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

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:

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)

•	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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