>Hi,
> The problem is caused by someone deleting a file that is tagged as "Always Install" and autorepair is turned on, installshield is only doing what it was told to do.

Or it was what Doug said.

I have installed a partner app (something that is to consume data I export) written in Access. It doesn't install Access - it expects it to be present. I installed it on a couple of machines, and on most of them it works fine - on one it keeps asking for (surprise now:) VFP7 setup. The point here is that if you doubleclick a .dbf on that machine, it will open in VFP6. VFP8 and 9 are also installed.

Further on, if you cancel out of the install process, everything's fine, except the time lost.

>>>See http://doughennig.blogspot.com/2007/11/fixing-reinstall-your-app-problem.html
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>>Great. If I had created such a mess, I would have lost at least one customer, had to endure at least three difficult phone calls and lose a few more hairs off my scalp.
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>>But this is Microsoft, and they can get away with it.
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>>Thanks - at least I feel better, knowing it's not me.