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Installing Program Error

How to Fix a Installing Program Error in Vista
Published by Brink
06-21-2007

How to Fix a Installing Program Error in Vista
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  If you are having trouble installing a program in Vista, then this will show you two common methods to possibly resolve the problem when you get the error message below.


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NOTE
  If UAC is disabled, then this essentially causes Vista to behave like the Windows XP user model. This will cause a incompatibility issue with the program for Vista causing the program's installation parameters to fail.
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METHOD ONE:
Use Account Control - UAC
1. Turn UAC back on. (Temporarily)

2. Restart the computer to apply.

3. Install the program. You should succeed this time.

4. Afterwards, you can turn UAC back off if you wanted to.
NOTE: I would recommend to leave it on for better security and to help prevent this again.



METHOD TWO:
Compatibility Mode
NOTE
  If you do not want to turn UAC back on and restart the computer, then this is the method to use.
1. Right click on the program's installation file and click on Properties.

2. Click on the Compatibility tab. (See screenshot below step 5)

3. Check Run this program in compatibility mode for:

4. Make sure Windows XP (Service Pack 2) , or the Windows that the program was made for, is selected.

5. Click on OK.
compatibility.jpg
6. Run the program's installation file. You should succeed this time.
That's it,
Shawn

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Old 06-23-2007  
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Re: Installing Program Error

Aha...many Thanks for this !
I always got this error whilst installing Adobe Reader 8.0 (strangely not for other HEAVY program instalaltions)

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Re: Installing Program Error

Aksy,

Your welcome. It's a hit and miss thing with UAC disabled.

Shawn
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