ERROR 1606

Question

I had windows 98 se but now have Win XP pro SP2 and I am having problems installing my Logitech Quickcam orbit. I get a error message,

"ERROR 1606 COULD NOT ACCESS NETWORK LOCATION
%USERPROFILE%/RECENT/"

Microsofts web site says to,

"On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Run.

In the Run dialog box, type regedit and then press Enter.
In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
In the right pane, double-click Common Programs.
In the Edit String dialog box, in the Value Data box, delete all text before \Start Menu\Programs.
Type %ALLUSERSPROFILE%. The data should look like"

In the "user shell folders" I do not have a "COMMON PROGRAMS" Listed but do have a "COMMON TEMPLATES" Listed.

Any ideas on how to fix this problem would be appreciated. Thanks

call1 · Answer

In order to fix this your going to have to go into your registry & edit it. If your comfortable doing it, heres the fix:

This may happen due to incorrect registry Value-type for Recent, in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurentVersion \ Explorer \ User Shell Folders

* Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
* Navigate to the above location
* In the right-pane, double-click Recent and set it's data as follows:

%Userprofile%\Recent

Important: The Value type must be of REG_EXPAND_SZ type. If it is of REG_SZ type, delete Recent, and then create a new value of the correct type.

* Close Regedit and restart Windows.

Ramesh Srinivas · Answer

Error 1606: Could not access network location: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/msi1606.htm

pat333 · Answer

thanks to the both of you...I fixed it with your help..thanks again

call1 · Answer

I was wondering about you this morning. Glad to see you got it fixed.

Windows General

ERROR 1606

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