On 3/5/2007 11:33 AM PT, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"Phillip Pi" wrote in message
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On 3/5/2007 9:56 AM PT, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

Hello!

I have a problem with a tiny CSV file
(http://lite2.myfabrik.com/get/010100...ofile-high.zip from
Command & Conquer 3 demo) that keeps prompting MS Windows Installer to
want my MS Office 2000 SR-1 Premium disk DATA1.MSI.

I can hit cancel to skip it without problems that I saw. Or I can
leave the CD in the drive and it let use it. How do I get rid of this
annoyance? I tried making a new text file with "test" in a CSV file.
Excel did not prompt me to get the CD.

Any ideas? I am using Windows XP Pro. SP2 (IE 6.0 SP2) with all
updates. All updates for Office 2000 as well. Thank you in advance. :)
Your test file: Is the word "test" the only thing it contained? Just
one word, no commas, nothing else?
Correct. No tabs and spaces either. I don't know why that makes a
difference. I tried another CSV file from scratch with Notepad with:
test1,test2. That made the MSI pop-up come up. :(

OK. Are you trying to open the file by double clicking? Using File, Open
in Excel? Other method?
Both in Windows Explorer with double clicking and with Excel's File Open.
It doesn't seeem to matter which method. I forgot to mention that Windows
XP's event logs didn't show anything interesting except MSI service
started from this incident.

BTW, I am at work now so I can't play around with Excel 2000 for more
testings since it is on my home machine.

During the Office installation process, you have the option of installing
various converters and filters. That's exactly what they're called in the
install list. There's a converter for csv files. I suspect yours is not
installed. So, open control panel, choose Add/Remove Program, scroll down to
Microsoft Office, click the "Change" button or whatever it's called, and
check the list of features already installed.

I will check that out later tonight. I am pretty sure I have those
Office 2000 converters installed. I even have 2007 converters installed.
--
Phillip Pi
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation
www.symantec.com
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