Fax.msi Error Problem At Windows Start Up

I just put in a PCI ethernet card into a brand new HP computer for a friend. He got wacked by lightning at his house bad and it came through the cable and fried the cable modem > ethernet cable > and onboard ethernet port.

I then took off a load of **** that came on the HP he will never use (AOL and all sorts of **** trials). I then put on Office XP Pro too and Avast anitvirus (took off the Norton trial). Also took all unecessary items out of start up.

Now every time I start the computer it comes up and Windows is configuring the Fax service. It is looking for a file called "fax.msi ". Then says cannot find the file fax.msi and to browse or insert a disc where it can be located. I did a search, the file is not on the hard drive (I have all hidden files set to show also).

I can't find this on this machine or any disks (these are just non MS programs anyway ~ This new HP has no restore CDs at all, apparently it is somewhere saved on one of the partitions)

So he has a real dedicated fax machine anyway, so I went into Add/Remove > Windows Setup and unchecked the Fax. I went into the Admin Tools > Services and disabled Fax in there too.

I reboot and this **** thing keeps popping up to try to configure the fax as soon as Windows starts up ...... WTH can I do now to stop this insanity.

I have searched around on search engines and nothing comes up other than these few things I tried. Lasty there is NO system restore point on this since is only like a week old too !

 

Does the PC include a fax/modem by any chance?

 

that was my next step to look at, it didn't dawn on me when I was at my friends... I have to go back and see and I always makes notes when workin on computers for clients (make, model, etc...) but since a friend I didn't write a thing about it down

so if there is a fax modem, would that trying to be reinstalling then ?

and reason I didn't notice, like I said above on his desk he has a real dedicated fax on 24/7 for his business

I will get the model # later in the morn and check on the fax modem and let you know

thanks
Mike