Error 1606. Could not access network location %APPDATA%\.
That is the message I received when I tried to install Microsoft Office 2010. I went to their website and used the Fixit tool, but it did not work. Any ideas?
More info would help.
Are you installing MS Office over the network? What type of setup is that (disc, exe, msi, etc)?
Is installation being done under Administrator privileges?
This might help:
cannot install office 2010 or adobe reader updates error 1606 - Microsoft Answers
However, if changing the registry, please take a backup first:If Windows Installer logging is enabled, the following line should be noted as a symptom:
“Error 1606. Could not access network location %APPDATA%”
The problem is potentially a result of an inconsistent/incorrect environmental variable (%AppData%).
Solution:
1. Open the Registry editor
2. Navigate to the following registry keys HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
3. The correct and default value for AppData should be: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming
4. Close the Registry editor, and try again Windows Update again. (A reboot should not be required.)
5. If the problem persists, repeat the steps 2 through 4 with the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\
Registry - Backup and Restore
In your solution you state;
The correct and default value for AppData should be: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming
In the 3 forth Key, all keys start out with Common, I.E., Common AppData & has %ProgramData%. Nothing else.
is this correct for win7?
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I think I finally got rid of the 1606 error by buying Office 2010. I don't like it because it has too many "Features" I won't use & didn't want.
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