my Dxdiag is attached just in case this will help.
Win7 x64 Prem.
I'm having two different problems installing certain games.
One problem is as follows.
Morrowind. I place the disc inside, it comes up to install. I hit install, and it runs through the splash, and the installshield is preparing to install.
Once filled it disappears. After this, it's supposed to come up with some splash, and progression bars, questions on where to install and so on.
none of this happens. BUT it does install, silently. I'm Looking in the program files cause I hear the disc moving and see it's doing something in Task Manager. So I look in there and yeah it's installing.... ?
So this game installs silently... without any confirmation or anything... but it worked... that's just odd.
my MAIN problem that is driving me nuts.
Vampire the Masquerade: BLoodlines
I click install, or Setup.exe. either one.
Runs through the splash, installshield says preparing to install. then when it's supposed to go to the installshield wizard... nothing.
This one does NOT install silent it just does not install at all.... nothing.
Here are some images of my Task manager.
See attachment.
The msiexec.exe *32 - which is in the systemWOW64 folder, shows up. as does a _is299d.tmp *32 which is in the local temp folder... for setup launcher. Idk what this is.
These show for a min, then disappear. And then nothing. Nothing at all. I can not for the life of me get this game to install. i have even went to the trouble of extracting it and creating isos, thinking maybe my dvd drive was bad. Nothing works for this game.
any idea on what could make installshield fail, or is it even this? This discs are fine, compatibilities tried them, I have thought of EVERYthing to fix it, nothing does. My wife's PC does it fine, and it's not much different then mine, mines just a bit beefier.
Win7 x64 Prem.
I'm having two different problems installing certain games.
One problem is as follows.
Morrowind. I place the disc inside, it comes up to install. I hit install, and it runs through the splash, and the installshield is preparing to install.
Once filled it disappears. After this, it's supposed to come up with some splash, and progression bars, questions on where to install and so on.
none of this happens. BUT it does install, silently. I'm Looking in the program files cause I hear the disc moving and see it's doing something in Task Manager. So I look in there and yeah it's installing.... ?
So this game installs silently... without any confirmation or anything... but it worked... that's just odd.
my MAIN problem that is driving me nuts.
Vampire the Masquerade: BLoodlines
I click install, or Setup.exe. either one.
Runs through the splash, installshield says preparing to install. then when it's supposed to go to the installshield wizard... nothing.
This one does NOT install silent it just does not install at all.... nothing.
Here are some images of my Task manager.
See attachment.
The msiexec.exe *32 - which is in the systemWOW64 folder, shows up. as does a _is299d.tmp *32 which is in the local temp folder... for setup launcher. Idk what this is.
These show for a min, then disappear. And then nothing. Nothing at all. I can not for the life of me get this game to install. i have even went to the trouble of extracting it and creating isos, thinking maybe my dvd drive was bad. Nothing works for this game.
any idea on what could make installshield fail, or is it even this? This discs are fine, compatibilities tried them, I have thought of EVERYthing to fix it, nothing does. My wife's PC does it fine, and it's not much different then mine, mines just a bit beefier.
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