Unable to load application settings: MSI installation

Modified on Thu, 24 Sep at 10:46 AM

The error that you are seeing suggests that something interrupted Create's installation process and has corrupted some files.

The instructions below should fix that error for you.

To solve this issue

Close all Office applications

In Task Manager make sure there are no background processes (of PowerPoint, Word or Excel) still open.

  • Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and open Task Manager
  • Make sure there are no instances of Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word listed under Background Processes

In Explorer, browse to the Documents folder

Delete the Brands folder from Documents\Create

Reopen PowerPoint. You will see a window with a progress bar showing Create recreating the folder and its contents. Once the process is complete, Create should function correctly.

Related topics

If your version of Create has been installed using a ClickOnce installer rather than an MSI please go to the article below:

Unable to load application settings: ClickOnce installation

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