error 1606

[Ed DuBeau]

Help ! Win 2000 Professional no longer allowing me to
install any software.

I'm getting "error 1606... could not access network
location %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start
Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\

ANy ideas on what to update in Regedit ? Thanks !

 

[Dave Patrick]

Hard to say, but it may be that one or more Reg_Expand_Sz strings were
changed to type Reg_Sz string.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

 

[Dave Patrick]

Hard to say, but it may be that one or more Reg_Expand_Sz strings were
changed to type Reg_Sz string.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

 

[Ed DuBeau]

Thanks for the quick reply....

Based on another user thread - I deleted the "Common
Administrative Tools" entry.... should I put it
back !? (your suspicions were correct - I did notice
it was a Reg_Sz entry - before I blew it away!)

-----Original Message-----
Hard to say, but it may be that one or more Reg_Expand_Sz strings were
changed to type Reg_Sz string.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Us er Shell Folders

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Help ! Win 2000 Professional no longer allowing me to
install any software.

I'm getting "error 1606... could not access network
location %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start
Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\

ANy ideas on what to update in Regedit ? Thanks !

.

 

[Ed DuBeau]

Thanks for the quick reply....

Based on another user thread - I deleted the "Common
Administrative Tools" entry.... should I put it
back !? (your suspicions were correct - I did notice
it was a Reg_Sz entry - before I blew it away!)

-----Original Message-----
Hard to say, but it may be that one or more Reg_Expand_Sz strings were
changed to type Reg_Sz string.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Us er Shell Folders

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Help ! Win 2000 Professional no longer allowing me to
install any software.

I'm getting "error 1606... could not access network
location %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start
Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\

ANy ideas on what to update in Regedit ? Thanks !

.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes.