M&M6 install problems, please help!

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M&M6 install problems, please help!

Unread postby Bamse » 27 Jun 2016, 20:23

hey, im completly new to this forum but im a big fan of M&M series. I have the original discs and i tried to download it but installer wont start.
When i try to install i get a process called "Setup.exe" that does nothing but take up memory.
I have tried to run the application with diffrent compatibility settings with no success.


I have windows 7 64-bit
32gb ram
with latest nvidia drivers to my gtx 690

Can anyone help me ? i really want to play this game and i been searching for days at work to be able to play this once again.

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Re: M&M6 install problems, please help!

Unread postby Bandobras Took » 27 Jun 2016, 21:02

In my case, when installing off the disks, it can take up to 10 minutes for the installer to actually start. I'm not sure why that is. How long have you waited before giving up?
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Re: M&M6 install problems, please help!

Unread postby Bamse » 28 Jun 2016, 05:36

really ? well i just waited about 5 min. Im remoting my home computer from work and ill try and wait for the installer now.
I read about people having problems with antivirus and i do have nod32 but never had any problems with old games before.

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Re: M&M6 install problems, please help!

Unread postby Bamse » 28 Jun 2016, 07:46

Left setup running for over 1 hour now without any luck :( Searched on google but nobody seems to have any problems installing the game.

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Re: M&M6 install problems, please help!

Unread postby Pol » 28 Jun 2016, 09:28

Yes, but not so many have so much RAM :)

Many things to try out:
* copy CD before installation to hdd
* disable any anitvirus/malware/firewall protection
* install directly to folder C (in other words avoid installing into folder "Program Files")
* set up affinity to one core only (within task manager)
* if that would be the RAM, then install somewhere else and then move to your computer. Note that you should move it with your registry records. (Never tried so I don't know if that is necessary, maybe not and registry will be autocreated)
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Re: M&M6 install problems, please help!

Unread postby Bamse » 28 Jun 2016, 20:37

Pol wrote:Yes, but not so many have so much RAM :)

Many things to try out:
* copy CD before installation to hdd
* disable any anitvirus/malware/firewall protection
* install directly to folder C (in other words avoid installing into folder "Program Files")
* set up affinity to one core only (within task manager)
* if that would be the RAM, then install somewhere else and then move to your computer. Note that you should move it with your registry records. (Never tried so I don't know if that is necessary, maybe not and registry will be autocreated)
thanks, i tried all that except using another computer but no luck.
I was looking more into what it could be and after i did a 'clean boot' the installer worked just fine but im curious on what might cause this problem.

Could play the game right after installing it, np :)

Do i need to patch my game before installing greyface?

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Re: M&M6 install problems, please help!

Unread postby Pol » 02 Jul 2016, 06:37

Bamse wrote:Do i need to patch my game before installing greyface?
Depends on your version but naturally yes. You should have the latest one.

It could be UAC or AV, there are such things in Windows which could interfere.
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Re: M&M6 install problems, please help!

Unread postby tral » 10 Jul 2016, 14:42

Hi,

I had exactly the same problem as OP: setup.exe does nothing (Windows 10).
I finally found the solution here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/co ... indows_10/

Skype closed -> setup runs fine. No need to clean boot, disable UAC, etc.
I am so happy, I have created a forum account here just to tell you about it :D

(and I think the "'analyze wait chain" function in the task manager is really cool)


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