Can't Install Anything 1606 - Unable To Solve
Jul 18, 2005
When I attempt to install (or even update) most things, I get the following error:
"Error 1606. Could not access the network location %USERPROFILE%My Documents.This is what that section of my registry looks like:I can see its not there, but I'm not sure how to remedy the problem! I searched and read through the other threads on this problem, but they all seemed to have different error messages or registry names, and I was unable to solve my problem using their answers.
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Dec 22, 2006
Compaq Presario running Windows XP, second upgrade.I am unable to install programs. When I try it seems as though there is a second installer trying at the same time and that conflicts with the initial installer.I get the message: "Error 1606. Could ot access network location %USERPROFILE%Recent" I have followed the advice on checking the registry for wrong paths, but I could not locate any. The initial problem was with WordPerfect Office Suite 12. When the computer was booted I would get a message that Windows was trying to reconfigure WordPerfect Office Suite 12 There didn't seem to be any reason for that, so I tried uninstalling WordPerfect but it would not uninstall. I then removed it manually and removed all references that I could find to Corel in the registry.
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i am a my wits end with Error 1606.Could not access network location%USERPROFILE%Favorites,it seems to bring up an installer most times to try and install CDBurnerXP Pro3,but i do not have this program anymore,i deleted it completely!,this error message came up even when i had CDB installed one day-but inever used the program?I get this error message come up if i run certain programsSPYWAREGUARD/SPYWARE BLASTER/REGISTRY MECHANIC/INTERNET CLEANUP(ONTRACK) and also if i try to load ceratin programs from CD also if i try to update a program like today i tried to update ADOBE from v7.0 to version 7.5 but was unable to as i got the damn message again- Error 1606.Could not access network location%USERPROFILE%Favorites.Most other programs run fine and open up fine and update fine even windows update is ok?.
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Oct 20, 2005
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Jul 4, 2005
I am installing Windows XP-Home full Edition on a formatted hard drive (C). When I insert the XP CD into the CD ROM, it goes through a setup process, but continues to go through the same process over and over, restarting the computer and copying what seems to be the same files over and over. Is this
normal? If so, how many times does it take to complete the setup? Is there
another process?
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May 29, 2006
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Windows - No Disk
There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive .
After multiple times of clicking any combination of the three options (Cancel; Try Again; Continue) I receive:
NVIDIA Windows 2000/XP Display Drivers
There is not enough space on drive C: to extract this package.
Please free up 20.28MB and click retry.
[Clicking retry tosses back the Windows - No disk error again which in turn tosses back the NVIDIA Windows 2000/XP Display Drivers error etc.]
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I've also consulted the customer support section of the NVIDIA site, also google and this forum's search feature with little luck.
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Apr 13, 2008
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May 2, 2005
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