a fix without having to re-install Vista?

[gene e. bloch]

On 10/02/09, jarsek posted:
> "Gene E. Bloch" <letters@someplace.invalid> wrote in message
> news:ugLcoF8QKHA.2092@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> On 10/02/09, jarsek posted:
>>> Hi Bill,
>>
>>> Thank you for taking the time to respond.
>>
>>> It's not possible to do what you suggest as the error (or crash rather)
>>> occurs during the actual installation of the game - right at the very end
>>> in fact, so I have no control over what happens.
>>




>> Try running the *installer* in compatibility mode.


> Cool idea - I'll try to figure out how to do that pretty soon!

> Thank you!

> Jim

You're welcome. It's not original with me, but I'm glad to pass it
along.

Right click on the installer executable and select "Run as
administrator" in the menu that pops up. If you're installing from a CD
you'll have to find the actual installer there - it might be a .exe or
a .msi file.





--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com

[gene e. bloch]

On 10/02/09, Gene E. Bloch posted:
> On 10/02/09, jarsek posted:
>> "Gene E. Bloch" <letters@someplace.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:ugLcoF8QKHA.2092@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> On 10/02/09, jarsek posted:
>>>> Hi Bill,
>>>
>>>> Thank you for taking the time to respond.
>>>
>>>> It's not possible to do what you suggest as the error (or crash rather)
>>>> occurs during the actual installation of the game - right at the very end
>>>> in fact, so I have no control over what happens.
>>>




>>> Try running the *installer* in compatibility mode.


>> Cool idea - I'll try to figure out how to do that pretty soon!

>> Thank you!

>> Jim

> You're welcome. It's not original with me, but I'm glad to pass it along.

> Right click on the installer executable and select "Run as administrator" in
> the menu that pops up. If you're installing from a CD you'll have to find the
> actual installer there - it might be a .exe or a .msi file.

My bad. I had a brainquake.

To use compatibility mode, right click on the file name, choose
Properties, and choose the Compatibility tab (it's the second one on my
computer). Choose an earlier version of Windows and hope.

If you're doing it from a CD, you might have a problem which you might
solve by copying the CD (or just the exe/msi file) to your hard drive
so that the installer becomes writable (I don't think that's necessary,
but I don't *know*).

--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com

[crucialhoax]

Since I don't know the specifics, here is the download page for video
drivers. Select the correct one for your machine. Download it. Install
it. Hope this helps.

'Dell - Search - Home & Home Office'
(http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?c=u ... e&~ck=anav)


--
CrucialHoax

[jarsek]

Thanks Gene - I'll try that.

Jim


>
> My bad. I had a brainquake.
>
> To use compatibility mode, right click on the file name, choose
> Properties, and choose the Compatibility tab (it's the second one on my
> computer). Choose an earlier version of Windows and hope.
>
> If you're doing it from a CD, you might have a problem which you might
> solve by copying the CD (or just the exe/msi file) to your hard drive
> so that the installer becomes writable (I don't think that's necessary,
> but I don't *know*).
>
> --
> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
>
>

[jarsek]

Hey Gene...

Would you believe this??

I did exactly what you said and the game (FSX) installed this time without
crashing! It even put an icon on the desktop.... Eureka! I thought......

And now for the bad news.... when I tried to start it I got exactly the same
error pointing also to the exactly the same dll file - ntdll.dll.

Naturally I tried tried setting the compatibility of the core executable
fsx.exe to various different values but always the same error.

My hopes were temporarily lifted but now dashed

Thank you for your help.

Jim


>
> My bad. I had a brainquake.
>
> To use compatibility mode, right click on the file name, choose
> Properties, and choose the Compatibility tab (it's the second one on my
> computer). Choose an earlier version of Windows and hope.
>
> If you're doing it from a CD, you might have a problem which you might
> solve by copying the CD (or just the exe/msi file) to your hard drive so
> that the installer becomes writable (I don't think that's necessary, but I
> don't *know*).
>
> --
> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
>
>

[jarsek]

Hi CH..

I downloaded and attempted to install the latest video driver for my PC and
I got almost exactly the same error when I attempted to run the executable
as when I attempted to install the game, showing that the very same dll
seems to be at the root.

Here is a paste of the error report...... (the highlighting stars are mine)

Product
CATALYST