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OFF2000: Error Message During Installation: Installer Terminated Prematurely

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Symptoms

When you attempt to install Microsoft Office, you may receive an error message similar to the following:
Installer terminated prematurely.
When you click OK, you receive the following error message:
The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.

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Cause

This behavior can occur if you attempt to install CD2 of the Office 2000 CD-ROM package without restarting the computer after you install CD1.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, restart the computer after you install CD1, and then install CD2. If you receive the error message again, browse to the Knowledge Base article referenced in the "More Information" section of this article.

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More information

For additional information about the installer terminating prematurely, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
292032� OFF2000: "Installer Terminated Prematurely" Error Message When You Use ! Logging Option

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Keywords: kberrmsg, kbprb, KB299779

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Article Info
Article ID : 299779
Revision : 5
Created on : 1/31/2007
Published on : 1/31/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 299