Microsoft KB Archive/111262

Office Err: Setup Parse Error in Initialize Pass

Q111262

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Office for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.2, 4.3

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SYMPTOMS

When you run the Microsoft Office Setup program, you may receive the following error message after Setup searches for installed components:

Setup parse error in initialize pass
Object Id 40: appmaindlg object:
Unable to retrieve bitmap

If you upgrade Microsoft Office with Microsoft Word 6.0a and you run the Microsoft Office Setup program in maintenance mode to add or remove a Microsoft Word component, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Setup Parse Error In Initialize Pass
Object id 137: CustomAction Object:
Bad procedure data value

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Setup Parse Error In Initialize Pass
Object ID 28: Dialog Object:
Bad Hidden Data Value

CAUSE

These error messages may appear if you have lost allocation units on your hard drive, or if there is an older copy of the SETUP.STF file on your hard drive.

NOTE: The Setup Parse Error also occurs if you use the MS-DOS EXPAND.EXE utility to decompress the file CTL3D.DL_, instead of using the decompression utility DECOMP.EXE that is included with Microsoft Office.

WORKAROUND

To avoid these error messages, use the CHKDSK /f command at the MS-DOS command prompt to fix lost allocation units by doing the following:

1. Close Microsoft Windows.
2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type CHKDSK /f.
3. If lost allocation units are found, type N to avoid saving the errors as files on your hard drive.

This will fix your file allocation table. If there are many lost clusters reported, your hard drive may be fragmented and in need of optimization. You can use a hard drive utilities application to optimize your drive.

If the CHKDSK /F command does not correct this problem, do the following:

1. In a text editor, such as Notepad, open your WIN.INI file.
2. Locate the [MS Setup (ACME) Table Files] section, and find the line that begins with MSOFFICE.EXE. This line contains the location of the Microsoft Office Setup Table File, SETUP.STF, such as C:\MSOFFICE\SETUP\SETUP.STF. If there are multiple lines that begin with MSOFFICE.EXE, remark any incorrect lines out by typing a semicolon (;) at the beginning of each incorrect line.
3. Search your hard drive for SETUP.STF files. Verify that the SETUP.STF file for Microsoft Office is located in the directory specified in the WIN.INI file.
   

This problem can occur for example if you update Microsoft Office from version 4.0 to 4.2 or 4.3. The version 4.0 SETUP.STF file may still be on your computer, or your SETUP.STF file may have become corrupt.

If neither of the workarounds listed above correct this problem, rename the SETUP.STF file located in your Microsoft Office directory, and run the Microsoft Office Setup program again.

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