Error message during install

Hiya,

When I want to install MSN 5.0 or higher I a error message
after the first 'forward'. It says 'error code: 2894'.
Then the programme goes to the MSN 5.0 not installed
screen and when I click the complete button a message pops
up with: MSN installation has failed. Errorcode: '1603 Go
to the website and download the software there'. A friend
of mine says it has got something to do with the speed of
my computer, but it is a pentium 2 and it has got windows
98. My brother has got an older computer and it is working
fine on there...

Did anyone have or had the same problem and knows how to
solve it? Any help would be apreciated..

Greetings Martijn

I am also getting the 1603 error message, and have tried
EVERYTHING I found on Google and nothing has worked. I
can't even uninstall it. I have emailed MSN for help and
thus far have not gotten a response. Funny thing is that
I've had 6.1 for months and recently when I've tried to
sign on it tell me a newer version (6.1) is out and to
continue I must download it, which I do and here is where
I get the 1603 error. If you find the answer...PLEASE post
it here or email me. I will be forever grateful!
>-----Original Message-----
>Hiya,
>
>When I want to install MSN 5.0 or higher I a error
message
>after the first 'forward'. It says 'error code: 2894'.
>Then the programme goes to the MSN 5.0 not installed
>screen and when I click the complete button a message
pops
>up with: MSN installation has failed. Errorcode: '1603 Go
>to the website and download the software there'. A friend
>of mine says it has got something to do with the speed of
>my computer, but it is a pentium 2 and it has got windows
>98. My brother has got an older computer and it is
working
>fine on there...
>
>Did anyone have or had the same problem and knows how to
>solve it? Any help would be apreciated..
>
>Greetings Martijn
>
>
>.
>

Error 2894 means ur infected with a virus.

go here:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/

it's a free online virus scanner. it should find a virus
on ur PC and remove it.



heres how to fix the 1603 error:

1.Navigate to your System folder, usually c:\WINDOWS or
c:\WinNT

2.Enter the WinSxS folder

3.You should see a folder called InstallTemp, rename it to
InstallTemp2

4.Find the file
x86_Microsoft.Windows.Networking.Dxmrtp_6595b64144 ccf1df_5.
2.0.4868_x-ww_212f7d9e AND RENAME IT TO THIS:

x86_Microsoft.Windows.Networking.Dxmrtp_6595b64144 ccf1df_5.
2.0.4868_x-ww_212f7d9e2

5.Now install MSN MESSENGER

another 1603 fix:

1. Click on Start -> Find -> Files or Folders

2. Search for sfc.dll. It should be under
c:\windows\system32\

3. Rename sfc.dll to sfc.dll.x [x could be any character]

4. You should be able to do the install now.
5. After you have installed the software, change sfc.dll.x
back to sfc.dll.

(might have to do this in SAFE MODE)


another 1603 fix:

Grant Full Control permissions to the SYSTEM account. (for
Windows 2000 and Windows XP only)
Use this method if you receive the error message because
the SYSTEM account does not have Full Control permissions
on the folder that you try to install the Windows
Installer package to.





IF U STILL get errors then do these steps here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;308357



>-----Original Message-----
>I am also getting the 1603 error message, and have tried
>EVERYTHING I found on Google and nothing has worked. I
>can't even uninstall it. I have emailed MSN for help and
>thus far have not gotten a response. Funny thing is that
>I've had 6.1 for months and recently when I've tried to
>sign on it tell me a newer version (6.1) is out and to
>continue I must download it, which I do and here is where
>I get the 1603 error. If you find the answer...PLEASE
post
>it here or email me. I will be forever grateful!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hiya,
>>
>>When I want to install MSN 5.0 or higher I a error
>message
>>after the first 'forward'. It says 'error code: 2894'.
>>Then the programme goes to the MSN 5.0 not installed
>>screen and when I click the complete button a message
>pops
>>up with: MSN installation has failed. Errorcode: '1603
Go
>>to the website and download the software there'. A
friend
>>of mine says it has got something to do with the speed
of
>>my computer, but it is a pentium 2 and it has got
windows
>>98. My brother has got an older computer and it is
>working
>>fine on there...
>>
>>Did anyone have or had the same problem and knows how to
>>solve it? Any help would be apreciated..
>>
>>Greetings Martijn
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>