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Error message occurs when you repair, update, or start an Office 2003 program: "Error 2908. An internal error has occurred"

Article ID:929681
Last Review:October 31, 2007
Revision:2.3

SYMPTOMS

You receive the following error message in one of the Microsoft Office 2003 programs that are listed in the "Applies to" section:
Error 2908. An internal error has occurred
You receive this error message when you perform any one of the following tasks:
Repair an Office 2003 program
Install a software update
Start an Office 2003 program

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods:
If you are running Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or a later version, repair the installation. For more information about how to repair the .NET Framework, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
908077 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908077/) How to manually remove and then reinstall the .NET Framework 2.0
Install the latest version of the Microsoft .NET Framework. To obtain the latest version, visit the following Microsoft Update Web site:
http://update.microsoft.com (http://update.microsoft.com)

APPLIES TO
Microsoft Office 2003, All Editions
Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003

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