Solution – copy the installer file into the temp folder and install!
If you are using Windows 7, it’ll probably be this folder by default:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp
Just copy and paste it into Start – Run.
Took sometime (and dedication) to figure this out, but nothing else worked. Tried changing TEMP and TMP variables and checked permissions etc. Wasn’t about to reinstall Windows. Had plenty of installers using the NSIS (Nullsoft) system install, just this one was giving me grief (WinPcap_4_1_1.exe).
Happy installing!
Been noticing on my webstats for my blog that this article on the NSIS error is receiving quite a large number of hits. Just wondering if this temporary fix is working for those effected?
Well… not really :-/
I can’t execute any installer file on my C:
I have to copy/paste them on my second hard drive (D:) to be able to execute them.
My variables and permissions are as they should be.
That’s quite unusual! But thanks for sharing your solution!
Yea this didn’t work. I’ve tried this solution and getting rid of read only and sys attribute through cmd.
I figured it out! In WIN 7 I noticed there wasnt a temp file in my user settings so I just created a new folder called Temp and it worked !! Check your admin account . You will see all the folders Downloads, etc. Create a Temp file under your user name or under guest or admin, wherever you want. Copy the EXE file into that temp file, double click it and voila it works.
Good stuff! Hopefully your post helps someone maury!
Haha, genius! Worked like a charm for my error! Thanks!
FYI,
I simply ran the installer “as administrator” and the install went fine. Might have something to do with the installer not properly elevating or attempting to perform an operation before it elevates… Anyway, hope this helps.
Regards.
Creating a Temp folder C:\Users\Michael\Temp and putting the file in there worked great. This was driving me crazy. Thanks for posting!!!
Thank you.
This was the only way I could install a program.
I actually love you now – been searching for a fix to this for a really long time and nothing else worked at all. This did
Thank you so much! =’)
Worked for me. Am still interested to find out why this happens, though….
Finally it worked!!!
Thank you for your information.
anyone got any solutions? nothing at all has worked, ive tried every solution. cant install or uninstall anything at all!!
thanks a bunch
i’ve been looking everywhere for a solution and this worked like a charm 