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Article ID: 929681 - Last Review: October 31, 2007 - Revision: 2.6

Error message occurs when you repair, update, or start an Office 2003 program: "Error 2908. An internal error has occurred"

SYMPTOMS

You receive the following error message in one of the Microsoft Office 2003 programs that are listed in the "Applies to" section:
Error 2908. An internal error has occurred
You receive this error message when you perform any one of the following tasks:
  • Repair an Office 2003 program
  • Install a software update
  • Start an Office 2003 program

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods:
  • If you are running Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or a later version, repair the installation. For more information about how to repair the .NET Framework, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    908077  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=908077/ ) How to manually remove and then reinstall the .NET Framework 2.0
  • Install the latest version of the Microsoft .NET Framework. To obtain the latest version, visit the following Microsoft Update Web site:
    http://update.microsoft.com (http://update.microsoft.com)

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office 2003, All Editions
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
  • Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
  • Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
  • Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003
  • Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
  • Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
  • Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003
  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
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