Unable to Install... :(

Zyponusk

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2009



Had this for about a week now, it's never happened before (been playing on and off since factions). I've tried everything...

I am the administrator.
I have over 200GB free space (other recommended requirements are met)
Removed it and attempted to reinstall, same.
Restarted my PC, same.
I've also seen people talk about Spybot S&D Teatime. It is off, still can't install. I've tried turning my firewall off also.

Any other ideas?

MYSTAKE

MYSTAKE

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2009

Gallarate, VA Italy

Bring Your Own Biatch [BYOB]

A/Me

right click and run as administrator in properties

Chrisworld

Chrisworld

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2010

Gameamp Guides [AMP]

W/

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

Download this, install and run it's registry cleaner. You probably have messed up entries for Guild Wars in the Windows Registry. Tools like this have helped me for years when I couldn't reinstall a driver or piece of software. It's also a great program to have anyway.

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

Right-click on the file and choose "Run as Administrator". (The screenie looks like XP - I'm not sure if XP has this option.)

Or, install GW to a different directory (folder) - that is, instead of going with the default "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars", change it to "C:\Games\Guild Wars".

If the Run As Admin doesn't work, you may have something screwed up in your "permissions" for you and/or some folders.

Zyponusk

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2009

Tried running as Administrator with and without the "Protect my computer from unauthorized program activity." When the box was ticked I had to send a report to ArenaNet as an error occurred; when it was not checked, I got the original error.

I've also tried the program Chrisworld suggested, but being unable to download the full version I was unable to remove all the errors and so the issue expressed in the original post still occurs.

Anything else, I'm clueless?

MYSTAKE

MYSTAKE

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2009

Gallarate, VA Italy

Bring Your Own Biatch [BYOB]

A/Me

crap cleaner (the software Chrisworld mentioned) is free, try downloading it from here

Elder III

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

You should be able to use CCleaner to repair all detected registry errors. It will ask you if you want to save a backup or something (Click OK/Yes) and then it should fix all errors for you. As far as I know that option is there in both the free and paid for version of the program.

Zyponusk

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2009

Good news: was able to clean my registry.

Bad news: the problems persists.

I've e-mailed ANet staff, but with it being Friday I dare say it'll take time for them to get back to me.