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VMWare Workstation MSI Failed Install Windows 7

When attempting to install VMWare Workstation 6 (as well as when I attempted to install an evaluation version of 9), the installer fails with an error simplay stating that '~\vmware workstation.msi ...
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HP Pavillion DV6500 recovery disk failure

I recently attempted to re-install Windows Vista on an HP Pavillion DV6500 using the factory recovery DVD's, but encountered a strange problem. When the recovery disk attempted to reformat the hard ...
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Notepad++ Installation Error

When installing Notepad++ on Windows 7 64-bit, I receive this error: Error opening file for writing: C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\langs.model.xml Click Abort to stop the installation, Retry to ...
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Installation of Samsung kies fails in my laptop Windows XP?

I am trying to install Samsung kies to my laptop(HP Compaq) running in windows XP. But its not getting installed.Installation stops showing "No internet connection warning!!!" even if am connected to ...
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What is the path to the 'mate' executable in Textmate 2's app bundle? (mate command install fails)

On a fresh installation of Textmate 2 the mate command will not install. Textmate>Preferences>Terminal>Install button does nothing. Am I correct in assuming that the mate executable should be ...
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Boost failing to install

I'm trying to install Boost libraries using the auto-installer from here. I keep getting errors "Failed to unzip ???" where ??? are strange symbols. All I can do is click ok. How can I install this ...
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How can I tell why Windows 8 is failing to update?

The last two times Windows 8 has tried to update, the update failed and it reverted the changes. Is there any kind of log I can check to see why it's failing, or at least see what updates it's trying ...
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“hard-disk not found” windows XP installation

Installing windows XP Professional 64 bit on a virtual machine using VMware Workstation V9 When installing Windows XP by using the IMG file I have of the XP Installation disk mounted as a CD disk. ...
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Visual c++ 2010 redistributable fails to install [closed]

I was trying to install the latest driver (AMD 13.1) for my new graphics card (Club3D HD7950 royalking) on Windows 8. Part of the install failed, because the Visual C++ 2010 redistributable failed to ...
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Windows Update KB2779768 Installation Failure on Windows 8

I purchased a new 64 bit computer with Windows 8 (not Pro) installed in December 2012. Today I am running Window-8 updates. All updates have a Status of Succeeded except one update that downloads but ...
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Adobe Flash Player 11.5 installation error

I am unable to find out what is wrong with my Adobe Flash Player 11.5 installation. It always stops and says: The installation encountered errors: A required file (:3) could not be installed. ...
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SQL Server Setup Hangs on Install

Hi, Format my PC and installed SQL Server 2008. Setup hangs as shown in attached image. Installing on Win 7 64 bit OS. To install SQL Server SP1 is left to do due to this. FYI, the top text ...
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PostgreSQL installation error

I try to install PostgreSQL (8.4 or 9.1) + PostGIS on Windows 8. But get error: Error reading file C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/9.1/data/postgresql.conf How to install PostgreSQL?
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Cannot install Windows 7 on new PC (BSOD during installation)

Yesterday I received new hardware and tried to assemble all of it. But when I was installing Windows 7 x64 I got a BSOD twice, and the following error message: Your PC has rebooted unexpectly, ...
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Hamachi installation fails with “… is not a valid short file name”

Every time I try to install hamachi a message comes up saying 'username' is not a valid short file name. The only option I have in The box is to click OK after that The hamachi installer appears and ...
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unallocated partition when using windows 8 setup with BIOS in AHCI mode

My problem: -BIOS is in AHCI mode for SATA drives (motherboard: ASUS P8B75-M LE ) -Windows 8 Pro 64 bit DVD reads two Maxtor drives as "Unallocated space" with 0mb dimension Notable details: ...
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How do I fix error 1303 during TI Connect install?

I recently purchased a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator, and I'm trying install the TI Connect software in order to connect the calculator to my computer via the USB cable. Unfortunately, I'm getting ...
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Installing Windows 7 x64 SP1: Error 0x8007007b (The filename, directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect)

I just tried to install Windows 7 x64 SP1 on my desktop computer, but 10 minutes in to the installation i get this error: The filename, directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect. ...
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Application fails to install

Application ( Solid Works ) is distributed trough SCCM to the PC ( WIN 7 ) and shows up in a "Run Advertised programs" BUT it fails to install, without any error msg. Application ( Solid Works ) was ...
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NVIDIA GeForce 7300LE graphics card not showing up in Device Manager

I just got a non-working Vista box from a friend, so I reimaged the HD with a new version of Vista (see here) and the first time I booted it a 'Found New Hardware' dialog box came up with a prompt to ...
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Windows 7 can't find Hard Disk

I had Ubuntu 11 installed, and now I want to install Windows 7. I formatted one partition (with the help of Ubuntu's live CD) and I started installation of Windows. I formatted the partition again and ...
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Installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer Edition fails

I'm having a problem installing MS SQL Server 2008 Developer edition on a Vista Ultimate 64 Bit machine. No matter what I try: I uninstalled the previous installation; I deleted all folders that ...
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Unable To Install SQL Server 2008 On Windows 7 & Windows XP

you are my final hope of salvation! For the last five hours I've been trying to install SQL Server 2008, first on Windows 7 and then Windows XP. Both have had the same issue. Even before the ...
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Install WHS 2011 64 bit on 3TB RAID 1 failing

I am attempting to install WHS 2011 64bit on a new computer with two Hitachi 3TB drives in a RAID 1 configuration. So far my attempts have been "Unattended" installs, but each time I get back to the ...
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Problem to install Eclipse IDE for Java EE developers

I downloaded and it is a Zip file, but I can't extract and when I try to open it (on wich it is through Internet Explorer, that's the choice), nothing happens, i just have a bunch of windows opening ...
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Not able to install JDk in my ubuntu 9.04, getting Error: rpm: not found

:~$ !529 Desktop/./jdk-6u21-linux-i586-rpm.bin Unpacking... Checksumming... Extracting... UnZipSFX 5.50 of 17 February 2002, by Info-ZIP (Zip-Bugs@lists.wku.edu). inflating: ...