Guest Trevor L Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 I am trying to install a program from my CD drive but it will not let the setup.exe file run. If I put the CD in my laptop it run perfectly. What could be causing the proble,. I am running XP Pro SR2 with all the updates. Its a stand alone PC. Deactivating the anti-virus (Nod32) has not helped. Thankx
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Re: Setup.exe will not run on this PC Trevor L wrote: > I am trying to install a program from my CD drive but it will not > let the setup.exe file run. If I put the CD in my laptop it run > perfectly. > What could be causing the proble,. I am running XP Pro SR2 with > all the updates. Its a stand alone PC. Deactivating the > anti-virus (Nod32) has not helped. Any error messages or entries in the event log? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Re: Setup.exe will not run on this PC "Trevor L" <executor@telkomsa.net> wrote in message news:uMT%23RS%236HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >I am trying to install a program from my CD drive but it will not let the >setup.exe file run. If I put the CD in my laptop it run perfectly. > > What could be causing the proble,. I am running XP Pro SR2 with all the > updates. Its a stand alone PC. Deactivating the anti-virus (Nod32) has > not helped. > > Thankx > You should report what exactly happens when you try to run setup.exe. "It will not let me" does not mean very much. Have you tried Safe Mode?
Guest Trevor L Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Re: Setup.exe will not run on this PC Nothing. When you click on the install in the menu nothing happens. I have tried to launch setup.exe directly from the directly from the CD sub directory but that has also not helped. I have copied the CD to my HDD and tried running it from that location but it also did not help. When I go to task manager it shows that the setup.exe is running but after 30 minutes nothing has changed. "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message news:O2nqvT%236HHA.2632@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Trevor L wrote: >> I am trying to install a program from my CD drive but it will not >> let the setup.exe file run. If I put the CD in my laptop it run >> perfectly. >> What could be causing the proble,. I am running XP Pro SR2 with >> all the updates. Its a stand alone PC. Deactivating the >> anti-virus (Nod32) has not helped. > > Any error messages or entries in the event log? > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >
Guest Trevor L Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Re: Setup.exe will not run on this PC Thanks for that. Tried the safe mode and it solved the problem but what do you think was blocking the installation when not in safe mode? "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:Ox4MHV%236HHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > "Trevor L" <executor@telkomsa.net> wrote in message > news:uMT%23RS%236HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>I am trying to install a program from my CD drive but it will not let the >>setup.exe file run. If I put the CD in my laptop it run perfectly. >> >> What could be causing the proble,. I am running XP Pro SR2 with all the >> updates. Its a stand alone PC. Deactivating the anti-virus (Nod32) has >> not helped. >> >> Thankx >> > > You should report what exactly happens when you try to > run setup.exe. "It will not let me" does not mean very > much. > > Have you tried Safe Mode? >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Re: Setup.exe will not run on this PC You are in a much better position to work out what blocked the installation program. It was obviously something that loads in Normal Mode but not in Safe Mode. Run msconfig.exe and check the Startup tab. There is something in there that is not part of Windows and that blocks certain commands. "Trevor L" <executor@telkomsa.net> wrote in message news:%23X08iB$6HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Thanks for that. Tried the safe mode and it solved the problem but what > do you think was blocking the installation when not in safe mode? > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message > news:Ox4MHV%236HHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >> "Trevor L" <executor@telkomsa.net> wrote in message >> news:uMT%23RS%236HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>I am trying to install a program from my CD drive but it will not let the >>>setup.exe file run. If I put the CD in my laptop it run perfectly. >>> >>> What could be causing the proble,. I am running XP Pro SR2 with all the >>> updates. Its a stand alone PC. Deactivating the anti-virus (Nod32) has >>> not helped. >>> >>> Thankx >>> >> >> You should report what exactly happens when you try to >> run setup.exe. "It will not let me" does not mean very >> much. >> >> Have you tried Safe Mode? >> > >
Guest Trevor L Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 Re: Setup.exe will not run on this PC Thanks. Will try and fathom out which one it possibly could be. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:OpOyxSA7HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > You are in a much better position to work out what > blocked the installation program. It was obviously > something that loads in Normal Mode but not in Safe > Mode. Run msconfig.exe and check the Startup tab. > There is something in there that is not part of Windows > and that blocks certain commands. > > > "Trevor L" <executor@telkomsa.net> wrote in message > news:%23X08iB$6HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Thanks for that. Tried the safe mode and it solved the problem but what >> do you think was blocking the installation when not in safe mode? >> >> >> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message >> news:Ox4MHV%236HHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> >>> "Trevor L" <executor@telkomsa.net> wrote in message >>> news:uMT%23RS%236HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>>I am trying to install a program from my CD drive but it will not let >>>>the setup.exe file run. If I put the CD in my laptop it run perfectly. >>>> >>>> What could be causing the proble,. I am running XP Pro SR2 with all >>>> the updates. Its a stand alone PC. Deactivating the anti-virus >>>> (Nod32) has not helped. >>>> >>>> Thankx >>>> >>> >>> You should report what exactly happens when you try to >>> run setup.exe. "It will not let me" does not mean very >>> much. >>> >>> Have you tried Safe Mode? >>> >> >> > >
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