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Installing to mapped drive is not supported

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While trying to install Visual Studio 2005 one of my client was getting error "Installing to mapped drive is not supported"

Complete Error

At least one component has an install path set to a mapped drive. Installing to mapped drive is not supported

Cause: This issue is seen when the C:\Program Files\Common Files location in the registry is set to a Mapped or a Share Drive

Resolution: Registry Edit is require for this

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

The registry key to modify is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

CommonFilesDir: This key should point to C:\Program Files\Common Files

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  • Anonymous
    January 30, 2009
    This did not fix the problem for me. The key was already set up correctly.

  • Anonymous
    January 30, 2009
    Hi Matt, Can you provide me the exact error and if you are using any mapped drived? Thanks Joy

  • Anonymous
    March 01, 2009
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    January 17, 2010
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    August 23, 2010
    Joy not able to reach you. Please provide your new email address in case changed. Thanks