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| | Installing Bioshock Setup.exe stops working Okay i just bought bioshock for PC a new copy and for some reason every single time i try installing it it asks me for permision for setup.exe to run it and then setup.exe just stops working. I dont know what to do i mean i have all the minimum requirements i just dont know what to do. -- johniboy1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johniboy1's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/95795.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-v...es/1172782.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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| | Re: Installing Bioshock Setup.exe stops working At a guess, it's the User Account Control thing blocking your ability to install the game. I suggest you try these three options: 1) Log on as Administrator and re-run the setup, and install the game for access by "all users" - which means it will be available under a standard user account; OR 2) Right click the setup.exe file and select "Run as Administrator" and enter the Admin password if prompted; OR 3) UAC can be turned off ; go to User Accounts (in Control Panel) and on the first screen there's an option to turn UAC on/off. Try turning it ff and rerun the set up for yoru game. This might depend on the edition of Vista you have - these instructions are for Vista Ultimate. "johniboy1" <johniboy1.3rl3bg@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:johniboy1.3rl3bg@xxxxxx Quote: > > Okay i just bought bioshock for PC a new copy and for some reason every > single time i try installing it it asks me for permision for setup.exe > to run it and then setup.exe just stops working. I dont know what to do > i mean i have all the minimum requirements i just dont know what to do. > > > -- > johniboy1 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > johniboy1's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/95795.htm > View this thread: > http://forums.techarena.in/windows-v...es/1172782.htm > > http://forums.techarena.in > |
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| | Re: Installing Bioshock Setup.exe stops working I dont believe that problem is that since it is on a laptop 1 year old used with I the only usser acount on it. I did thoug try what you told me but didnt work. I have Vista home premium 32 bit and i do have all minimum requirements and i am waiting for a reply which i dont know how long will take from 2K -- johniboy1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johniboy1's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/95795.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-v...es/1172783.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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| | Re: Installing Bioshock Setup.exe stops working johniboy1 <johniboy1.3rl3bg@xxxxxx> wrote in news:johniboy1.3rl3bg@xxxxxx: Quote: > > Okay i just bought bioshock for PC a new copy and for some reason every > single time i try installing it it asks me for permision for setup.exe > to run it and then setup.exe just stops working. I dont know what to do > i mean i have all the minimum requirements i just dont know what to do. > > Right-Click your C: drive Click Properties Click the Disk Cleanup button Tell it you want to check all user files Check all the boxes in the list that comes up Click OK or whatever to delete said files. Run setup from the DVD again. -- Joe |
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| | Re: Installing Bioshock Setup.exe stops working "Andrew Murray" <admurray.antispam@xxxxxx> wrote in news:uBQoLl5yJHA.1092@xxxxxx: Quote: > At a guess, it's the User Account Control thing blocking your ability > to install the game. > > I suggest you try these three options: > > 1) Log on as Administrator and re-run the setup, and install the game > for access by "all users" - which means it will be available under a > standard user account; OR > > 2) Right click the setup.exe file and select "Run as Administrator" > and enter the Admin password if prompted; OR > > 3) UAC can be turned off ; go to User Accounts (in Control Panel) and > on the first screen there's an option to turn UAC on/off. Try turning > it ff and rerun the set up for yoru game. This might depend on the > edition of Vista you have - these instructions are for Vista Ultimate. First off Administrator account in Vista is disabled, you should not be able to log into it, nor should you ever try. When Setup Prompts you to "Continue or Cancel" that means the file is trying to run in admin mode, no need to right-click and choose run as administrator. lastly, You should never turn off UAC, it really doesn't change anything, your setup program is failing to start, it's not really a permission error. -- Joe |
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| | Re: Installing Bioshock Setup.exe stops working johniboy1 <johniboy1.3rn0rc@xxxxxx> wrote in news:johniboy1.3rn0rc@xxxxxx: Quote: > > I dont believe that problem is that since it is on a laptop 1 year old > used with I the only usser acount on it. I did thoug try what you told > me but didnt work. I have Vista home premium 32 bit and i do have all > minimum requirements and i am waiting for a reply which i dont know how > long will take from 2K with a dedicated vid card like an ASUS, MSI, or one of those gaming laptops. Good luck, try my suggestion of deleting your temp files, locked/old temp files can cause Install Shield to simply fail to start. Deleting them might help. -- Joe |
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