Microsoft KB Archive/136091

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"Invalid Destination Folder" Error Performing Admin Install

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Q136091

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Access 97
 * Microsoft Access for Windows 95, version 7.0
 * Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
 * Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
 * Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
 * Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
 * Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
 * Microsoft Project for Windows 95, version 4.1
 * Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you run an administrative installation (Setup /a) of one of the programs listed at the beginning of this article, you may receive the following error message when you change the destination folder for the program

The specified folder:

' '

is invalid, incomplete, too long, or write-protected. Enter a full path with the drive letter; for example 'C:\APPS'.

where is the location on the server in which you are installing the program.

CAUSE
This error message appears when you change the destination for the administrative installation to one of the following:


 * a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path
 * a path that contains a long folder name
 * a path with a folder name that contains a space character

For example, this error message appears if you enter the following destination for an administrative installation:

\\server\share\Msoffice

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f:\Office 95 When you perform an administrative installation, you must install the program to a path using a drive letter (such as f:) and you must use 8.3 folder names.

RESOLUTION
To avoid receiving this error message when you perform an administrative installation, enter a destination that uses a drive letter and 8.3 folder names. The following examples are valid destinations for an administrative installation:

f:\Msoffice

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f:\Word95 Additional query words: 2.00 3.00 8.00 OFF7 xl7 95 97 off97

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Issue type :

Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordWSearch kbAccessSearch