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000000FF - Error_EA_List_Inconsistent
The extended attributes are inconsistent, The Installer has insufficient privileges to access this directory
You may be seeing the effects of a hijackware infection.
What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and
is your subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (IE, Mail, Security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for Microsoft