Hi Melissa,
Here's what the Installshield folks have to say: ;-)
Error 1608 is a generic error thrown by Setup.exe. The occurrence of this
error message is uncommon and is system specific. Listed below are some
common causes or instances known to occur in case of this error.
1.. InstallScript Engine installation may have failed causing the engine to not install properly.
2.. Dcom Configuration may have limited access, causing setup to fail while creating an instance of the IDriver object.
3.. The operating system may be corrupt or outdated.
4.. Setup may fail due to an older version of InstallShield Express 3.x that failed to uninstall during the upgrade to
InstallShield Express 3.5 SP4.
5.. Lack of sufficient privileges on the machine.
6.. On Windows 98, Dcom98 may need to be updated or installed.
The pertinent resolutions are listed in this article:
http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=q107080
Advanced solutions are also provided in this article:
http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=q107052
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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
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| I have Windows XP and am trying to install Hoyle Casino
| game on it. The install shield starts then stops in the
| middle and I get the following error message:
| IntallShield 1608 unable to create install driver
| instance, return code 2147221164. Thats as far as I get.
| Any suggestions as to why or how I can install game
| without using install shield wizard? Thanks
