Problem with Demo installation

[AlanSA]

I receive the following error when trying to install the demo for CM:BN

"Cannot execute "C:\Users\*****\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.257\CMBN Demo\CMBN_Demo_Setup.exe""

All the demos for the other CM titles install fine.

 

 

 

[Schrullenhaft]

What program are you using to extract the files ? I suggest copying the .zip file to its own directory and then extract the files there. Hopefully this should get rid of the error that you're seeing.

[AlanSA]

WinRAR. I've tried other programs and extracting the files like you suggested. It does seem to be a problem with permission to access 'CMBN_Demo_Setup.exe'

[Schrullenhaft]

So once you move the downloaded .zip file to its own directory (perhaps something off the root, such as 'c:\cmbn\demo') and extracted it, you still get a similar error message as you did initially ? If so, have you tried launching the installer by right-clicking and selecting 'Run as administrator' from the popup menu ? You are fulling extracting the file and not attempting to launch it within WinRAR, is that correct ?

[AlanSA]

Yes I extracted the CMBN Demo folder to C:. Then tried to the setup.exe file with 'Run as administrator'. I got the following error

"Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item"

The setup file then disappears from the folder.

[A Canadian Cat]

Make sure you extract it to its own empty directory. Mixed with other files strange things happen and in the root of C :I am not surprised it doesn't run.

PS Sorry about that emoji it translated from C : and I cannot delete it

Edited November 18, 2018 by IanL

[AlanSA]

I extracted the folder to C:. The actual files themselves were not mixed with other files. 

[Schrullenhaft]

If the file is disappearing after you attempt to run it, then I would guess you may have a problem with your security software. You may want to temporarily disable your anti-virus/security software and then run the installer or add an 'exception' within your security software for the installer and its directory that it is in. You may need to especially do this with the final game directory and its executables. The Commonwealth module executable is well known to get quarantined by a number of security programs, though i don't know how much bearing that would have on the installer executable.

[A Canadian Cat]

I don't think Windows lets you run a .exe from C : itself only from a sub folder. Hey, I could be wrong but I would not do that especially since the installer would "see" all the folders on your HD = not good.