Windows 7 (64 bit): "Error 1606. Could not access network location %APPDATA%\."

There are several applications (Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.2 and Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable for a couple) that I have tried to install on Windows 7 (64 bit) in which I get the following error: "Error 1606. Could not access network location %APPDATA%\."

I have seen many threads about fixing this in Vista, but none for Windows 7. I have tried some of the Vista fixes with no luck. Any ideas?

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Mr.Cancer

I Have solved the problem with this tiny Microsoft program.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886549#FixItForMeAlways

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tivobrad

The information in the registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

is very different for my install of Windows 7. Here is what I have, should it we changed to what is recommended in step 8? Here is what I have:

Value 0
Name:            Common Desktop
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %PUBLIC%\Desktop

Value 1
Name:            Common Documents
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %PUBLIC%\Documents

Value 2
Name:            CommonPictures
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %PUBLIC%\Pictures

Value 3
Name:            CommonMusic
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %PUBLIC%\Music

Value 4
Name:            CommonVideo
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %PUBLIC%\Videos

Value 5
Name:            {3D644C9B-1FB8-4f30-9B45-F670235F79C0}
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %PUBLIC%\Downloads

Value 6
Name:            Common Start Menu
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

Value 7
Name:            Common Programs
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Value 8
Name:            Common Startup
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Value 9
Name:            Common AppData
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %ProgramData%

Value 10
Name:            Common Templates
Type:            REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data:            %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates

I also had to change everywhere else in the Registry that had AppData to match the settings on the link mentioned earlier.

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