- "Error 1606.Could not access network location %USERPROFILE%\Recent\."
- Posted by Anth on October 3rd, 2005
Hi
Well im asking here as a last resort, ive checked the MS KB (Microsoft
Knowledge Base) and it refers to this as a problem with the registry
key, of which i have looked for and it wasnt listed in the path that was
detailed in the KB article.
I am still getting this error when trying to install software can anyone
offer any help
Thanks
AJ
- Posted by Wesley Vogel on October 3rd, 2005
Try using this REG fix to reset the User Shell Folders values to Windows XP
defaults.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/shellfolders.reg
Download it, double click it and answer YES to the message...
---------------------------
Registry Editor
---------------------------
Are you sure you want to add the information in
Path to shellfolders.reg to the registry?
---------------------------
Yes No
---------------------------
From...
Reset the Shell Folders paths to defaults
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm
You receive an "Error 1606" error message when you try to install or remove
a Microsoft program
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;886549
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:%23ON5UuDyFHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
Anth <anthony.kernan@btinternet.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hi
>
> Well im asking here as a last resort, ive checked the MS KB (Microsoft
> Knowledge Base) and it refers to this as a problem with the registry
> key, of which i have looked for and it wasnt listed in the path that was
> detailed in the KB article.
>
> I am still getting this error when trying to install software can anyone
> offer any help
>
> Thanks
>
> AJ
- Posted by Ramesh, MS-MVP on October 3rd, 2005
Adding to Wesley:
BTW, the "Recent" value in the following registry key can be deleted:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurentVersion \
Explorer \ User Shell Folders
-or-
Error 1606: Could not access network location:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/msi1606.htm
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:%23rtIg8DyFHA.3000@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Try using this REG fix to reset the User Shell Folders values to Windows
> XP
> defaults.
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/shellfolders.reg
>
> Download it, double click it and answer YES to the message...
> ---------------------------
> Registry Editor
> ---------------------------
> Are you sure you want to add the information in
> Path to shellfolders.reg to the registry?
> ---------------------------
> Yes No
> ---------------------------
>
> From...
> Reset the Shell Folders paths to defaults
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm
>
> You receive an "Error 1606" error message when you try to install or
> remove
> a Microsoft program
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;886549
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:%23ON5UuDyFHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
> Anth <anthony.kernan@btinternet.com> hunted and pecked:
>> Hi
>>
>> Well im asking here as a last resort, ive checked the MS KB (Microsoft
>> Knowledge Base) and it refers to this as a problem with the registry
>> key, of which i have looked for and it wasnt listed in the path that was
>> detailed in the KB article.
>>
>> I am still getting this error when trying to install software can anyone
>> offer any help
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> AJ
>
- Posted by Anth on October 3rd, 2005
Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:
> Adding to Wesley:
>
> BTW, the "Recent" value in the following registry key can be deleted:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurentVersion \
> Explorer \ User Shell Folders
>
> -or-
>
> Error 1606: Could not access network location:
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/msi1606.htm
>
---
Hi Guys
Tried that reg fix and it didnt work, im really at the end of everything
i can try now, can you suggest anything else, thanks for replying by the
way im going to stay active in this newsgroup and help other people, its
a great resource!
AJ
- Posted by Anth on October 4th, 2005
Fixed it guys, deleted the "Recent" reg key from HKEY_USER area and its
now working fine!
Thanks for all your help 
- Posted by Ramesh, MS-MVP on October 4th, 2005
Thanks for posting back, Anth.
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Anth" <anthony.kernan@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:OamMBaHyFHA.1032@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Fixed it guys, deleted the "Recent" reg key from HKEY_USER area and its
> now working fine!
>
> Thanks for all your help
- Posted by Anth on October 5th, 2005
Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:
> Thanks for posting back, Anth.
>
no problem at all, im going to stick around and see if i can offer my
expertise in certain areas to other people, being a final year computer
science student and all 
- Posted by Ramesh, MS-MVP on October 5th, 2005
>> see if i can offer my expertise in certain areas to other people
Great! You're very much welcome Anth :-)
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Anth" <anthony.kernan@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:
>> Thanks for posting back, Anth.
>>
> no problem at all, im going to stick around and see if i can offer my
> expertise in certain areas to other people, being a final year computer
> science student and all
