Catastrophic Failure During InstallShield

[Muchlove97]

ok, so when i try to download this game on InstallShield Wizard. The download
goes good until it gets to a file called Setup.dll, then it freezes and
brings up this error:

Feature: DefaultFeature
Component: DefaultComponent
File:
Error: Catastrophic failure

any help???

 

[Leonard Grey]

You're having trouble installing a game - have you contacted the game's
technical support? Or maybe you're having a problem with Installshield
Wizard (whatever that is) - have you contacted InstallShield technical
support?

 

[Muchlove97]

yes i have contacted the game's technical support, but they have yet to
reply. Even though i think it's a problem with InstallShield. I havent
thought of contaacting their's. Have you had any experience with this problem
though?

 

[Leonard Grey]

I have yet to install a game. Not that there's anything wrong with
games...it's just not what I do.

My point is, your problem does not appear to be caused by Windows XP.
It's either being caused by the game or the InstallShield software. And
if it was caused by Windows XP, no one would know since you provided so
little detail in your question.

 

[nass]

ok, so when i try to download this game on InstallShield Wizard. The download
goes good until it gets to a file called Setup.dll, then it freezes and
brings up this error:

Feature: DefaultFeature
Component: DefaultComponent
File:
Error: Catastrophic failure

any help???

You didn't mention the Operating system version or how big the game is, so
here are some info read it and see what you will make out of it:
You receive the "Setup failed" error message when you use a very large setup
CAB file to install a program on a Pocket PC device
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839561
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/262244


Another, try to remove/delete/uninstall the download and run disk cleanup
and check disk, then try the download on your Desktop and try the
installation, does it help?.

If no joy try to download the game on a CD/DVD from another PC and try the
installation.

In your scenario, it looks like the setup.dll is damaged or corrupted
resulted from a corrupt download or a temp folder!.

Note: don't try the fixes above if it doesn't apply to your situation.
HTH.
nass

 

[smlunatick]

yes i have contacted the game's technical support, but they have yet to
reply. Even though i think it's a problem with InstallShield. I havent
thought of contaacting their's. Have you had any experience with this problem
though?





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Most game publishers have a huge support web site with serveral
possible FAQs and updates. Since you did not say which game, we can
only give you "general" help.