Thanks for the suggestion.

Sorry for continuing this saga. I again downloaded the complete setup (both the exe and the zip) and placed copies on desktop, C: drive and D: drive and tried to run each of them. I also tried to run the exe file directly from the epidata download page. Finally I did the same with the Spanish version. All with the same result: I am getting the error message mentioned below immediately as the first thing when I try to run the file (in the blue window "Setup - EpiData Analysis Public Release"), thus even before I am given the option to determine where to install it.

Our organization's IT people generally do not give support to software that they don't know and since I do not have this problem with other software (I installed for example last week EpiData Entry and SPSS without any problems) they referred to the developers/providers of the software. But from your reaction it does not seem to be a common problem among other users, so I probably should try to get back to our IT people....

Thanks again, Henriette

-----Original Message----- From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: 28 September 2006 09:48 To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: RE: [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis

If your computer has more than 1 HDD (or more than 1 partition), try to install EpiDataAnalysis on another drive (D:) Gilles

-----Message d'origine----- De : epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Envoyé : mercredi 27 septembre 2006 13:50 À : epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Objet : RE: [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis

Dear all, Regarding the problem below, it is still not solved. To be clear, I am myself the administrator of my laptop so the problem is not caused by not being allowed to install. I am really stuck and very sorry to not be able to use EpiData Analysis in the field (at least not on my own computer). Are there any suggestions on what I can try? Thanks again. Henriette

-----Original Message----- From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: 21 September 2006 16:58 To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis

I recently tried to install EpiData Analysis on my laptop but upon running the setupepidatastat.exe file I get the following msg:

Runtime Error (at 5:598): Internal Error: Failed to expand shell folder constant "userdocs".

I have tried repeated downloading from the epidata website but with the same result. The same file installed the program without problems on my desktop computer. Operating system is Windows XP Professional (both desktop and laptop).

Thanks for any suggestions. Henriette

Dr Henrica A.F.M. (Henriette) Jansen Epidemiologist, WHO Multi-country Study Violence against Women Department of Gender, Women and Health

Tel direct: +41 22 791 3106 Fax direct: +41 22 791 1585 Mobile: +41 78 730 3035 E-mail: jansenh@who.int Website: http://www.who.int/gender/violence/multicountry/en/