You receive the following error when you install Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Microsoft Office Outlook: “Installation cannot proceed”

You receive the following error when you install Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Microsoft Office Outlook:

Installation cannot proceed: Setup cannot continue because a pending restart is required.  Restart the computer and then try running Setup again.

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Check the the crm40setup.log to identify the registry key that causes the issue.  The crm40setup.log is located in %appdata%\Microsoft\MSCRM\Logs.  Once you have found the registry key, you can delete the registry key with the following steps:

1. Click Start, click Run and type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate the Registry Key listed in the Setup Log.  For example, the Registry Key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce.
3. Right click RunOnce, and then click Delete.

Other common registry keys that cause this error:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windwos\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

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