This blog post discusses an error that occurs when you try to install a program on Windows computers and methods to fix it. The error message reads as follows:
‘Unable to execute file in the temporary directory. Setup aborted. Error 5: Access is denied’.
This error usually occurs due to insufficient permissions or rights, firewall or antivirus issues or security issues in the temp folder. Now let us see how to resolve this error, so you can install programs without any issue.
Solution 1: Run the program as administrator
Since the error is associated with permissions and rights, it is advised that you run the program as administrator to resolve this problem.
Just right click on the file/program you were going to install and click Run as administrator. This should help you install the application and run the program. If not, proceed to the next step.
Solution 2: Assign security permissions to the temp folder
Assigning security permissions to the temp folder is also found to resolve the error ‘Unable to execute file in the temporary directory’. To do this, follow the steps below.
- Open Run command by clicking on Windows + R keys
- Then type ‘%temp%’ in the Run dialogue or directly go to ‘C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local’
- Then right-click on the Temp folder and select Properties
- Then select Security > Advanced
- In the Permissions tab, make sure all 3 options ‘System’, ‘Administrators’ and ‘Your Username’ are assigned Full Control and applies to This folder, subfolders and files
Please note that all these 3 options should be inherited from ‘C:\Users\Username’. If the option ‘Include inheritable permissions from this object’s parent’ is not selected, click on Change Permissions and select it. Then proceed to remove permissions that are not inherited.
- Finally, click Apply to save these changes and now try reinstalling the program you were trying to install.
This should hopefully resolve the error, but if it doesn’t proceed to the next step.
Solution 3: Create a temp folder
- Create a ‘temp’ folder under C: drive
- Right click on My Computer > Properties
- Click on Advanced System Settings and in the System Properties window, select the Advanced tab
- Choose Environment Variables
- Click on ‘TMP’ under User variables
- Change the value from ‘%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp’ to ‘C:\Temp’
Now you should be able to install the program without any problems. We hope one of the solutions described in this post help you resolve the error.
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