Install Error

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In Windows XP, when attempting to reinstall Norton AntiVirus 2004 from the
manufacturer's CD, I receive the following message:

"Error 1324. The folder path 'My Pictures' contains an invalid character".
Therefore, it cannot install the program.

Please advise.

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
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"Robert Sharon" <rcsharon@att.net> wrote in message
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> In Windows XP, when attempting to reinstall Norton AntiVirus 2004 from the
> manufacturer's CD, I receive the following message:
>
> "Error 1324. The folder path 'My Pictures' contains an invalid character".
> Therefore, it cannot install the program.
>
> Please advise.
>
>
>

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Robert,

Check the My Pictures path here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders

If you have plans to redirect the My Pictures folder, then do it here by
creating a new "My Pictures" value:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Robert Sharon" <rcsharon@att.net> wrote in message
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>I opened the following link and then searched the Registry for 'My
>Pictures'
> at the identified location. However, I could only find 'My Documents' at
> "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\User Shell
> Folders" in the right pane and nothing identified as 'My Pictures'.
>
>
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
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>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "Robert Sharon" <rcsharon@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:3Qh9e.610146$w62.346961@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> > In Windows XP, when attempting to reinstall Norton AntiVirus 2004 from
> the
>> > manufacturer's CD, I receive the following message:
>> >
>> > "Error 1324. The folder path 'My Pictures' contains an invalid
> character".
>> > Therefore, it cannot install the program.
>> >
>> > Please advise.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

Robert Sharon wrote:
> In Windows XP, when attempting to reinstall Norton AntiVirus 2004
from the
> manufacturer's CD, I receive the following message:
>
> "Error 1324. The folder path 'My Pictures' contains an invalid
character".
> Therefore, it cannot install the program.
>
> Please advise.

I ran into the same error message when upgrading NAV 2004 to NAV 2005.
Problem was with a mapped network drive that had been disconnected on
the client end due to a permissions change on the share itself. After
re-establishing the drive mapping using the same driver-letter, the
installation began functioning again after I answered the error dialog
box with Retry.

HTH
JMWarden