Whenever I try and install something I get an error window that says the
directory name is invalid. Whenever I try and uninstall a program windows
tells me that "a program required for the install to complete could not be
found.



Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi,

Right click the setup.exe file and try using 'run as administrator'.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"mack" <mack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5345E6EE-CAF1-4DB2-9546-83D635279E8D@xxxxxx

> Whenever I try and install something I get an error window that says the
> directory name is invalid. Whenever I try and uninstall a program windows
> tells me that "a program required for the install to complete could not be
> found.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Thanks for your help, but I just tried it and it didn't work. Any other ideas.

Thanks

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Right click the setup.exe file and try using 'run as administrator'.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "mack" <mack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5345E6EE-CAF1-4DB2-9546-83D635279E8D@xxxxxx

> > Whenever I try and install something I get an error window that says the
> > directory name is invalid. Whenever I try and uninstall a program windows
> > tells me that "a program required for the install to complete could not be
> > found.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

>
>

Hi,

Have you disabled UAC? Certain products expect it to be on, and do not act
or install properly if it is disabled. Notably, Adobe's reader software
among others.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"mack" <mack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5833DC03-D151-4931-A916-6CED90900099@xxxxxx

> Thanks for your help, but I just tried it and it didn't work. Any other
> ideas.
>
> Thanks
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>

>> Hi,
>>
>> Right click the setup.exe file and try using 'run as administrator'.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "mack" <mack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:5345E6EE-CAF1-4DB2-9546-83D635279E8D@xxxxxx

>> > Whenever I try and install something I get an error window that says
>> > the
>> > directory name is invalid. Whenever I try and uninstall a program
>> > windows
>> > tells me that "a program required for the install to complete could not
>> > be
>> > found.
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

>>
>>

There is a distinct possibility that I have disabled UAC. How can I find out
and how would I fix it if I had?

Thanks for your all your help,

Mack

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Have you disabled UAC? Certain products expect it to be on, and do not act
> or install properly if it is disabled. Notably, Adobe's reader software
> among others.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "mack" <mack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5833DC03-D151-4931-A916-6CED90900099@xxxxxx

> > Thanks for your help, but I just tried it and it didn't work. Any other
> > ideas.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >

> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Right click the setup.exe file and try using 'run as administrator'.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
> >>
> >> "mack" <mack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:5345E6EE-CAF1-4DB2-9546-83D635279E8D@xxxxxx
> >> > Whenever I try and install something I get an error window that says
> >> > the
> >> > directory name is invalid. Whenever I try and uninstall a program
> >> > windows
> >> > tells me that "a program required for the install to complete could not
> >> > be
> >> > found.
> >> >
> >> > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
> >>
> >>

>
>

Msconfig/Tools.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"mack" <mack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
newsEAB8113-60AC-44BC-B342-01F76EC07BF1@xxxxxx

> There is a distinct possibility that I have disabled UAC. How can I find
> out
> and how would I fix it if I had?
>
> Thanks for your all your help,
>
> Mack
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>

>> Hi,
>>
>> Have you disabled UAC? Certain products expect it to be on, and do not
>> act
>> or install properly if it is disabled. Notably, Adobe's reader software
>> among others.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "mack" <mack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:5833DC03-D151-4931-A916-6CED90900099@xxxxxx

>> > Thanks for your help, but I just tried it and it didn't work. Any other
>> > ideas.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Right click the setup.exe file and try using 'run as administrator'.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Best of Luck,
>> >>
>> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>> >>
>> >> "mack" <mack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:5345E6EE-CAF1-4DB2-9546-83D635279E8D@xxxxxx
>> >> > Whenever I try and install something I get an error window that says
>> >> > the
>> >> > directory name is invalid. Whenever I try and uninstall a program
>> >> > windows
>> >> > tells me that "a program required for the install to complete could
>> >> > not
>> >> > be
>> >> > found.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
>> >>
>> >>

>>
>>