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XAVI33
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

i can't install dropbox, allways appear ERROR 2 message, also in advanced installation mode

i can't install dropbox, allways appear ERROR 2 message, also in advanced installation mode.

 

i've deleted all previous installations

i've deleted %PATHS as you show in another post

i've tryed install with ADM permission

 

but allways appears  ERROR 2 DROPBOX INSTALLER CAN'T BE EXECUTED.

 

please, help.

 

all my problems started after widows 10 last update...

 

 

 

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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    5 years ago
    Hey XAVI33, thanks for reaching out about this. 

    Can you please send me a screenshot of the full error message?

    Thanks!
  • XAVI33's avatar
    XAVI33
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 years ago

    installation failed. Dropbox installer couldn't be opened

    (in admin mode, of course, and previously, i've deleted all previous installations and temporary files as showed in your post advanced installation mode

  • Alternator's avatar
    Alternator
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 years ago
    I am experiencing exactly the same problem of crashing install error 2 failure.
  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    5 years ago
    Hey Alternator, thanks for commenting on this and happy to know that you were able to resolve this!

    Did the above suggestion work for you as well, XAVI33

     
  • user918384's avatar
    user918384
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 years ago

    Didn't work for me on windows 7, Alternator. Still can't start dropbox.

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