Microsoft KB Archive/187586

= WD98: Can't Run AutoUpdate Installer: Default Location Could Not Be Found =

Article ID: 187586

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q187586



SYMPTOMS
After you download the Microsoft Word 98 Internet Assistant, when you double-click the AutoUpdate Installer, you receive the following error message:

The default location required for this install could not be found. This install will be cancelled.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if you have renamed your Microsoft Word 98 program icon to something other than "Microsoft Word."



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, rename your Microsoft Word 98 program icon back to the default of Microsoft Word.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To install the Word 98 Internet Assistant, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/macoffice/productinfo/98dl/wiaauto.htm

For more information on using the AutoUpdate feature in Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

187598 WD98: How AutoUpdate Downloads Information from the Internet

Additional query words: setup update dialog

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbpending KB187586

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