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New HD, Fresh Install and:<br />
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1. Dropbox did not install? &nbsp;<br />
2. It installed and did not synchronize? <br />
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In the latter case, log into Dropbox.com with your userid and password, then log into the Local Dropbox with user name and password and see if it syncs.
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New HD, Fresh Install and:

1. Dropbox did not install?  
2. It installed and did not synchronize?

In the latter case, log into Dropbox.com with your userid and password, then log into the Local Dropbox with user name and password and see if it syncs.

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Dropbox did not install:<br />
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error 2 in the installation tools<br />
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I am at a loss
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Dropbox did not install:

error 2 in the installation tools

I am at a loss

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If you need an immediate help, send me a quick email to expertexchange3@gmail.com and I will help you with the process.
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If you need an immediate help, send me a quick email to expertexchange3@gmail.com and I will help you with the process.

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You must open a Gig for personal help. You cannot do that by email in here.
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You must open a Gig for personal help. You cannot do that by email in here.

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Thanks Villu. &nbsp;I did what John Hurst suggested and it worked.
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Thanks Villu.  I did what John Hurst suggested and it worked.

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Thanks for the update and I was happy to help.
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Thanks for the update and I was happy to help.

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My dropbox was working fine. Suddenly it stopped synchronizing, I uninstalled it tried to reinstall and I got the following message:<br />
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error 2 in the installation tools<br />
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I &nbsp;changed the HD reinstalled a fresh copy of windows 8. No firewall no antivirus installed. <br />
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Still same problem<br />
<br />
No help in google<br />
<br />
Any ideas
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My dropbox was working fine. Suddenly it stopped synchronizing, I uninstalled it tried to reinstall and I got the following message:

error 2 in the installation tools

I  changed the HD reinstalled a fresh copy of windows 8. No firewall no antivirus installed. 

Still same problem

No help in google

Any ideas

Error installing Dropbox

Dropbox

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, with an emphasis on improving its user experience on tablets. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language, the Start screen, a new platform for developing apps with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services, support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware.

Windows 8

Installation is the act of making a computer program program ready for execution. Because the process varies programs often come with a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation. Installation may be part of a larger software deployment process. Cross platform installer builders that produce installers for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux include InstallAnywhere, InstallBuilder and Install4J. Installers for Microsoft Windows include Windows Installer, InstallShield, and Wise Installation Studio; free installer-authoring tools include NSIS, IzPack, Clickteam, InnoSetup, InstallSimple and WiX. Mac OS X includes Installer, and also includes a separate software updating application.

Installation

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.