HUGE problem..istalling gta3 VC other games too.

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HUGE problem..istalling gta3 VC other games too. - 09/16/03 02:18 AM

Ok..for aawhile now ..i have had the odd problem installing some games.

Usually i can work around them by installing from another drive or exploring and clicking on the install option.

but vice city has me stumped. I put it in the drive//and just get an hour glass. if i click on processes..i find it is launching setup.exe one after the other...so that i get hundreds of them running and 100% cpu utilization (if i let it go on that long).


so i thought it might be new copyright measures that make it tough even on original disks...

well i just upgraded my old 2001 LG to a may 2003 model.

the GCE-8523B 52 25 52 re-writer.

and it does the same thing...spawns set up over and over.


in my DVD rom ...once i got it to partially install until near the end it said incorrect volume... (by bypassing autorun)

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what is going on??? TIA smile


*pulls hair out in frustration"

the faq files...indeed, all of the internet does not mention this problem.
But i'm not imagining it and i am using ORIGINAL disks!

Re: HUGE problem..istalling gta3 VC other games too. - 09/16/03 12:37 PM

Try to create a copy of the original discs, and install it from them.

Of course if you can create a copy at all smile

Try another computer.

Re: HUGE problem..istalling gta3 VC other games too. - 09/20/03 04:41 AM

well new cd rw had same problem of spawning infinit setup processes'.

but, finally, i did get the game installed, after numerous attempts, on the dvd/cd-rom.

not sure why it was a problem..but at least it eventually installed properly from a cd-rom device.