[Solved+Issue] Error 1606 %APPDATA %\

[dreammaker23220]

When trying to install oo I got the error: Error 1606. Could not access network location %APPDATA %\.
Can anyone help me?

[RoryOF]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315352

Edit: also http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886549

[floris v]

Tried that link just now attempting to install a release candidate from OOo_3.3.0rc3_20101029_Win_x86_install-wJRE_en-US.exe, and it didn't work. I even uninstalled the latest Java update.

[RoryOF]

Have you tried the second link? It ioffers an automatic fixing tool. I have no experience of error 1606 - still haven't progressed beyind Win2K.

[floris v]

I found that one with Google and after first painstakingly checking all those register settings - they were all correct - ran the fixitforme program as well. After that I tried my luck here.

[floris v]

Follow-up: I re-installed the dev snapshot, without any trouble, and an attempt to re-install go-oo 3.2.1 got past the opening phase, so it may be related to the latest release candidates, btw I also downloaded the file without the JRE, and that too didn't install due to the error 1606 (without any other qualification, for some reason that's suppressed on my computer a lot).

[franx]

Maybe
→ Issue 115376: MSI installer fails with error code 1606
Fixed in cws native346 (integrated in OOO330_m15 [OOo 3.3.0 RC5])

Workaround:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OpenOffice.org\Layers_"
↓
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OpenOffice.org\Layers"

[floris v]

Thanks. As the RC 4 has been taken off the servers already, I'll wait for the next one.

[floris v]

Worked like a charm, thanks!