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BUG: Setup Fails When Directory Named is >237 Characters

Article ID: 162742

Article Last Modified on 8/11/2005

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This article was previously published under Q162742

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Setup program that is created with Microsoft Visual Basic Setup Wizard and install to an directory that has a path and name greater than 237 characters, the following error message appears at the end of the installation:
Cannot create uninstall icon, destination Path too long.
The Setup program then removes the entire installation.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, select a directory that has a shorter combined name and path.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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