Install problems with SH4

abel29a · 09-24-08, 03:23 PM

I succumbed to tempation and ordered SH4 the other day. Got the disc in the mail today and eagerly popped it into the drive, only to be greeted with a big nothing.. No auto run opening. Okay, explored the disc, chose setup.exe (after waiting a minute or so for explorer to work on.. something...) and then got a "This is not a valid win32 app".

Not to be outdone by a piece of plastic, I made an attempt at copying setup.exe, then the data.cab file to the hard drive, and then I got CRC errors.

Next step, spinning up Iso Buster to see if I can get the data to the hard drive and install it that way - no luck.

So - the disc appears to be undamaged, no scratches to speak of. Did a seach here and on ubi.com, and somebody were complaining about the same problem - this was sort of - maybe - related to a Securom issue.

Therefore - in my desperation to get this game installes so I can play it - has any of you skippers had any issues with installing SH4, or do you have any suggestions for what could be wrong?

It certainly isnt the DVD drive itself, as I tried other game install discs after this, just to make sure.

09-24-08, 03:23 PM	#1
abel29a Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 101 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Install problems with SH4 I succumbed to tempation and ordered SH4 the other day. Got the disc in the mail today and eagerly popped it into the drive, only to be greeted with a big nothing.. No auto run opening. Okay, explored the disc, chose setup.exe (after waiting a minute or so for explorer to work on.. something...) and then got a "This is not a valid win32 app". Not to be outdone by a piece of plastic, I made an attempt at copying setup.exe, then the data.cab file to the hard drive, and then I got CRC errors. Next step, spinning up Iso Buster to see if I can get the data to the hard drive and install it that way - no luck. So - the disc appears to be undamaged, no scratches to speak of. Did a seach here and on ubi.com, and somebody were complaining about the same problem - this was sort of - maybe - related to a Securom issue. Therefore - in my desperation to get this game installes so I can play it - has any of you skippers had any issues with installing SH4, or do you have any suggestions for what could be wrong? It certainly isnt the DVD drive itself, as I tried other game install discs after this, just to make sure. __________________ "Sieben Tankern schlug die letze Stund, die U-Falle sank träger. Zwei Frachter liegen mit auf Grund, Versenkt vom Paukenschläger." - Reinhard Hardegen, U-123 GWX 1.03 and loving it....