Jan 06, 2017 Explains how to programmatically find the location of the Mapisvc.inf file. Hi Billy, Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Office Community. I suggest you to refer to the article File Format of MapiSvc.inf and go through the information and check if it helps.

I would have supposed that installing Office 2003 on Windows Vista would simply work. My assumption was so terribly wrong.

Not soon after starting Setup it throws this error message at me: Error 1913: Setup cannot update file C: WIndows system32 mapisvc.inf. Verify that the file exists in your system and that you have sufficient permissions to update it.

So, oviously an issue with Outlook (mapisvc) registering itself in the system. Running Setup without installing Outlook was just fine. So was when installing Outlook without MAPI (the “Exchange” stuff) features. I hoped it to be simply a file permission issue causing setup to fail on updating mapisvc.inf.

Looking at the file permissions showed me this: C: Windows System32>cacls mapisvc.inf C: Windows System32 mapisvc.inf NT SERVICE TrustedInstaller:(ID)F PREDEFINED Administrators:(ID)R NT-AUTHORITY SYSTEM:(ID)R PREDEFINED USERS:(ID)R So, my permissions are inadequate? Setup does not account to TrustedInstaller Group? Fact is: I could not edit the permissions in the first place.

It was likely to be some sort of UAC (User Account Control) magic trickery. So I decided to turn off UAC from control panel, not without needing to reboot the machine first of course. So be it This finally enabled me to set the file permissions on mapisvc.inf. First I re-assigned file ownership from ‘SYSTEM’ to ‘Administrators’. Then I added full access permissions for ‘Administrators’.

After going through all these hassles, Setup did finally not complain any more and installed Outlook 2003 with MAPI features successfully. • Says: Hey thanks for the info. Worked like a charm for me. +1 • TT Says: thanks so much! I have been using vista without office for 2 weeks and your post just made my day.

• Pcobiwan Says: As Tenessee Ernie For used to say “Bless your peapickin’ little heart!” I spent hours today trying to work around the #^^$ WRP. With your advice from above I finally got it! Thanks so much! • Says: Microsoft has to publish your advice on their site!!! I have spent 2 days trying to install Outlook on Vista. • MB Net Admin Says: I saw this issue before installing Office 2003, so I installed Office without Outlook and then ran Windows Update and installed all available Office updates. I then went back and installed Outlook without issue.

• Matt Says: Thanks! I was having this issue installing a critical Windows update on vista for Outlook 2007 with business contact manager. I did all of the steps you did but was missing assigning ownership to Admins first. Advanced Id Creator Crack Keygen Autocad.

Your help is appreciated! • ade Says: after spending 5 minutes shouting and swearing at every permission denied i gave up outlook is consigned to the dustbin • Says: @ ade You made sure you turned off UAC in the first place and rebootet the machine?