There has been an error. Error while touching C:\Programdata\Autodesk

Ken Williams

There has been an error. Error while touching C:\Programdata\Autodesk\ODIS\AdODISInstaller.run.lock

Issue:

While installing an Autodesk product on a Windows machine, a message appears saying:

"There has been an error.
Error while touching
C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ODIS\AdODISInstaller.run.lock"

Solution:

Try the below suggestions one by one.

Grant full permission to the Autodesk folders/registry keys for the user installing the software

Folders to grant full permission:

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk.
C:\Program Files\Autodesk.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared.
C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk.
C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Local\Autodesk.
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk.
C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Local\Temp.

Registry Entries to add full permissions:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AUTODESK.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AUTODESK

Domain Administrator Profile

Install the Autodesk product using a Domain administrator profile with full Administrative rights.

New Local Admin

Create a new Local admin profile and install the Autodesk product.

About the Author

Installation Technical Support Specialist<br><br>Ken Williams has over 20 years of experience as a systems administrator helping organizations with installation, configuration, and maintenance. At IMAGINiT, Ken puts his knowledge of Microsoft, SQL, servers, and Autodesk to work ensuring clients are able to stay up-and-running, install their software easily, and maintain their solutions.
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There has been an error. Error while touching C:\Programdata\Autodesk

There has been an error. Error while touching C:\Programdata\Autodesk\ODIS\AdODISInstaller.run.lock

Issue:

Solution:

Grant full permission to the Autodesk folders/registry keys for the user installing the software

Folders to grant full permission:

Registry Entries to add full permissions:

Domain Administrator Profile

New Local Admin

About the Author

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There has been an error. Error while touching C:\Programdata\Autodesk

There has been an error. Error while touching C:\Programdata\Autodesk\ODIS\AdODISInstaller.run.lock

Issue:

Solution:

Grant full permission to the Autodesk folders/registry keys for the user installing the software

Folders to grant full permission:

Registry Entries to add full permissions:

Domain Administrator Profile

New Local Admin

About the Author

Previous Article

Next Article

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