If you are installing (or configuring) software on your Window 7, 8 or 10 PC, you may see ERROR 2503 followed by ERROR 2502:

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Fortunately there is both a fix and workaround for this problem:

HOW TO FIX ERROR 2503 2502:

Set the permissions on C:\WINDOWS\TEMP to AUTHENTICATED USERS = FULL CONTROL

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HOW TO WORK AROUND ERROR 2503 2502:

End task on EXPLORER.EXE and start a new one WITH ADMIN PRIVILIGES.

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You might also try running the .MSI from an elevated command prompt:

SOLVED: Installation Error Code 2502 & 2503

Further information is available from:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/1145-73-internal-error-2503-2502

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/internal-error-25032502/28b361b7-b2d7-494d-8470-5969f6850f5a?auth=1


47 Comments

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johanna · July 8, 2020 at 11:04 am

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Steve B · May 18, 2020 at 11:08 am

You’re a legend. Had a crunch project for a client and Adobe XD wouldn’t update (which I needed to update in order to access the shared cloud document). I tried to update another software package as well, but ran into error 2503. The file permission change fixed all my update issues, thank you!

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Jessica Lee · September 16, 2019 at 10:20 pm

Your sharing instruction process was very necessary for excel users.I have been using windows 10 system and got this 2503 &2502 error.But now I got the solution from your article how to fixed this error.

Emran · August 12, 2019 at 3:43 am

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