Microsoft KB Archive/929681

= Error message occurs when you repair, update, or start an Office 2003 program: &quot;Error 2908. An internal error has occurred&quot; =

Article ID: 929681

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
 * Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
 * Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager
 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
 * Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003
 * Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003

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SYMPTOMS
You receive the following error message in one of the Microsoft Office 2003 programs that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section:

Error 2908. An internal error has occurred

You receive this error message when you perform any one of the following tasks:
 * Repair an Office 2003 program
 * Install a software update
 * Start an Office 2003 program



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods:  If you are running Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or a later version, repair the installation. For more information about how to repair the .NET Framework, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

908077 How to troubleshoot Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installation issues

 Install the latest version of the Microsoft .NET Framework. To obtain the latest version, visit the following Microsoft Update Web site:

http://update.microsoft.com



Keywords: kberrmsg kbtshoot kbprb kbexpertisebeginner KB929681

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