proplus.ww\proplsww.cab Missing

PARADOX-RED

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Oct 5, 2007, 4:51:01 PM10/5/07

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I am installing Microsoft Office 2007 on a Vista Business computer. I am
using Volume Licensing Software on multiple computers. I have installed this
program on four previous computers with no problems. There are fourteen
Licenses available. When I attempted an install on this last computer I
receive the message that states "proplus.ww\proplsww.cab is missing". Where
do I find this file? I've done a search on one of the other computers that
had a successful install (including the Registry), but did not turn up the
file there either. If the file is missing on those computers as well, why
did I have a successful install on those but not on the last one? Can anyone
identify this file for me and indicate where I might find it please?
Thank you for your assistance!

Regards,

Vic

garfield-n-odie [MVP]

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Oct 5, 2007, 5:04:01 PM10/5/07

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It's on the Office 2007 CD.

PARADOX-RED

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Oct 5, 2007, 6:45:00 PM10/5/07

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Hi garfield-n-odie -

I pointed the installer at the CD and told it to look there. It didn't find
it. I have not actually opened the CD and looked for the file. I guess I'll
try that next.
Thank you for your input.

Thank you for your assistance!

Regards,

Vic

Victor Ward

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Nov 8, 2007, 8:30:35 PM11/8/07

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On Oct 5, 4:04 pm, "garfield-n-odie [MVP]"

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I have the same issue and the file is on the CD located in the
ProplsWW folder. I choose that location and it still craps out.

lukeoliff

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Apr 28, 2008, 6:21:02 AM4/28/08

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I have had this same problem, I used another of the CD's I have been installing (multiple users over a business network) and the same licence from the disk that wasn't working. This seemed to work no problem. The disks are all the same, its the licence you have paid your money for.

lukeoliff

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Apr 28, 2008, 6:24:11 AM4/28/08

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I had this same problem. I used an install disk off another copy and used my licence from the disk I was having the error from, and it worked fine. I am assuming your disk's were in as poor condition as mine (brought new!). Not that I am complaining, its just the licence you pay for, the disks are always the same.

Margolispei

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Aug 7, 2008, 2:22:11 PM8/7/08

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Hi I also get this error. I have the files copied on a CD. I can install
it on 20 computers...BUT I have one I cannot. I get the classic error
"setup cannot find ProPlus.WW\ProPlsWW.cab browse to a valid
installation source and then click OK"... I can point it to the file all
day.... no go. I have looked long and hard for an answer. The best one
is to re-format the drive and start again.

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Sunny

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Aug 12, 2008, 12:34:14 AM8/12/08

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Hi

I would suggest you select custom install and then install one application
at a time from office 2007 installation. The usually appears if there is a
memory Error in the RAM installed on the memory.

Regards,

Sunny

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Margolispei

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Aug 12, 2008, 10:19:43 AM8/12/08

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FYI. Well, I am using a Corporate version of this app....I can install
it on PC after PC until I hit this one. Then I got this error. I checked
the Internet forums and lots get this error. One mentioned a registry
fix regarding HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, Software, Office (not 100% of the
path) and then key Ver11 or something like that, but it never worked for
me. I have the user working with MS Office 2003 and the Compatibility
Pack right now and have given up trying to get Office 2007 on that PC.
At this point it would be quicker to put a fresh image on the PC and
install Office 2007. Thanks for all the replies.

Jim Barr

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Sep 20, 2008, 11:33:00 AM9/20/08

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I ran into this error yesterday trying to install on one machine (XP SP3,
Office 2000 upgrade). Tried about 6 times with the same error '"invalid
location" when trying to copy proplsww.cab

Finally when it asked to point to Prolus.ww I opened explorer to copy the
ProPlusWW folder to the desktop. Got a CRC error and could not copy the file.

Assumed a bad CD so back to the office to burn a new one. Once there I
tried on my machine to copy the ProPlusWW folder off the CD and it copied
fine, so much for the bad CD theory.

Guess I have to go back to the users machine and try the copy without the
installer running?

Can anyone make any sense of this?

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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Sep 20, 2008, 8:28:25 PM9/20/08

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A CRC error usually means a bad sector on the hard drive. Try running ckdsk
/r to see if it repairs the bad sector.

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Jim Barr

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Sep 21, 2008, 12:22:01 AM9/21/08

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I think a CRC error at the destination would be resolved by writing to the
next available block. Will run a ckdsk just to be sure.

