Starcraft on Vista 64 SP1

[Achal]

hey guys, i used to have starcraft installed on vista 64 bit a couple of months ago and then i formatted and reinstalled vista, with sp1, and i tried reinstalling starcraft today but i keep getting this error

has anybody else experienced this error, or know a way around it, because i know it works with 64 bit

ps, im installing it to C:\Program Files (x86)\Starcraft

[(Spork)]

did you try to install with admin rights ?

[Achal]

ive disabled UAC and am on the administrator account if thats what you mean

[Evolution]

perhaps disabling UAC caused the problem...

[Achal]

hmm okay ill try with UAC enabled

edit: nope that wasnt the problem

Edited June 17, 2008 by Achal

[+Warwagon MVC]

try installing it to another location

[portauthority]

Try "C:\Starcraft"

[Achal]

nope, still the same error in C:\Starcraft, D:\Starcraft, E:\Starcraft, F:\Starcraft lol

[Evolution]

Try running the installer in compatibility mode.

[giantpotato]

Right click the installer and choose "run as administrator".

[Achal]

tried windows xp sp2, windows 2000, and windows 98, and tried them all with "run as administrator"...i guess it has something to do with sp1 then?

[Cadium]

You can try setting the installer to use Windows XP compatibility mode and then launching the installer as an administrator. I have not had this specific issue when installing StarCraft on Windows Vista 32-bit (x86) or Windows Vista 64-bit (x64).

[Achal]

i tried that, i set the compatibility to windows xp sp2 and then launched install.exe and also setup.exe (tried them both) as administrator...i used to have it installed on vista 64 bit, but then i reformatted and also installed sp1 at the time and its giving the error after sp1, but i dont see why sp1 would cause this problem :s

[portauthority]

Try %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Starcraft

[Achal]

now i got this error when installing to %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Starcraft

  Quote

Log created 04-17-2008 at 9:53pm.

Setup was unable to create the following directory:

C:

Error 0x00000005: Access is denied.

(C:\Files\Installer\setup\DiskUndo.cpp:471)

Setup was unable to create the following link:

C:\\Users\\%USERNAME%\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\Starcraft\Starcraft.lnk

Setup was unable to create the following directory:

C:

Error 0x00000005: Access is denied.

(C:\Files\Installer\setup\DiskUndo.cpp:471)

Setup was unable to create the following link:

C:\\Users\\%USERNAME%\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\Starcraft\Starcraft Campaign Editor.lnk

Setup was unable to create the following directory:

C:

Error 0x00000005: Access is denied.

(C:\Files\Installer\setup\DiskUndo.cpp:471)

Setup was unable to create the following directory:

C:

Error 0x00000005: Access is denied.

(C:\Files\Installer\setup\DiskUndo.cpp:471)

Setup was unable to create the following link:

C:\\Users\\%USERNAME%\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\Starcraft\Starcraft Readme.lnk

Setup was unable to create the following directory:

C:

Error 0x00000005: Access is denied.

(C:\Files\Installer\setup\DiskUndo.cpp:471)

Setup was unable to create the following directory:

C:

Error 0x00000005: Access is denied.

(C:\Files\Installer\setup\DiskUndo.cpp:471)

[Evolution]

I'm running Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1 and it's running perfectly, so it must be an issue with the 64-bit part.... or perhaps you installed something extra.

[Achal]

sigh...i guess something is just wrong with my installation then...ill just wait till i have to reinstall lol...thanks for all your help

[Evolution]

When you said you're using the administrator account, you don't mean the account that has that name do you?.... If so, then that's probably the reason.

[Achal]

nono, not the administrator account, im using my account (named Achal) but i have administrator rights on it, no limited

[Cadium]

For some reason it looks as if it is trying to add files to the actual root of the main hard disk (C:\), which by default is restricted. Have you used anything such as vLite?

[Achal]

no never, installed vista x64 and then sp1, and then all my programs after that but havent messed with vista by editting the registry or using vLite or anything

[Evolution]

Is there a log created when you try to install it into the x86 program files directory?

[Achal]

no...if i install it to x86 program files directory it gives the error message on the first post

[villiansv]

Try installing in safe mode, it may work.

[Cristopher Mattoso]

  On 17/06/2008 at 23:00, Achal said:

hey guys, i used to have starcraft installed on vista 64 bit a couple of months ago and then i formatted and reinstalled vista, with sp1, and i tried reinstalling starcraft today but i keep getting this error

has anybody else experienced this error, or know a way around it, because i know it works with 64 bit

ps, im installing it to C:\Program Files (x86)\Starcraft

  On 17/06/2008 at 23:00, Achal said:

hey guys, i used to have starcraft installed on vista 64 bit a couple of months ago and then i formatted and reinstalled vista, with sp1, and i tried reinstalling starcraft today but i keep getting this error

has anybody else experienced this error, or know a way around it, because i know it works with 64 bit

ps, im installing it to C:\Program Files (x86)\Starcraft

i was having the same problem with my win 7, try this: make de install and when the error appear you go to the directory where you install the game, copy the starcraft directory and paste in somewhere else, then you can click ok to the error, and the original starcraft directory will disapear but the copy you did won't, i'm hopping you can play from that...

[f0rk_b0mb]

Install SP2 and do your updates.