AdobeColorCommonSetRGB/Error 1603 installation solution

Question

I wanted to share this fix I found at another Adobe forum. I was getting this error, when trying to install CS4. I run Windows XP.
AdobeColorCommonSetRGB
Error:
Error 1603. Fatal error during installation.
What was happening here is that CS4 is trying to replace the sRGB Color Space Profile.icm, which is located here:
System32\spool\DRIVERS\COLOR\sRGB Color Space Profile.icm
This happens, because above the file is LOCKED.
I installed "Unlocker" http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker
I searched for the file and unlocked it, tried the installation again and it worked with no problem. It just could not replace sRGB Color Space Profile.icm.
Now, if someone would explain why the Adobe shortcuts weren't installed...:-) That's the only glitch I had.
Hope this helps!
Gloria

Answer 1

In this reply you'll  find a solution for the problem in windows 7.
As said before the error occurs when installing the file AdobeColorCommonSetRGB.
The problem is caused by programs locking the file sRGB Color Space Profile.icm. In my case Explorer. As you cannot kill the explorer to unlock the file I found another solution to rename it:
Start windows 7 in safe mode with prompt. In this mode there is no explorer to lock the file.
First you need rights to rename the file
1.     At the command prompt, input
takeown /f c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\colors\sRGB*.icm
2. Press Enter on the keyboard.
3. A message will be displayed that this completed successfully.
4. Now input icacls c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\colors\sRGB*.icm /grant (your username):f
5. A message will be displayed that this completed successfully
6. Now input ren c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\colors\sRGB*.icm srgbold.icm .
Boot to your normal windows to reinstall the CS4 program. It creates a new sRGB Color Space Profile.icm.
Good luck.