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Error 2908 with Sub Errors 1402 and 1450 ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Brian RogersJune 17, 20080 Share 0 0 Summary The error code 2908 windows 7 Windows Installer error code 2908 with sub errors 1402 and error 2908 could not register component 1450 has been quite eluding until recently. While working on a shipping product this error
Error 2908 Office 2010
occurred on a few machines within the internal population. At first the error was disregarded as not reproducible. However, it soon became a small internal epidemic.
The Installer Has Encountered An Unexpected Error Error Code 2908
The original thoughts were that there had been an issue with the MSI package itself. The error code 2908 (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372835(VS.85).aspx) simply says "Could not register component [2]." When doing some searching around the web there are a couple good hits that come back with answers that are not unique to the sub internal error 2908 windows 7 errors of 1402 and 1450. One link that had a good grasp on the problem was from the Add-in Express Blog. This tracked the error down to the following registry key and then the current user's profile inside of it. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\
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Error 2908 Could Not Register Component Windows 7
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Buy Screen Monkey ProDonate Links Introduction When installing the application you may get the error 2908 or 1935. These are both general error codes and could indicate any number of problems with your setup. This article takes you through some steps you may http://www.screenmonkey.co.uk/Support/Articles/Installation/2908InstallationError.aspx use to try and resolve this issue. Unfortunatly due to the nature of this error, these steps may not work for everyone. What is Error 2908? This error may look something like this in your Windows Installer log file. The steps in this article refer to the case where all the files being installed generate this error. If it is just a single file generating error 2908 this error then it is more likely to be a fault with the installer and so you should contact your software support.MSI (s) (10:CC) [15:46:22:077]: Executing op: ComponentRegister(ComponentId={D5F64E09-0FC3-42D1-9194-FD90A0573D30},KeyPath=C:\Program Files\Screen Monkey\Oarw.MediaBox.dll,State=3,,Disk=1,SharedDllRefCount=2,BinaryType=0)1: {260238EA-8863-4604-B922-8C707F8D577D} 2: {D5F64E09-0FC3-42D1-9194-FD90A0573D30} 3: C:\Program Files\Screen Monkey\Oarw.MediaBox.dll MSI (s) (10:CC) [15:46:22:077]: Note: 1: 1402 2: UNKNOWN\Components\90E46F5D3CF01D241949DF090A75D303 3: 1450 MSI (s) (10:CC) [15:46:22:077]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 DEBUG: Error 2908: Could not register component error code 2908 {D5F64E09-0FC3-42D1-9194-FD90A0573D30}.MSI (c) (64:0C) [15:46:22:077]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 DEBUG: Error 2835: The control ErrorIcon was not found on dialog ErrorDialogThe installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2835. The arguments are: ErrorIcon, ErrorDialog, The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2908. The arguments are: {D5F64E09-0FC3-42D1-9194-FD90A0573D30}, , MSI (s) (10:CC) [15:46:22:264]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (10:CC) [15:46:22:264]: Product: Screen Monkey -- The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2908. The arguments are: {D5F64E09-0FC3-42D1-9194-FD90A0573D30}, , The full error text for this error is:Error 2908: Could not register component {D5F64E09-0FC3-42D1-9194-FD90A0573D30}.What this means is that a fault with your system prevented the installer installing the file in the GAC (Global Assembly Cache). The GAC is what .net uses to keep track of all application files. If you get the error 2908 then your system is preventing any new files from being added.If you are experiencing this pro