I'm running Windows Vista and I'm having a problem installing software via the optical drive. The error I get is as follows:
Could not load the DLL library
C:\Users\Brian\AppData\Local\Temp\Inst.dll.
The specified module could not be found.
I google searched for the inst.dll file but the only info I could get on it is that it could possibly be exploited so anti-virus and anti-adware may remove it. If it helps, I use AVG and Ad-Aware.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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What kinda setup is this brand new, did the drive work before, have you had a virus in the pass, 32/64 bit vista etc etc?
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Does this happen with any software? Would a re-install be too much hassle?
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AVG and ad-aware aren't known for having much power at all so i doubt they'd do something that intrusive. Also, is it a software cd or just some .exe files? If it's just .exe then copy and paste it to your desktop and install from there. Also, by his setup i think he has 64-bit.
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Since the DLL is supposed to be in the temp folder, that's probably some part of the installer (otherwise, that would be a mightly strange place for a DLL). If that's the case, it kinda sounds like a bad installation package looking for a DLL it possibly forgot to include. What is this "software" you are trying to install?
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I have the 32-bit Windows Vista.
I haven't had any problems installing other software but to be honest the last time I used my optical drive it was to do a clean install of Vista.
The software I'm using is from 2005 and it doesn't mention anything about Vista so it may be a compatibility issue. Also, the software is an add-on to excel 97-03 and I use 07.
Problem installing software
Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by MyNameIsBrian, Jan 25, 2008.