Setup Error in Finalize Pass During IA Word Setup

ID: Q126244

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word, version 1.0, 1.0z
Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

You receive one of the following errors while running Internet Assistant Setup:

   Setup Error in Finalize pass: Object ID 65: DstDir's Obj ID
   is not valid.

   -or-

   Setup Error in Finalize pass: Object ID 72: DstDir's Obj ID
   is not valid.

CAUSE

The first error indicates that the USER-DOT-PATH in the WINWORD6.INI file does not specify a path for your templates.

The second error indicates that the STARTUP-PATH directory is not specified, points to a read-only drive, or is missing.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Assistant for Word for Windows versions 1.0, and 1.0z. This problem was corrected in Internet Assistant version 2.0 for Word for Windows 95.

RESOLUTION

Using a text editor such as Notepad, edit the WINWORD6.INI file. In the [Microsoft Word] section, modify the USER-DOT-PATH and the STARTUP-PATH statements to include the paths to the subdirectories. These lines should look something like this:

   USER-DOT-PATH=C:\WINWORD\TEMPLATE
   STARTUP-PATH=C:\WINWORD\STARTUP

KBCategory: kbsetup kberrmsg buglist1.0 buglist1.0z KBSubcategory: kbhtml Additional query words: 1.0 iaword 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword word6 cryptic odd error message errmsg object id dstdir's invalid not valid ia html

Keywords          : kbhtml kbwdinternet 
Version           : 1.0 1.0z
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998