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Installing Project 2003 - Error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.

I am trying to instal Project 2003 on a windows XP Pro and Office 2003. When I try and run the install I am receiveing this message: Error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid. I should mention that this is a network install but I have not had any problems installing this on other machines.

I have already tried thes KB articles with no luck.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299699

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/237957/

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818241/en-us

I was able to create the Officelog.txt but the log did not list the location of the .mst.

This is the last part of the log from the Project 2003 install:

Looking for file transform: \\file-van\project2003\project.mst
MSI (c) (88:F4) [14:05:00:757]: Note: 1: 1314 2: \\file-van\project2003
MSI (c) (88:F4) [14:05:00:757]: Unable to create a temp copy of transform '\\file-van\project2003\project.mst'.
MSI (c) (88:F4) [14:05:00:757]: Note: 1: 2203 2: \\file-van\project2003\project.mst 3: -2147024843
MSI (c) (88:F4) [14:05:00:757]: Note: 1: 2729
DEBUG: Error 2203: Database: \\file-van\project2003\project.mst. Cannot open database file. System error -2147024843
1: 2203 2: \\file-van\project2003\project.mst 3: -2147024843
Error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.
\\file-van\project2003\project.mst
MSI (c) (88:F4) [14:05:00:757]: Note: 1: 1708
MSI (c) (88:F4) [14:05:00:757]: Note: 1: 2729
MSI (c) (88:F4) [14:05:00:757]: Note: 1: 2729
MSI (c) (88:F4) [14:05:00:757]: Product: Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 -- Installation failed.

MSI (c) (88:F4) [14:05:00:767]: MainEngineThread is returning 1624
=== Verbose logging stopped: 1/16/2006 14:05:00 ===

Any help wold be greatly appreciated

Thanks,
Rory

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rorybrady

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Not project server just Microsoft project 2003. I installed it from a different server and it worked fine. It was strange that this install did not work on this machine but worked fine on others.

Thanks for your suggestion.

Rory