FSX Installer issues

[omitchell]

Hey guys.

Trying to install X on the the pc and it simply won't, The installer just hangs around the 0201/202 scenery folders. It has only gotten past this point once where it hung on telluride_25.wav in the missions folders. It won't even get to the second disk. Has anyone else had this issue or know of a fix?

Cheers

[IslandBoy77]

Got some details for us? CPU, RAM, HDD, OS? Had any other probs? Tried cleaning the install DVD? Defragged the HDD it's going onto?

Other things that will cause probs:
- Errors on HDD: chkdsk /p
- RAM errors: MemTest 1.7
- AV: AVG is a bit of a pig - if you've got it, uninstall it & use Avast instead. Ditto for any of the payware ones like Trend, McAfee, Norton
- Registry errors: get a good registry checker
- Fragmented registry: get a good reg defragger
- Your optical drive could be on it's way out or have grit on the lens

Let us know so we can help more

[omitchell]

Operating System: Windows Vistaâ„¢ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 09/06/06 17:43:50 Ver: 08.00.12
Processor: Intel® Core™2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 1373MB used, 2966MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
Graphics Card: GeForce 7950 GT 512MB

Defragged system, AV is Norton, i hate AVG, DVD drive is working sweet, disk is clean, almost brand new, registry shows no errors, HDD shows no errors. Running everything else perfectly, just not this programme..

[IslandBoy77]

I'd put money on Norton at this stage. It's very intrusive. At the very least, switch it off during install & let us know if that helps. Presumably you ran the installer as Admin?

[omitchell]

Just tried both of those and same result. Gets to dem0201.bgl and just hangs

[Ian Warren]

Owen , Requires least a 15GB Hard drive space at least .. think the PC , its searching room to place it , your RAM is also very min , could be the part off the answer .

[omitchell]

Hey Ian. Have had it running before and drive is showing 86Gb free

[Ian Warren]

No problem there , plenty of space , did you have a spare HD you can install on to , I clean HD would also work wonders with FSX operation .

[omitchell]

Nah just the one drive with a 50Gb backup partition

[IslandBoy77]

Can you think of anything that you've installed recently that might be the culprit? Also, after the failed installs, I presume you're manually deleting the folder that might be left in Program Files? Also, you may need to manually edit the registry to remove any relevant entries.

Sorry I can't be super helpful, but these things always end up being a real "detective hunt" trying to run down various symptoms or possible causes.

If you can get your hands on a spare HDD - even on loan - I'd be inclined to try an install onto that. However, it still sounds software-related, and I wouldn't rule Norton out. Although it may sound like blasphemy, you could uninstall Norton completely & try installing with no AV to see if that works. You'll need to do a restart & download the Norton uninstaller tool & run that after the reboot, as Norton leaves all sorts of poo behind & tweaked settings.

See how you go & keep us posted.

EDIT: Had to laugh at the forum system that "bleeped" my use of the word c r a p and put in "darnation"! I changed it to "poo" instead...

[omitchell]

Nah, haven't installed anything in months. And your right, i do delete the folders and also clean the registry each time is hangs... Unfortunatly cant get use of a spare HD

[Bazza]

For technical reasons that I won't go into, I recently did a re-install of FSX and had a similar problem. A fellow "simmer" popped round with his FSX discs
and the re-install went in perfectly. There appears to be a few fingerprints and marks on my discs - possibly the problem. I know the feeling of sitting
there waiting for the install to get to a certain point and wondering if it'll get passed the danger point. If you have access to another similar set may be worth a try..?

[omitchell]

I might have to look into that Bazza.may have a corrupted file on my disk...

[Bazza]

Let's know how you get on....