Microsoft KB Archive/113912

Directory Into Which Setup Should Install Files Is Read-Only

= Directory Into Which Setup Should Install Files Is Read-Only =

Q113912
--- The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a ---

SUMMARY

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Installing Microsoft Publisher version 2.0a from a network server using SETUP /N on a system running a shared/network installation of Windows may result in the following error message:

A directory into which setup should install files is read- only. Publisher may not install correctly. If the directory is a network directory, please ensure that your network administrator has installed the proper files.

This message means that the user does not have the needed privileges to the Windows network directory.

MORE INFORMATION

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If the user does not have rights to the location of the Windows program files, Microsoft Publisher Setup will not work.

Microsoft Publisher requires a number of files to be located in the Windows directory. Publisher's Setup program attempts to write these files but will fail if the user does not have the correct write privileges in the Windows directory.

SOLUTION

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Log in as Supervisor or someone that does possess full rights.

The ability to write to the Windows directory is not needed when using Microsoft Publisher, but is required while running the Setup program.

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