Jim

Margolispei

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Sep 21, 2008, 9:29:53 AM9/21/08

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I couldn't get it working. I tried Crap Cleaner and some more stuff. It
may have been how the first Office was installed originally? The CD
works on lots of PC's, including my own. So I have a volume license copy
of Office 2007 Pro and not finding the ProPluscab file is a large issue.
I see other posts around the Internet. None have found the root cause of
this that I can see, including the MS Support site.

jim@kelleys

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Jan 7, 2009, 12:14:21 PM1/7/09

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I had this same problem (could not install 2007) and it turned out to be
a RAM memory issue. After two days of trying everything in the book I
pulled one of the memory modules and it installed flawlessly.

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royg

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Oct 23, 2009, 1:36:02 AM10/23/09

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Been screwing with this error all nite. Copied the files from Enterprise 07 to hard drive as someone suggested and got Invalid DOD funtion for that same file (ProPls...). Any other work arounds before I tell corproate that their I couldn't get their disk to work on my Windows 7 after everyone else has successfully installed it on Vista and XP? I believe I'm the 1st one to use it on my new Windows 7 puter (which I just got today)... HELP!

PARADOXRE wrote:

proplus.ww\proplsww.cab Missing
05-Oct-07

I am installing Microsoft Office 2007 on a Vista Business computer. I am
using Volume Licensing Software on multiple computers. I have installed this
program on four previous computers with no probl

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Friday, October 05, 2007 4:51 PM
PARADOXRE wrote:

proplus.ww\proplsww.cab Missing

I am installing Microsoft Office 2007 on a Vista Business computer. I am
using Volume Licensing Software on multiple computers. I have installed this
program on four previous computers with no probl

On Friday, October 05, 2007 5:04 PM
garfield-n-odie [MVP] wrote:

Re: proplus.ww\proplsww.cab Missing
it is on the Office 2007 CD.

PARADOX-RED wrote:

On Friday, October 05, 2007 6:45 PM
PARADOXRE wrote:

Hi garfield-n-odie -I pointed the installer at the CD and told it to look
Hi garfield-n-odie -

I pointed the installer at the CD and told it to look there. It did not find
it. I have not actually opened the CD and looked for the file. I guess I will
try that next.
Thank

On Thursday, November 08, 2007 8:30 PM
Victor Ward wrote:

Re: proplus.ww\proplsww.cab Missing

I have the same issue and the file is on the CD located in the
ProplsWW folder. I choose that location and it still craps out.

On Monday, April 28, 2008 6:21 AM
Luke Oliff wrote:

proplus.ww\proplsww.cab Missing
I have had this same problem, I used another of the CD's I have been installing (multiple users over a business network) and the same licence from the disk that was not working. This seemed to work no

On Monday, April 28, 2008 6:24 AM
Luke Oliff wrote:

proplus.ww\proplsww.cab Missing

I had this same problem. I used an install disk off another copy and used my licence from the disk I was having the error from, and it worked fine. I am assuming your disk's were in as poor condition

On Thursday, August 07, 2008 2:22 PM
Margolispei wrote:

Hi I also get this error. I have the files copied on a CD.
Hi I also get this error. I have the files copied on a CD. I can install
it on 20 computers...BUT I have one I cannot. I get the classic error
"setup cannot find ProPlus.WW\ProPlsWW.cab browse to a va

On Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:34 AM
Sunny wrote:

HiI would suggest you select custom install and then install one applicationat
Hi

I would suggest you select custom install and then install one application
at a time from office 2007 installation. The usually appears if there is a
memory Error in the RAM installed on the memor

On Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:19 AM
Margolispei wrote:

FYI. Well, I am using a Corporate version of this app....
FYI. Well, I am using a Corporate version of this app....I can install
it on PC after PC until I hit this one. Then I got this error. I checked
the Internet forums and lots get this error. One mention

On Sunday, May 17, 2009 2:57 PM
Obertron Thurster wrote:

proplus.ww\proplsww.cab Missing
FYI, if anyone else runs into this problem:
I experienced all the issues listed in the threads. The work around I found was to copy the same files from the CD on to a USB thumb drive and run setup.exe

On Sunday, June 07, 2009 5:30 PM
Dave Menicucci wrote:

Off 2007 problem: Cannot find ProPLus
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victorIvanov

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Hi friends,
I resolved the problem with the missing proplsww.cab by installing
office 2007 from a disc image on the hard disk. Just copy the
instalation disc onto ISO image on your hard disk and mount the image to
a virtual drive (I used daemon tools). After that start the instalation
from the virtual drive and everything must go smoothly (at least it
worked nice for me on windows xp sp3). Wish you good luck!

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