I am trying to install the package on a Presario 2800 laptop. The
prerequisites continually tries to install a SoundMAX WDM driver (Spanish
version). I have installed the current SoundMAX driver from the Compaq
website but still remain in the viscious loop with no progress. Any

"whittenberger@hotmail.com"
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I think this will help you.
This fix was posted for a similar problem and may well work for you.
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Seems that Windows is running what is defined in App Paths for "setup.exe"
Judging by the error that you are getting, Windows is running
<system32>\setup.exe instead of the setup.exe from the CD.

Open regedit and navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\Setup.exe

Double click on the default value and clear the value data. It should now
be blank. This should clear up your problem and allow you to install VS.

</quote>

Hope this helps.

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