Microsoft KB Archive/886566

= You receive an &quot;Error, Incorrect command line parameters&quot; error message when you try to install Works 7.0 =

Article ID: 886566

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2004

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Works 7.0 Standard Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition 

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SYMPTOMS
When you insert the Microsoft Works 7.0 program CD into your CD drive to install Works 7.0, the Works 7.0 installation program does not start. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

Error, Incorrect command line parameters.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, clean boot your Microsoft Windows 2000-based or Microsoft Windows 98-based computer. After you clean boot your computer, install Works 7.0.

To do this, follow these steps:  Clean boot your Windows 2000-based or Windows 98-based computer.

For additional information about how to clean boot your Windows 2000-based or Windows 98-based computer, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

281770 How to perform clean-boot troubleshooting for Windows 2000

192926 How to perform clean-boot troubleshooting for Windows 98

</li> In Microsoft Windows Explorer, locate the Works7.msi file on the Works 7.0 program CD.

Note The Works7.msi file is located in the following folder on the Works 7.0 program CD:



In this example,  is the drive letter of your CD drive.</li> Double-click the Works7.msi file to install Works 7.0.</li> After the Works 7.0 installation has completed successfully, restart your computer as you typically would.</li></ol>

Additional query words: works 7.0 suite install installing error incorrect command line parameters

Keywords: kbsetup kberrmsg kbtshoot kbprb KB886566

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