WD6X: Err Msg: "Setup CopyFiles Error" (128048)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1

This article was previously published under Q128048

SYMPTOMS

When you install Word version 6.0 for the Macintosh, the following error message may occur
Setup CopyFiles Error

Error 14 (Toolbox code: -48) occurred while accessing the following file:

<PATH>:Microsoft:Microsoft System Information
where <PATH> is the location of the Microsoft folder.

This message appears next:
Microsoft Word 6.0 Setup was not completed successfully.

CAUSE

This error message occurs because there is a file in the location where Word is being installed with the same name as a folder that Microsoft Word Setup is attempting to install.

For example, you will receive this message if the folder you are installing to already contains a file named "Microsoft." Setup attempts to create a folder named "Microsoft," and when it finds a file by that name already there, it displays the error message.

RESOLUTION

Quit Word Setup, locate the offending file and rename it or remove it from the folder. Then, return to the Installer and restart the installation.

STATUS

This behavior is by design. The Setup program alerts you to the fact that a conflict is present, rather than overwriting the existing file with the folder of the same name.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/15/1999
Keywords:kbbug kberrmsg kbsetup KB128048