Article ID: 817412
Article Last Modified on 4/2/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Works Suite 2003 Standard Edition
SYMPTOMS
When you try to install Works Suite 2003, you may receive the following error message:
After you close this error message, you receive the following error message:
CAUSE
This issue occurs when the Setup program cannot successfully access the installation files. This issue may be caused by other programs running on your computer, either in the foreground or in the background.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
- Restart Microsoft Windows in clean-boot mode. Each version of Windows has a different clean-boot procedure. From the following table, click the article that corresponds to your version of Windows, and then follow the instructions about how to perform a clean-boot procedure:
Operating System Article Windows 98 281965 How to Troubleshoot Using the Msconfig Utility with Windows 98
Windows Millennium Edition 267288 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows Millennium Edition
Windows 2000 281770 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 2000
Windows XP 310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
- After you successfully perform a clean-boot procedure, try to install Works Suite 2003.
- If you receive a new error message, click one or more of the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles to resolve the error:
816505 Error Message: "Setup Has Detected Other Programs Running"
247532 Works Err Msg: Installer Terminated Prematurely
312365 Works Suite 2002: Error 25506 or Error 1311
816273 "Setup Is Unable to Remove Earlier Version" Error Message When You Try to Install Works 7.0 or Works Suite 2003
294670 Works Suite: Internal Error 2355 During Installation
270592 Setup Is Unable to Register Tasks or Cannot Find the Work Services File
282183 Works: "Error 1327, Invalid Drive" Error Message Occurs During Installation
281716 Works: Troubleshooting Installer Error 2735
279625 Works: How to Troubleshoot Setup Hanging and Error Messages
248263 Error 1305 During Installation
- After you successfully install Works Suite 2003, restart your computer.
Additional query words: WKS2003 hang freeze crash
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