Microsoft KB Archive/896930

= You receive an error message when you try to use a Radia Application Manager transform file to install Office 2003 on a Windows 2000 Professional-based computer =

Article ID: 896930

Article Last Modified on 9/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Access 2003

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SYMPTOMS
You receive an error message when you try to use a Radia Application Manager transform file to install Office 2003 on a Windows 2000 Professional-based computer. This error occurs when you use the Radia Application Manager transform file from an HTTP location.

The error message is similar to the following:

Microsoft Office 2003 Setup

Error 1308. Setup cannot find the required file http:// /Files/Pfiles/Msoffice/Office11/Office.dll.

Check your connection to the network, or CD-ROM drive. For other potential solutions to this issue, see http:// /Files\Pfiles\Msoffice\Office11\1033\Setup.chm

After you click OK in the error message dialog box, you receive another error message that is similar to the following:

IEExec.exe – Common Language Runtime Debugging Services

Application has generated an exception that could not be handled. Process id=0x680 (1664), Thread id =0x67c (1660)

Additionally, the verbose log file contains an error message that is similar to the following:

Error 1308: Setup cannot find the required file  Files/Pfiles/Msoffice/Office11/Office.dll



CAUSE
This issue occurs when all the following conditions are true:
 * You have Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed.
 * You have Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 installed.
 * You have Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 installed.



RESOLUTION
Microsoft does not support the installation of Office 2003 from an HTTP location. Additionally, Microsoft does not support the use of third-party vendor customizations or utilities for the installation of Microsoft Office products.

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods:  Contact Hewlett Packard for more information. To do this, visit the following Hewlett Packard Web site:

http://support.openview.hp.com/support.jsp?fromOV=true

Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information. Use a supported method for deploying Office 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

828377 Supported installation methods for deploying Office 2003





MORE INFORMATION
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