If I am not wrong, what is happening is that you are getting a "Preparing to install..." progress bar or "Configuring..." progress bar. Log in as administrator and run the programs (Registry Mechanic or Microsoft Encarta). When the progress bars appear, let it run completely. Then, restart the system and try to run the programs now... Hopefully, the problem would be gone. If not, run a complete install of the program for which you are getting the progress bar.
Arun
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