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Trouble installing a game on Win 7 ... C++ ?

  • 30-10-2009 11:51am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭


    I was just trying to install Bioshock on Windows 7. The installation was going fine until a window popped up prompting me to install C++. I clicked to do so, but got a bunch of error messages in return. (one of which saying that there's already a programme being installed so wait 'til that's done - but it's referring to Bioshock and that is just part of its installation process).

    Any idea how I can get around this problem?

    Thanks


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭Blowfish


    You can't really 'install' C++ as it's a programming language. It's probably something along the lines of this that it needs.

    Try it again and get a screenie of what it's asking to install and the errors and post them here.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    Blowfish wrote: »
    You can't really 'install' C++ as it's a programming language. It's probably something along the lines of this that it needs.

    Try it again and get a screenie of what it's asking to install and the errors and post them here.

    Installed from the link you gave me, but the same problem came up. Basically a get a load of error messages one after the other, one of which is shown in the screenshot below.

    cheers

    captureoz.png


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭Blowfish


    Try running the installer in compatibility mode for Vista/XP/2000. Right Click->Properties->Compatibility and change it there.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    I hada few weird unexpected errors when installing apps and used the (XP setting) compatibility mode - that got it sorted.
    As suggested above already, it might help.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    Blowfish wrote: »
    Try running the installer in compatibility mode for Vista/XP/2000. Right Click->Properties->Compatibility and change it there.

    Extracted the setup file to a folder (ie off the .iso), changed the compatibility of that extracted file and tried to install then but still no joy.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    Cianos wrote: »
    Extracted the setup file to a folder (ie off the .iso), changed the compatibility of that extracted file and tried to install then but still no joy.
    It's quiet possible it's a corrupted download (which I'm assuming so since you mentioned it's an ISO).

    Might be worth downloading again from a different source.


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Cianos, I'm curious to why your extracting Bioshock from an ISO, was it downloaded from a warez site?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Cabaal wrote: »
    Cianos, I'm curious to why your extracting Bioshock from an ISO, was it downloaded from a warez site?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Dartz


    Whatever happened to 'don't ask, don't tell?'

    I have all my game disk's backed up to a .iso image on an external harddisk. A very nice thing to have when your dog chews up your original copy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭SirLemonhead


    I installed bioshock from dvd on Windows 7 64bit a week or so ago. no problems, no compatability settings required.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Ya take your chances ya see when you download an iso file from the net that reportedly says its a full working version.
    If this is the case with the OP, it looks like its a bad download this time around.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭MartMax


    Installed Bioshock few weeks ago on Windows 7 64-bit. No problem. Maybe it's a corrupted download. I bought my Bioshock from Direct2Drive and they are zipped files thou, not one ISO image.


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