Works Suite 2003: "Setup Detected That There Was an Error When You Tried to Install Previously" Error Message (817412)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Works Suite 2003

SYMPTOMS

When you try to install Works Suite 2003, you may receive the following error message:
Installation wizard was interrupted.

The installation package could not be opened. Please contact the application vendor to make sure this is a valid installation package.

After you close this error message, you receive the following error message:
Works Suite Setup detected that there was an error when you tried to install previously.

If you were forced to reset your computer or turn the power off and on because Setup stopped responding, most of the time clean booting your computer and attempting to re-install will fix this problem. Would you like to lean how to clean boot your computer?

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:
  1. 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 SystemArticle
    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

  2. After you successfully perform a clean-boot procedure, try to install Works Suite 2003.
  3. 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

  4. After you successfully install Works Suite 2003, restart your computer.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/2/2003
Keywords:kbsetup kberrmsg kbprb KB817412
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