Error 1327. Invalid Drive: when installing Crystal Reports 11.5

Symptom

When installing Crystal Reports 11.5, you receive an error similar to Error 1327. Invalid Drive: Drive.
  
This error might occur if a registry key contains an incorrect value in a Data field.

Resolution


  1. Select Start > Run.
  2. In the Run box, type regedit, and then click [OK].
  3. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
  4. In the right pane, note the values in the Data field of each entry. If any value contains a drive that is not correct for your workstation, right-click the entry, type c:\my documents in the Value data box, and then click OK.
  5. Repeat step 4 for each entry whose Data value contains an incorrect drive.
  6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each of the following registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
  1. Close Registry Editor.
  2. Install Crystal Reports again.

Applies To

OnGuard (All versions) 

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