Farcry Installing Trouble

JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
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<div class="IPBDescription">Nooooo!!!</div> Things never go without problems, so here is a new one.

Today I bought FarCry. Back home I put the 1st cd in the drive and the menu came up.
I chose install and proceeded. The installer stopped "working" (<i>it did not froze</i>) at the point where "Far Cry is configuring your new software installation".

Then after a minute or 2 it gives me a message wich says: "Error: - 1601 Could not access to the Windows Installer Service. The reason could be that you booted in safe mode, or haven't installed Windows Installer right. (translated from dutch)

Also, sometimes when I load the installer again it gives me either a 1601 or 1607 error.
It has something to do with Microsoft Installer. I looked at microsoft.com but found nothing.
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  • JavertJavert Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15954Members
    If you have Windows XP, goto Control Panel ->Admin Tools -> Services.
    Make sure the "windows installer" service is enabled.
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    Still the same.
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    *bump*
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Well, since you bought it... you might want to try e-mailing their tech support address. Or checking their forums. Or looking in the 'support' section of their site. I'd assumed the latter two to already be done, but you never know what nubcaeks will forget. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    Well I searched their forums and visited their tech support.
    So yeah, I'm going to try it one more time and then I'll mail them.
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    umm didnt farcry ship as a dvd? mine did :/

    but i had the same prob... i did the services thing... and it fixed mine..
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    My drive supports DVD. I already tried my other CD-RW drive, still the same.
    I just tried it on my sisters computer, no problems. So it must be my pc.
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    Ok, another thing I found out. Microsoft Installer disables itself after a few seconds after I enabled it in the services menu. Any idea how to keep it running?
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  • cshank4cshank4 Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13425Members
    Jez if it's disabling itself I'd run a virus scan, seriously... meh.
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  • cshank4cshank4 Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13425Members
    edited May 2004
    AGH DOUBLEPOST'D
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    Well I ran one and found nothing. So anyway, anyone know how to keep Windows Installer running? Or better, where I can find Windows Installer 3.0. Don't say xp service pack 2, because I'm running XP on dutch.
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  • DarkATiDarkATi Revelation 22:17 Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17532Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4B6140F9-2D36-4977-8FA1-6F8A0F5DCA8F' target='_blank'>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...A1-6F8A0F5DCA8F</a>

    Hope that helps.

    ~ DarkATi
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    Already seen it, I guess you didn't saw the <b>xp</b> part.
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  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    edited May 2004
    Open the command prompt: by typing "cmd.exe" in the run dialog

    Type msiexec /unregister and press Enter.

    Type msiexec /regserver and press Enter.
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    <i>It's the nanites</i>

    Make sure your virus definitions are all up to date, perhaps there is a newer one. Or try ad-aware/ spybot. Make sure any other programs you have running that could change windows stuff are stopped (Windowblinds/object desktop/ etc).

    And of course, reformating solves everything.
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  • DarkATiDarkATi Revelation 22:17 Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17532Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-JezPuh+May 5 2004, 12:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JezPuh @ May 5 2004, 12:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Already seen it, I guess you didn't saw the <b>xp</b> part. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Whoops, indeed I did miss that little diddy.

    ~ DarkATi
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