Google Adwords Editor - Error 2739 Fix

16 July 2007

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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23 comments

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  1. Cliff Koraska:

    Thanks, Brent. Your Pro Version solution worked for me.
    NOTE: Yes, there is a space between both commands after the regsvr32.
    Also, I did not have to be logged in as an administrator, I just allowed the program through the firewall.

  2. Jescro:

    Brilliant.. I was ripping my hair out trying to figure out why i kept getting this error… This worked perfectly! TY

  3. Carey:

    freggin’ awesome!

    i was about to destory my brand new computer that has vista on it.

    your post fixed my problem with adwords editor.

    thank you so much!

  4. Tim:

    Worked like a charm. Thanks for the tip, you are good man!

  5. Jan:

    Fantastic! It works…THANKS!

  6. Sailesh:

    Thankyou, Error 2739 is History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Great stuff.

  7. Myspace Layouts:

    Thanks, this worked. I went thru loop after loop trying to get it to work.

  8. Colleen:

    You super simple instructions for repairing Error 2739 worked! I just happen to stumble on to your fix and thank god because I have spent 12 hours trying to repair it! Thank you Thank you!

  9. me:

    you kick ass man!

  10. bereantrb:

    Worked perfectly and I didn’t get errors when I typed the commands. Nice job. Thanks.

  11. Graham:

    Hey man thanks for that, that worked fine for me on vista.

    I think Vista is crap , i wish id never got it

    “Gotta” get me a MAC

    Peace

    Graham

  12. Curt:

    Worked perfectly, articles like this give me hope there are still free, non-adsense-spammed, useful tech support out there for millions of daily problems. Thank you.

  13. Luke:

    Cheers worked, thanks mate

  14. DocA:

    That’s fantastic. It just works like majec. Thanks.

    DocA
    PCPerformanceClinic

  15. Bruce Zweig:

    By the way, in vista, if you right click the ‘command prompt’ menu item and select ‘run as administrator’ you won’t get any error messages when you regsvr32

  16. Aaron:

    Thanks Brent, went and used the pro version and it worked a treat.

  17. SEO-Alchemist:

    That error message had been bigging me for ages. Now the AdWords Editor is working with Vista again.

    Thank you!!!

    SEO-Alchemist

  18. Brent Crouch:

    @SEO-Alchemist - Glad to help!

  19. shyam prasad:

    thanks buddy, great help…………

  20. Chris Wegener:

    I needed to do n additional step of logging on as administrator and then did the install or everyone. Thanks for the directions.
    Regards,
    Chris

  21. Mojo:

    Thank you much.

  22. Alex:

    Great, thanks!

  23. Kyle:

    thanks a million!