Picture It! Express 2002: You receive the “Unable to make calendar holiday registry entries” error message when you install Picture It! 2002

SUPPORT SOLUTION:
When you try to install any one of the programs listed in
the “Applies To” section of this article on a Microsoft Windows XP-based
computer, you may receive the following error messages:Unable to make calendar holiday registry entriesUnable to register tasks, canceling the install
wizard..This issue may occur if you do not have permission to modify
one or more entries in the registry. Microsoft Picture It! is one of several
programs that is designed to be integrated with Microsoft Works. If you do not
have Microsoft Works, Picture It! installs the shared component Works Calendar , and then registers the component..Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.To
resolve this issue, you must set the installing user profile to have Full
Control permissions on all appropriate Works Registry Keys.Note It is a good idea to back up the registry before you edit it. .Step 1: Start Windows XP in Safe Mode
2, ‘resolution’);
To start Windows XP in Safe Mode, follow these steps.Note You must be logged on as an administrator or as a member of the
Administrators group in to complete these steps. If your computer is connected
to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing
these steps.
Click Start, click Run,
type msconfig in the Open box, and then
click OK. On the General tab, click
Selective Startup, and then click to clear the following check
boxes:
Process System.ini FileProcess WIn.ini FileLoad Startup ItemsYou cannot clear the Use Original Boot.ini
check box. On the Services tab, click to select the
Hide All Microsoft Services check box, and then click
Disable All. Click OK, and then click
Restart to restart your computer. For additional information about how to perform a clean boot in
Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base: 310353  

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/
)

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP

.Step 2: Modify permissions in the registry
2, ‘resolution’);
There are up to four registry subkeys to modify. You may not have
all four subkeys on your computer. To modify permissions in the registry,
follow these steps:
Click Start, and then click
Run.In the Open box, type
Regedt32.exe, and then click
OK.On the File menu, click
Export.In the File name box, type
RegBackup.Click My Documents, and then under
Export range, click to select the All check
box.Click Save to save a backup copy of the
registry.Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Works
subkey. If you cannot locate the key, go to step 12.Right-click the subkey, and then click
Permissions.In the “Group or user names” list, select your
account.Under Permissions, click to select the
Allow check box to the right of Full
Control.Click OK.Repeat steps 7 through11 for the following subkeys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Works
SuiteHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Works
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Works SuiteQuit Registry Editor. Click Start, click Run,
type msconfig in the Open box, and then
click OK. On the General tab, click Normal
Startup, and then click OK. When you are prompted to restart your computer, click
Restart..Step 3: Stop the Works Calendars Reminder process
2, ‘resolution’);
Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE. Click Task Manager.On the Processes tab, click
WkCalRem.exe.Click End Task. If you are prompted to confirm ending the task, click
Yes.Quit Task Manager.Step 4: Reinstall Picture It!
3, ‘resolution’);
Click Start, and then click
Control Panel.Click Add or Remove Programs.Click Microsoft Picture It!.Click Change.Click Next. Click Reinstall, and then click
Next.Follow the prompts to complete the
reinstallation.. For additional
information about similar error messages during installation, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 297500 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297500/
)

PIP/Works: Error message: Setup cannot make calendar holiday registry entries

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