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(228639) - Describes how you receive an error message when you start Office 2000 Setup from a hyperlink and Setup refers to a transform created by the Custom Installation Wizard. To resolve this problem, you can apply the Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a update.

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Article ID: 228639 - Last Review: January 24, 2007 - Revision: 1.4

You receive an "Error applying transforms" error message when you run Office 2000 Setup from a hyperlink

This article was previously published under Q228639

SYMPTOMS

When you run Office Setup, the following error message appears:
Error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
  • You started Office Setup by clicking a hyperlink on a Web page.

    -and-

  • The Setup.ini file refers to a transform created by the Custom Installation Wizard (CIW).

    -and-

  • The reference to the transform in the Setup.ini file is not fully qualified.

RESOLUTION

This problem was resolved in the Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a) Administrator Update.

For additional information about obtaining and installing the Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a) Administrator Update, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
257983  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=257983/EN-US/ ) OFF2000: How to Obtain and Apply the SR-1/SR-1a Update to Administrative Installations

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
Keywords: 
kbsetup kbstartprogram kbtshoot kberrmsg kbbug kbpending KB228639
       

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