Microsoft KB Archive/924744

= Error message when you try to install a 2007 Office suite or program: &quot;Path \\ is not available for installing&quot; =

Article ID: 924744

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
 * Microsoft Office Standard 2007
 * Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
 * Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
 * Microsoft Office Basic 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
 * Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007
 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007
 * Microsoft Office Word 2007

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For a Microsoft Office 2003 version of this article, see 816950.



SYMPTOMS
When you try to install a 2007 Microsoft Office suite or program to a network location, you receive one of the following error messages:  When you try to install the 2007 Office suite or program to network share

Path \\ \ is not available for installing. Try another path.

 When you try to install the 2007 Office suite or program to mapped network drive

Network, CDROM, and RAM drives are not supported install paths. Choose a folder located on a fixed disk or removable drive.





CAUSE
This issue occurs because the 2007 Office Setup program does not support installing a 2007 Office suite or program to a network location.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, install the 2007 Office suite or program to a local hard disk.

Additional query words: OFF2007 Office2007 Office 2007

Keywords: kberrmsg kbtshoot kbprb kbexpertisebeginner KB924744

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