Can't install Google Chrome 8

[Chorna]

I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit and I just can't install google chrome 8.
When I click the installer it has no reaction.
pls help.

 

[yowanvista]

Run the installer as administrator: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11841-run-administrator.html
Or use the offline installer: http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/552.0/chrome_installer.exe

 

[Chorna]

Noone of this helped :|
Offline installer has no reaction too.

 

[Ztruker]

Can you install anything?

What is the filename.ext of the file that is downloaded? Should be ChromeSetup.exe or ChromeStandaloneSetup.exe.

Are you sure the download is completing successfully? What is the size the the offline installer version?
When I downloaded it, it was 20,806KB.

If you right click on ChromeStandaloneSetup.exe what is the highlighted choice shown? It should be Open.

 

[SledgeDG]

Just get a portable version (I use this one, it comes with an updater) To swich it to english language, either delete the other language dlls in /Chrome/Locales or go through the Wrench/Optionen/Details/Web Content.


Since Chrome 8.x is only as a dev version available ATM. Just run the updater and click the DEV button


The checkbox is for version control so you don't update if there is no new version

And...voila



-DG

 

[Chorna]

SledgeDG Many thanks man I finally installed it.

Ztruker I had problem with Google Chrome only, everything else is working fine. But regards to Sledge My problem is solved now.

 

[brianzion]

go to google help
"Update server not available" : Installation and update issues (Windows) - Google Chrome Help

 

[SledgeDG]

You're very welcome, chorna. I'm glad it worked for you

@bianzion:

If the box lists "Google Chrome," then the most likely reason for this failure is that the Google Chrome files have been moved out of their default installation location. This configuration isn't supported for updates. Moving the files back to their original location should resolve this issue.

This is a portable version. Of course the chrome files have been moved. Besides the external updater works better anyways. (you can jump between channels as much as you'd like to)

-DG

 

[brianzion]

You're very welcome, chorna. I'm glad it worked for you

@bianzion:

If the box lists "Google Chrome," then the most likely reason for this failure is that the Google Chrome files have been moved out of their default installation location. This configuration isn't supported for updates. Moving the files back to their original location should resolve this issue.

This is a portable version. Of course the chrome files have been moved. Besides the external updater works better anyways. (you can jump between channels as much as you'd like to)

-DG

point taken

 

[Chorna]

Thanks again

 

[zakspeedrs2001]

hi all

i had a similar prob where i would be able to download the setup file but when i run it nothing happens - turns out that SpyBot was stopping Chrome from installing!!!!!!

 

[SledgeDG]

Interesting observation! I don't use Spybot nearly as much as I used to but I never experienced such odd behavior.
Anyways that's a point to be taken into consideration if something doesn't install as it should.
Thanks (and welcome to SF btw

-DG

 

[stve]

Had a problem installing Chrome last year, clicking on the .exe & nothing happened the culprit turned out to be 7zip I had to right click the .exe & extract the contents twice.

 

[SledgeDG]

That's even more odd (odder?, Steve. Not that I doubt you but I can't imagine how this could happen. 7-zip is not involved in any way when the "execution routine" is called. Unless of course it wasn't an official install file but a kind of self extracting archive that was somehow damaged.

-DG

 

[stve]

It was a real pain trying to find the cause of the problem I eventually right clicked on the exe by accident & found I could extract the contents. When I uninstalled 7zip the problem went away.
I guess maybe that 7zip needed a a file to be on my PC & it was missing something from net framework etc...
edit
just Googled the problem & found one guy who had the same problem installing a .exe (not Chrome)
using 7zip the only difference was in his case 7zip was reporting an error.