24.09.2010, 10:33
Before I rebought the game I tried some things which had worked with installation problems in the past.
Copying contents of DVD onto the hard drive - Didn't Work
Running a.exe (Setup preparation) instead of setup.exe or IL-2 Sturmovik 1946.msi - Didn't Work
Clearing Temp Files (I'd amassed a fair ton over time) - Didn't Work
Then I discovered that an earlier installation of something else hadn't closed properly. I'd only been checking for msiexec.exe and setup.exe and the process was called Idriver.exe (The capital i threw me off) and so far the installation is working properly. Saved me £10 too.
I thought I'd post the things I had done in case somebody else had the same problem in the future and any of them worked because I know how annoying a help thread search result can be when it either just ends unresolved or with the OP announcing that they "Fixed It!" and leaving forever.
Copying contents of DVD onto the hard drive - Didn't Work
Running a.exe (Setup preparation) instead of setup.exe or IL-2 Sturmovik 1946.msi - Didn't Work
Clearing Temp Files (I'd amassed a fair ton over time) - Didn't Work
Then I discovered that an earlier installation of something else hadn't closed properly. I'd only been checking for msiexec.exe and setup.exe and the process was called Idriver.exe (The capital i threw me off) and so far the installation is working properly. Saved me £10 too.
I thought I'd post the things I had done in case somebody else had the same problem in the future and any of them worked because I know how annoying a help thread search result can be when it either just ends unresolved or with the OP announcing that they "Fixed It!" and leaving forever.