Windows Photogallery Problem

bargainboy

I am having a problem with photogallery when i start up my laptop I have been getting assistance on another problem from Alfonso and that is now fixed but still have this one. I have tried using the add/delete programmes but it is not there. I have tried windows explorer but cant find it. I have tried searching manually and cant find it so I have no clue as what to do next.

Here is what happens on start up regarding the photogallery.

In a box in the middle of the screen I get this message,

Please wait while windows configures photogallery.

I press cancel and it does this 3 times before going away altogether.

if I let it run it then gives me this message

The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM or other removable disk that is not available.
Insert the 'PhotoGallery' disk and click OK.
When I press ok it then stops responding and if I press cancel i get,

Error 1706.No valid source could be found for the product PhotoGallery. The Windows Installer cannot continue.

so I have to press ok then it goes through the system again unless i press the cancel button 3 times as above.

I dont know what CD this would be on as I only have Office 2003 or the recovary CD and it does'nt seem to be on any of them.

lee634

if you click start all progtam then see if its in you startup folder if it is then delete it.

If not then click start run and type in msconfig click on the startup tab and see if you can recgonise the programme in the listthat is trying to start if you do then uncheck the box click ok the reboot your machine and see if that has done the trick

bargainboy

done this could'nt find it exactly so i tried a few that were windows and not sure what they did but seeing as i dont know what i am doing I never continued with it so it may be possibly somewhere else
1. however I think the problem may be what is not there rather than what is as nothing seems to be able to find it.

Browntoa

I wonder if it's these two in your previous hijackthis thread

O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\digital imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe

O4 - Global Startup: HP Image Zone Fast Start.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\digital imaging\bin\hpqthb08.exe

bargainboy

noticed them in the runconf thing i done but they are not windows so i left alone I will try unchecking these boxes and let you know

bargainboy

Oh My God I have done something dont know what it is but ive definately done something, I now have loads of these problems for all different programs I done a system restore and it did'nt fix it so looks like i am in deep doodoo.

bargainboy

lee634 wrote:

if you click start all progtam then see if its in you startup folder if it is then delete it.

If not then click start run and type in msconfig click on the startup tab and see if you can recgonise the programme in the listthat is trying to start if you do then uncheck the box click ok the reboot your machine and see if that has done the trick

ok after it all went pear shape I did this disabled all HP buttons and problem solved.
Well not exactly now when I try to uninstall anything to do with my printer It wont let me I reticked the boxes problems came back still could'nt uninstall the printer.
What have I done

bargainboy

yes Ive done it I have rid my Laptop from evil. firstly Alfonso took me through the debugging of it, then Browntoa and lee634 gave me some tips on what to look for and how to look for it and after a few slips and errors I have finally done it.
If you read the other posts in this thread you will know the faults Ive had.
in the end I basically had to uninstall my printer drives then reinstal them to finally uninstall them and his seems to have done the trick on the last problem.
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