illuin.org>, Richard Letts
<richard@illuin.org> writes
>In uk.comp.os.win95 Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
>> I can't delete two of the components of the installation software:
>>        hpupgrade.exe
>is the installation process window above still on the screen / running?
>if so, stop it.
>Otherwise, fire up the task manager go to processes and look for this
>file running.

That's done it, thank you - I didn't realise you could kill processes
like that, from Task Manager! I'm still curious to know what caused it
to restart at boot-up, though.
>
>>        mfc42.dll
>DON'T delete this file... it's part of the  Microsoft Foundation Classes
>and is probably required by lots of other pieces of software.

I'm only trying to delete a version in the temporary installation file,
created by unzipping the HP setup utility.

-- 
Andy Mabbett
                "May contain traces of nuts or seeds."

                                (label on a packet of popcorn)

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From: Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Scanner: further woes caused by installer trying to run in start up.
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:42:41 +0100
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