Thread: Unable to install things?... Vista 64 bit

So, what can cause your PC to be unable to install things you download? It isn't a virus, because my box is clean.. But what can it be? Registry error? Some shitty Vista bug?

Some examples of what I can't install are:

Project Reality, and the map packs (After 1 of the 200 odd attempts finally went through and installed the main client).

Windows Updates simply fail

Now Sony Vegas.

Its like downloaded programs simply refuse to install for the most part... Its getting rather annoying.

I'll start the install exes, I'll get the alert for User Control shits, I'll allow the installs than... Nothing. Task manager shows the processes starting up, growing, hogging resources, then just mysteriously shutting down without Any sort of error or message as to the cause.

Anyone have any ideas?

(Steam Games install without any trouble, same with CD stuffs)

How?

Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Though I am uncertain this is the cause of your problem.

Yeah I checked that, but the last update was in 08... My box was made late 09, 100% new. It should already be up to date.