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Old 07-05-2008   #1 (permalink)
Nagarajan


 
 

setup.exe has stopped working error while installing MSDN 2008.

Hello, when i try to install MSDN 2008 by clicking "setup.exe", i immediately
get a error message : "setup.exe has stopped working". Is there a fix for
this ? Any suggestions/ideas ?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 07-05-2008   #2 (permalink)
Mr. Arnold


 
 

Re: setup.exe has stopped working error while installing MSDN 2008.


"Nagarajan" <Nagarajan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3361EBCE-D748-4910-8F82-F26CD5E0833E@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hello, when i try to install MSDN 2008 by clicking "setup.exe", i
> immediately
> get a error message : "setup.exe has stopped working". Is there a fix for
> this ? Any suggestions/ideas ?

Did you right-click the exe and select Run as Administrator. Have you
shutdown software such as AV or spyware software that could be interfering?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 07-05-2008   #3 (permalink)
Mark L. Ferguson


 
 

Re: setup.exe has stopped working error while installing MSDN 2008.

MSDN Troubleshooting and Support:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/aa570318.aspx

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"Nagarajan" <Nagarajan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3361EBCE-D748-4910-8F82-F26CD5E0833E@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hello, when i try to install MSDN 2008 by clicking "setup.exe", i
> immediately
> get a error message : "setup.exe has stopped working". Is there a fix for
> this ? Any suggestions/ideas ?
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 07-05-2008   #4 (permalink)
Nagarajan


 
 

Re: setup.exe has stopped working error while installing MSDN 2008

Hi Arnold, yes i shutdown the AV service and ran as admin, still getting the
error.... seems to be a Vista issue.

"Mr. Arnold" wrote:
Quote:

>
> "Nagarajan" <Nagarajan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3361EBCE-D748-4910-8F82-F26CD5E0833E@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > Hello, when i try to install MSDN 2008 by clicking "setup.exe", i
> > immediately
> > get a error message : "setup.exe has stopped working". Is there a fix for
> > this ? Any suggestions/ideas ?
>
>
> Did you right-click the exe and select Run as Administrator. Have you
> shutdown software such as AV or spyware software that could be interfering?
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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