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# WD6X: MacWord Setup Err Msg: Cannot Replace Folder with File...

Article ID: 122792

Article Last Modified on 12/16/1999

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q122792

## SYMPTOMS

When you install Word for the Macintosh, the following Setup CopyFiles error message may be displayed:
A non-empty directory, with the same name as the following destination file, exists in the destination directory.
<PATH>:Microsoft Word:Microsoft Word
After you cancel the above error message, the following Microsoft Word 6.0 Setup error message appears:
Microsoft Word 6.0 Setup was not completed successfully

## CAUSE

These errors occur when a folder with the same name as a file Setup is trying to install exists in the location where you are installing Word.
This commonly occurs when the folder in which you want to install Word already contains a folder named "Microsoft Word." By design, Setup prevents you from replacing this folder with the new Microsoft Word program file.

## RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, exit Word Setup and locate the folder whose name is the same as the Word file. Either rename or move the folder.

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