Google Adwords Editor – Error 2739 Fix

If you are using Google Adwords to market your business, you should be using Adwords Editor. Adwords Editor is a free tool provided by Google to make managing your account or accounts easier. It can be a little difficult to use at first, but the time you spend learning the interface is certainly worth it. It has personally saved me many hours of time organizing my account. You can download Adwords Editor using this link. Download Adwords Editor Here

I just purchased a new laptop running Windows Vista. The laptop is great, but Vista......not so much.

ME: Copy File - Paste File
VISTA: Do you really want to copy that?
ME: Yes.
VISTA: Are you sure?
ME: Yes.
VISTA: Are you really sure?
ME: Yes.
VISTA: Is that you clicking yes?
ME: Yes! It is me. Just copy it please.
VISTA: Okay. Sorry, you can't copy to that folder.
ME: AHHHHHHHH

Well that is another story. My most recent problem was I couldn't load Google Adwords Editor. Every time I tried to run an install, I kept getting Error 2739. I have no idea what that means. The Adwords Help Knowledge Base was no help. I finally found a site written in German that had the solution. Reading the ROUGH translation was like pulling teeth. But I finally figured out a very simple solution that worked.

Here is the Pro Version of the Solution

1. You need to make sure you are logged into Vista as an administrator.

2. Open Command Prompt and change into the C:\Windows\System32 directory.

3. Type

    regsvr32 vbscript.dll

NOW PRESS Enter
I got an error after this command, but it still worked.

4. Type

    regsvr32 jscript.dll

NOW PRESS Enter
I got another error after this command, but it still worked.

5. Now try the install again. It should work this time.

Error 2739 For Dummies

1. You need to make sure you are logged into Vista as an administrator.

2. Simply open Command Prompt. (All Programs - Accessories - Command Prompt)

3. Type

    CD..

NOW PRESS Enter

4. Do the same thing again. Type

    CD..

NOW PRESS Enter
These two commands will put you in the root directory of Windows.

5. Type

    cd\windows\system32

NOW PRESS Enter

6. Type

    regsvr32 vbscript.dll

NOW PRESS Enter
I got an error after this command, but it still worked.

7. Type

    regsvr32 jscript.dll

NOW PRESS Enter
I got another error after this command, but it still worked.

8. Now try the install again. It should work this time.

Good Luck,

Brent Crouch

 

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Posted by: Brent Crouch on 16 Jul, 200765 Comments »

65 Responses to “Google Adwords Editor – Error 2739 Fix”

  1. November 1st, 2009 at 6:19 pm
    Brent Crouch Says:

    Thanks for the feedback Ryan. I’m glad it worked for you.

  2. May 23rd, 2010 at 9:45 pm
    Alex Says:

    Excellent solution. Thank you.

  3. August 5th, 2010 at 2:40 am
    delphine Says:

    Merci beaucoup from Paris !

  4. August 13th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
    Steve Says:

    Ah God bless you for the second time!

  5. August 17th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
    Slope Says:

    Worked nice for me. Thanks.

  6. September 12th, 2010 at 9:01 am
    Filip Says:

    Thanks Brent!

    Regards from Czech Republic,

    Filip

  7. October 11th, 2010 at 11:11 am
    OWN3D.cz Says:

    Thanks from Czech Republic!

  8. October 14th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
    Nathanial Says:

    Thanks Brent

  9. October 18th, 2010 at 10:16 am
    A Says:

    thank you!!

  10. March 16th, 2011 at 4:46 am
    Newbie Says:

    Thanks a lot! Very helpfull!

  11. March 28th, 2011 at 10:13 am
    Joe Says:

    I’m usually a complete numpty when it comes to this stuff…i always get one of my team to look at it, but i thought…’go on…have a go’ and it worked a treat! Many thanks.

    Joe

  12. May 19th, 2011 at 3:08 am
    Filo Says:

    thank you, it worked both for me and for my vista 🙂

  13. August 9th, 2011 at 1:23 am
    gadgets Says:

    I had the same problems with the Adword Editor, and I also couldn’t find the answers in the Google Help Center. After downloading about three versions of the MSVCR71.dll file (yes, from another source than the one you mention here , I finally got things to work. What a hassle though, just to get something to work that used to work before. Sigh!!

  14. September 20th, 2011 at 6:10 am
    Sascha Says:

    Thanks Brent. Its unbelievable that this error still occurs in 2011…

  15. November 14th, 2011 at 3:36 am
    Filo Says:

    oh no, a new version of AdWords Editor was issued and another error occured. this time I returned to older version I used half a year ago…

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