Error 1603 occurring during installation

Category: Installing & upgrading
Date: 05 May 2009
Product: SQL Comparison SDK
While attempting to install SQL Comparison SDK, the following error message may appear:

Error: 1603

SQL Comparison SDK can fail to install if your "My Documents" folder is located on a mapped drive or network share. If this describes your user environment, the installer fails when attempting to update the reference paths in your C# and Visual Basic project files.

To circumvent this, you may temporarily change your "My Documents" folder to one on the local disk.
  · Right-click your "My Documents" folder in Windows Explorer and select "Properties"
  · Right-click the current location and select "copy"
  · Change the location to an empty folder on a local disk, for instance "c:\temp-profile"
  · When asked if you want to copy all of the files to the new folder, select "No"
  · Run the SDK installation again
  · After installation, open the properties of the "My Documents" folder once again
  · Paste the text that you had copied earlier into the "Location" textbox in order to change back to the original
  · Copy the folder "c:\temp-profile\SQL Comparison SDK 8 Samples" to your "My Documents" folder

Document ID: KB200905000384 Keywords: 1603,Toolbelt,SDK

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