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

Article ID: 122792

Article Last Modified on 12/16/1999

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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