Software Installation

[Praising Jesus]

I was installing a program and everything installed fine and the program ran
fine during the intial startup. Each startup after that I get a message that
the installation hasn't completed and I need to complete the installation
before I can use the software. I have removed, added, repaired and
reinstalled the applications. I have rebooted the machine between each
phase. Nothing changes, the same results everytime. The programs work at
installation, then they will not restart when the program is rerun.

Is there an "installation" directory I need to destroy after removing the
program to be sure all remnants are removed? Is there a registry entry I
need to remove? Something is telling Vista that there is an installation in
porgress when there is not.

---Mike

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

What is the program? You might try the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/

 

[**__Mike__**]

This could have to do with programs not being allowed to write to the
"program files" folder after initial install. As a test you could try and
install it in the "users" directory to see if that fixes it.

-Mike

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[Praising Jesus]

It happened with Netscape, Seamonkey and DAP. It wasn't a lone instance.

I didn't know there was a cleanup program. I'll give it a try - thanks!



---Mike

 

[Vince]

I have the same problem. I dont know what good a registry cleaning tool of
installed programs is going to do SINCE THE PROGRAMS CANT GET INSTALLED.

I dont know what triggered this landslide on my machine, but I'm ready to
burn the computer. Cannot install a thing and THERE'S NO NOTHING ON ANY
WEBSITE ABOUT IT. As if i'm the only person on earth with this problem.

I'm running Windows Vista RTM Ultimate x64 under a domain as Domain User
with Admin rights on local machine. Both using and not using UAC. And also
re-activating the built-in admin account. So basic troubleshooting steps
were attempted. Programs were attempted to isntall as "run" from website as
well as download to my little sanctioned area of the hard drive, and no
difference.


If anyone can make sense of this please let me know. here's soem event logs
entries


Level Date and Time Source Event ID Task Category
Error 11/30/2006 8:11 MsiInstaller 11335 None Product: J2SE Runtime
Environment 5.0 Update 9 -- Error 1335.The cabinet file 'Data1.cab' required
for this installation is corrupt and cannot be used. This could indicate a
network error, an error reading from the CD-ROM, or a problem with this
package.

Error 11/29/2006 22:53 MsiInstaller 11335 None Product: Windows Live
Messenger -- Error 1335. The cabinet file 'MsgrCore.cab' required for this
installation is corrupt and cannot be used. This could indicate a network
error, an error reading from the CD-ROM, or a problem with this package

 

[Praising Jesus]

Yep, that did it. I just right clicked on the ICON, selected "run as
administrator", and clicked on ALLOW when it started and it runs fine. I
shut it down and treid to start it again and same error. It only works if
you run it as the administrator.

Why is that?

---Mike

 

[Vince]

I think we are on the same problem !
I have netscape 8.0 and it was doing the same thing
what i had to do was run win xp sp 2 mode, but i also ran with
adm rigths plus at the bottem of properties page,
under all users i had to use the same settings for all users
adm rights and win xp sp 2 mode,
and when you run it windows will ask if you want to allow
netscape to use your computer!! allow it and it will run
{but you have to allow it to run each time you use it}
and ran it as default user,

Like i said i think we are on the same problem, it may work with seamonkey
also!!??
i do not have seamonkey installed!!

Jerry

Unfortunately, this didn't work for me.

What I tried:

I turned off flipping UAC.
Rebooted.

Running my Domain account (who is a local admin), i right clicked on the
setup program and selected XP SP2. Run as Admin is disabled (prolly because
I have UAC off).

I then ran the installer by right clicking on the icon and choose "run as
admin" which is still an option.


THEN

I enabled the disabled admin account, logged on as him, and tried to
install.. Failed.

I also:

Changed the ownership of the Program Files and Program Files (x86) folder /
subfolders from TrustedInstaller to Admin
Explictly gave Full Control of these folders to that Account

Tried to install

Colasoft Capsa, Java (the RC of the newest version), Live Messenger

All failed in all scenerios in the same way.

 

[Vince]

Unfortunately, this didn't work for me.

What I tried:

I turned off flipping UAC.
Rebooted.

Running my Domain account (who is a local admin), i right clicked on the
setup program and selected XP SP2. Run as Admin is disabled (prolly
because I have UAC off).

I then ran the installer by right clicking on the icon and choose "run as
admin" which is still an option.


THEN

I enabled the disabled admin account, logged on as him, and tried to
install.. Failed.

I also:

Changed the ownership of the Program Files and Program Files (x86) folder
/ subfolders from TrustedInstaller to Admin
Explictly gave Full Control of these folders to that Account

Tried to install

Colasoft Capsa, Java (the RC of the newest version), Live Messenger

All failed in all scenerios in the same way.

OMG Live Messanger installed this morning for no good reason. I might have
reason to think this nightmare has passed.