windows office installer keeps popping up

Each time i start any program after installing Vista Beta 2 i get the Windows Installer and then the Office Installer popups popping up... anybody else had this problem?

No, But you should try a repair on Office. I assume you did an upgrage and this office 2003?
"SteBrogde" wrote in message

Each time i start any program after installing Vista Beta 2 i get the Windows Installer and then the Office Installer popups popping up... anybody else had this problem?

That sounds like something that happens on XP that requires a Windows Installer Clean Up tool (or something similarly named). But try Josh's suggestion first.
"SteBrogde" wrote in message

Each time i start any program after installing Vista Beta 2 i get the Windows Installer and then the Office Installer popups popping up... anybody else had this problem?

This kind of thing is not uncommon and its other variant is one Office program will invoke the installer for another, of the installer for Omni Page Pro if you've ever had that on the box.
I think you're best bet is to definitely use the WICU Colin invoked, which is a little cleanup utility that is very helpful in any large MSFT program uninstall and subsequent install--it does no app uninstalling but it will get corrupt files, .dlls, reg strings out of the way of the MSI the Windows Installer. The Office setup teams use it all the time with problems like this one. You certainly could try a "detect and repair" repair of Office located at the Help menu if its 2003 or earlier or Add/Remove and that may do the trick. If that doesn't then...
Uninstall your current Office and reinstall and you might consider Office 2007 trial if you want to get a look at some of the new Office features (Beta on Beta so what I've been using it for good while). MSFT has plenty of instruction on Office 2007 on its site including videos.
Description of the differences between repair and reinstall in Office XP and 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298027/en-us
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;290301
Let us know how you make out.
CH

"SteBrogde" wrote in message

Each time i start any program after installing Vista Beta 2 i get the Windows Installer and then the Office Installer popups popping up... anybody else had this problem?

The MSKB I included was not a good choice. You don't need to touch the command line. See this as reference for using Detect and Repair to see if you can fix things quickly before doing an uninstall reinstall:
Repairing Office. http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/assistance/HA011402411033.aspx
It also helps with more specific problems to always give the Office version you're using and the service pack level. We don't need it here.
CH
"SteBrogde" wrote in message

Each time i start any program after installing Vista Beta 2 i get the Windows Installer and then the Office Installer popups popping up... anybody else had this problem?

It is a known issue and doing a repair install of Office will fix it.
Ted
"SteBrogde" wrote in message

Each time i start any program after installing Vista Beta 2 i get the Windows Installer and then the Office Installer popups popping up... anybody else had this problem?