Error 1324 The path My Data contains an invalid character.

Hello all,

I am trying to install some software, and the installer barely gets started then stops and gives me this error:

Error 1324 The path My Data contains an invalid character.

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I am trying to install Call of Duty 5 World at War onto Windows 64 bit Ultimate.

Does anyone have any ideas on fixing this error?

Hi,

Try to enter the path you want to install to manually i.e: (probably)

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\ in the setup wizard
DO NOT use the %Program Files% tag.
It sounds like this will not work, however.

If it does or does not:

• Back up your registry: (here's how if you don't know how: Back up the registry)

• Click Start, and type regedit. Press enter and enter administrator password if necessary.

• Navigate to: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version

• Make sure the Current Version folder looks as it should. Here is an image of a working Current Version folder:

• If your ProgramFilesDir, ProgramFilesPath or CommonFilesDir is different, correct it or if unsure, post back. In particular the ProgramFilesPath SHOULD BE REG_EXPAND_SZ. If your ProgramFilesPath is REG_SZ, change this to REG_EXPAND_SZ. This corruption is quite common. If necessary, make these registry entries.

• Try your FSX installation again. If it still does not work, try copying your entire DVD to your desktop (or wherever) and have a look through the directories for strange symbols, signs of a corrupt disk. This will take a while to copy.

If you can and these steps do not work, please can you post the FSX install log file and messages in event viewer. Post back if these steps do not work or you don't know how to do any of the above.

Hope this helps.

Richard