Windows Installer

[YFS]

I have a problem. I try to install a game, and it gets to "Configuring Windows Installer" and then this comes up: "1608: Unable to create InstallDriver instance, Return code: -2147319784"

I had this problem on my old computer, but reinstalling Win98 fixed it. The computer with the problem now is running XP. The game installed fine on my Win98 computer just a few minutes ago. Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks. Oh BTW, the game is Bird Hunter 2003.

[Paul Komski]

The install shield (.msi) file may be different for XP; are you sure the game is compatible with WinXP?

eg http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2F2002%2Fs1310%2F07s1 0%2F07s10%2Easp

[slim]

Hi,

Apologies if this seems a bit complicated, but it worked to fix a similar error message I had when installing a program.


Error -1608: Unable to create InstallDriver instance.
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Cause
Error 1608 is a generic error thrown by Setup.exe. The occurrence of this error message is uncommon and is system specific. Listed below are some common causes or instances known to occur in case of this error. The pertinent resolutions are listed in the next section.
InstallScript Engine installation may have failed causing the engine to not install properly.

Dcom Configuration may have limited access, causing setup to fail while
creating an instance of the IDriver object.

The operating system may be corrupt or outdated.

Setup may fail due to an older version of InstallShield Express 3.x that
failed to uninstall during the upgrade to InstallShield Express 3.5 SP4.

Lack of sufficient privileges on the machine.

On Windows 98, Dcom98 may need to be updated or installed.


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Resolution
Listed below are possible solutions or steps to eliminate the error message.

Launch the file Iscript.msi file, which should in the same directory as the InstallShield Express 3.5 SP4 setup. This launches the InstallScript engine installation separately. Run the InstallShield Express setup again after running Isscript.msi.

On some machines, the Dcom Configuration may not be set properly. Follow the steps below to set the appropriate settings. This is only for Win NT/ Win 2000 or Win XP machines.

Launch the utility DCOMConfig by typing "dcomcnfg" in the Windows Run
dialog.
Select the Default Security tab.
Click Edit Default in the Default Access Permissions section.
Ensure that "Allow Access" permissions is selected from the drop-down box.
Click OK in the utility and re-run the InstallShield Express setup.

Run the latest service pack for Internet Explorer or the operating system.

Uninstall or remove all instances of previous versions of InstallShield
Express 3.x. If the InstallShield Express 3.x installation is left
suspended, causing it to not completely uninstall, you can use MsiCleanUp
Utility to clean the system. You can download MsiCleanUp Utility from
Microsoft's Web site at
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q238/4/13.ASP.

In order to run InstallShield Express 3.5 SP4 setups on Win NT/2000/XP
machines, users need administrative privileges.

Download Dcom98 for Windows 98 from Microsoft's Web site and install it on the machine. Refer to the following link to Download Dcom98:
http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom98/dcom1_3.asp.
Note: In addition to above, make sure that the Temp directory is clean and no application or service is running in the background.

Hope this helps

Slim