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    Whats happening to my GAMES!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by xxbadboys93, Dec 7, 2009.

  1. xxbadboys93

    xxbadboys93 Notebook Deity

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    Hey guys i cannot install basically 2 of my games. Firstly gta san andreas. It gets stuck at installing san andreas game data, and i cannot install bf2. Is it have to do with my windows 7 profesison 64 bit.

    Thanks guys.

    THINGS I TRIED
    Ran in windows xp compatiability mode
     
    xxbadboys93, Dec 7, 2009
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  2. AndrewCP

    AndrewCP Notebook Consultant

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    For BF2 I can definitely not an OS problem as I'm running the same version of 7 as you and installed it without issues.
     
    AndrewCP, Dec 7, 2009
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  3. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    Does it just get stuck or is there an error? At what file does it get stuck?
     
    surfasb, Dec 7, 2009
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  4. xxbadboys93

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    It gets stuck its been at the same spot for 30 minutes but the harddrive light is going stuck on full, it gets stuck at installing san andreas game data.
     
    xxbadboys93, Dec 7, 2009
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  5. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    what kind of condition are your discs in?
     
    masterchef341, Dec 7, 2009
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  6. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    I'm thinking you should let it run. If the HD light is on, it probably is copying a big file.
     
    surfasb, Dec 8, 2009
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  7. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    make sure the headset/mic volume program has not crashed or is hidden waiting for your response.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Dec 8, 2009
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  8. Garandhero

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    Are you installing from a disc? Could be the discs are damaged and can't read the files to install.......
     
    Garandhero, Dec 8, 2009
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    EchoShade Notebook Evangelist

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    BF2 is rather picky about how clean the disc has to be. Special Forces wouldn't install for me when I had D-skins on it.
     
    EchoShade, Dec 8, 2009
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    i dont want to hijack his thread but im having problems installing CS:S. I installed it months ago but it kept freezing while playing with bots. so thinking a uninstall reinstall was in order i did just that. Now i cant finishing installing it. I get this error.

    source_sounds can not be installed because its not found in css3. Its says it could be from a network error, damaged disc or somthing about data packages.

    Ive installed the game once and then put the disc back up so they are in great condition. It hangs on the 3rd disc btw.
     
    ZP=WIN, Dec 8, 2009
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  11. Mastershroom

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    Try downloading CS:S directly via Steam. It takes longer than using the disk, but it's not a huge game. That way you automatically get the most up to date version, and there's no corrupt files to worry about.
     
    Mastershroom, Dec 8, 2009
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  12. Peter Bazooka

    Peter Bazooka Notebook Evangelist

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    As strange as it sounds I was having an issue installing WOW one time and after doing alot of reading I found out the culprit was one of my sticks of ram. It was faulty and though I never noticed it in every day use when installing the game it would toss up some arbitrary error code. Ran a memory stress test on one stick then the other and tossed the messed up one out. No issues since then...
     
    Peter Bazooka, Dec 8, 2009
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