Install Error 1324 'The path contains an invalid character'

Symptoms

Setup aborts complaining about an invalid character in the path.

Likely cause

Shell folder registry values point at a path with illegal characters (often an old roaming-profile redirection).

Fix

1. Create a brand-new local Windows user account. 2. Log in as that account and install ActivClient. 3. Migrate data into the new profile. 4. For the underlying fix see windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm.

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