"Error 1608" error message when you try to upgrade to Office 2003 on a computer that has the German version of Windows XP installed (834916)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Excel 2003
- Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
- Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
- Microsoft Office Word 2003
- Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Student and Teachers Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Access 2003
SYMPTOMSWhen you try to upgrade to Microsoft Office 2003 on a
computer that has Microsoft Works Suite 2004 and the German version of
Microsoft Windows XP installed, you may receive the following error
message: Error 1608. Setup could not locate a version of
Microsoft Office 97, 2000 or XP on the selected drive. Click OK to stop the
installation. If you have a version of Microsoft Office on CD-ROM, run Setup
again. CAUSEThis problem may occur if you have installed Works Suite
2004 to a different location than the default installation
location.WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, use one of the following
methods. Method 1: Locate the install folder for Works Suite 2004Click Locate, point the Setup program to the
location on your hard disk drive where Works Suite 2004 is installed, and then
click OK to continue the installation.
Method 2: Insert the Works Suite 2004 CD-ROMClick Locate, insert your Works Suite 2004
CD-ROM, point the Setup program to your CD-ROM drive, and then click
OK to continue the installation.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 2/13/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbUpgrade kbsetup kberrmsg kbprb KB834916 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO |
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