When I try to install frontpage 2003 on my new Dell XPS 210 Windows Vista
32bit machine I get the followinf ERROR message: "This patch package could
not be opened.Varify that the patch package exists and that you can access
it" I am installing from the original cd which installed and works fine on my
old computer with Windows XP. Any advice and or direction would be
appreciated.

"Stew" <Stew@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> When I try to install frontpage 2003 on my new Dell XPS 210 Windows Vista
> 32bit machine I get the followinf ERROR message: "This patch package could
> not be opened.Varify that the patch package exists and that you can access
> it" I am installing from the original cd which installed and works fine on
> my
> old computer with Windows XP. Any advice and or direction would be
> appreciated.

Check that the folder C:\Windows\Temp exists. If it doesn't create it. You
will need to have UAC turned on and allow a couple of UAC prompts in order
to create a folder in C:\Windows.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

The "Temp" folder was there in the C:\windows directory. Any other thoughts?

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> "Stew" <Stew@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:00E0F84B-4308-4C22-B90C-7A4F70F65AAD@xxxxxx

> > When I try to install frontpage 2003 on my new Dell XPS 210 Windows Vista
> > 32bit machine I get the followinf ERROR message: "This patch package could
> > not be opened.Varify that the patch package exists and that you can access
> > it" I am installing from the original cd which installed and works fine on
> > my
> > old computer with Windows XP. Any advice and or direction would be
> > appreciated.

>
>
> Check that the folder C:\Windows\Temp exists. If it doesn't create it. You
> will need to have UAC turned on and allow a couple of UAC prompts in order
> to create a folder in C:\Windows.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>
>
>

"Stew" <Stew@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8F68CBD2-BA59-474D-8B90-7007C951B95F@xxxxxx

> The "Temp" folder was there in the C:\windows directory. Any other
> thoughts?
>

Try copying the CD to a folder on the hard drive and installing from there.

There is also this.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295823

This is a last resort as it will require you to reinstall all of your Office
products. It is also not compatible with Office 2007.

What other Office products do you have installed?

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

Thank you my friend. Copying the files to the temp folder and installing from
there did the trick. I'm up and running.

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> "Stew" <Stew@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:8F68CBD2-BA59-474D-8B90-7007C951B95F@xxxxxx

> > The "Temp" folder was there in the C:\windows directory. Any other
> > thoughts?
> >

>
>
> Try copying the CD to a folder on the hard drive and installing from there.
>
> There is also this.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295823
>
> This is a last resort as it will require you to reinstall all of your Office
> products. It is also not compatible with Office 2007.
>
> What other Office products do you have installed?
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>
>
>

"Stew" <Stew@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thank you my friend. Copying the files to the temp folder and installing
> from
> there did the trick. I'm up and running.
>

You're welcome.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/