common admin tools and 1603 error

I have been trying to download the newest version of MSN
Messenger for the past week or so now, and everytime I
try downloading it, it begins to install almost
completely and then stops with the message "cannot detect
network <Common Administrative Tools>.AllUsers\."
When I hit "retry" it just keeps popping up with the same
message over again, so my only other option is to
hit "cancel"...when I do that, it just says something
about "error 1603" and to download from the site.
However, I was downloading from the MSN website, so that
really makes no sense to me. I have tried both opening
from the site and saving to my computer to download the
software, and I have also tried typing in that
msiexec /unreg...thing a couple times. I have basically
been scrolling around anywhere I can find, trying to read
about anyone who has had the same error message as me,
but nothing has worked yet.
Help Please!
Angela*

anonymous
Sat Jul 24 21:35:34 CDT 2004

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type Regedit, and then click OK.

3. Locate and click on the following registry key: HKEY_
LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\Windows\Current
Version\Explorer\User Shell Folders

4. In the right pane of the Registry editor window, double
click Common Administrative Tools.

5. In the Value data box of the Edit String dialog box
that appears, type the following line and then click OK

%ALLUSERS PROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

6. In the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.

7. Restart your computer.



now u'll be able to install MSN MESSENGER

>-----Original Message-----
>I have been trying to download the newest version of MSN
>Messenger for the past week or so now, and everytime I
>try downloading it, it begins to install almost
>completely and then stops with the message "cannot detect
>network <Common Administrative Tools>.AllUsers\."
>When I hit "retry" it just keeps popping up with the same
>message over again, so my only other option is to
>hit "cancel"...when I do that, it just says something
>about "error 1603" and to download from the site.
>However, I was downloading from the MSN website, so that
>really makes no sense to me. I have tried both opening
>from the site and saving to my computer to download the
>software, and I have also tried typing in that
>msiexec /unreg...thing a couple times. I have basically
>been scrolling around anywhere I can find, trying to read
>about anyone who has had the same error message as me,
>but nothing has worked yet.
>Help Please!
>Angela*
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