Keikun
1st February 2004 04:32 UTC

NSIS Error... Installer Verification Failed
I've searched and looked at various topics related to this, but never answered my question. But anyway, whenever I try to install something, it always gives me this error. Even when I download it again and again, it'll keep doing it. I use Windows 98, if it helps. Can anyone guide me through how to fix this?

Joost Verburg
1st February 2004 10:46 UTC

Some possibilities:

* Internet connection problems
* Disk hardware problems
* Virus infection

Vytautas
1st February 2004 11:46 UTC

It could also be caused by faulty RAM.

Vytautas

rjstephens
1st February 2004 11:54 UTC

Try downloading it on another computer. If it still fails there, chances are that when whoever made the installer made it, it got corrupted either before it left the computer of whoever made it, or on its way to the server.

Keikun
1st February 2004 19:22 UTC

I scanned for viruses. Found none.

The downloads are fine on other computers. This error goes for just about any installer(except .msi files) that I try to download.

Shea
1st February 2004 19:27 UTC

Check for spyware with Ad-aware. Are you using a download manager or proxy?

Keikun
1st February 2004 20:02 UTC

Nope. How do I search for spyware or adaware?

Vytautas
1st February 2004 22:50 UTC

"Spybot: Search & Destroy" is my favorite spy/adware removal program though there are others.

Vytautas

rjstephens
2nd February 2004 07:14 UTC

try as many of them as you can find - adaware ( http://lavasoft.de/ ) and spybot (I can't remember the address offhand) both find spyware that the other one doesn't.

Shea
2nd February 2004 23:03 UTC

Spybot http://security.kolla.de They have an easier .net address but I forgot it. They also have some online spyware scans but downlaod Ad-aware and Spybot for future use.

Keikun
3rd February 2004 22:09 UTC

Okay, I scanned for, and deleted spyware and adaware from my comp, but it still didn't help. I'm still gettin' the error.

Joost Verburg
3rd February 2004 22:16 UTC

Try to download the file somewhere else, then you will know whether it's your internet connection or your system.

Comm@nder21
4th February 2004 14:59 UTC

I've sometimes the same problem with downloaded files of ALL types.
but most of those problems are caused by my download-manager.
if it downloads files with more than one thread (splitting), it often doesn't kit them correctly, so there are crc-errors.
or maybe the file on the server u got it from is damaged.
try to download it without download-manager, or without splitting it to parts.
and try another download-mirror, if available.

FutureProof
20th February 2004 03:31 UTC

It is caused by a misconfigured / buggy NSIS version (NSIS: Nullsoft Scriptable Install System). Normally, the last NSIS program you installed has done this (not .MSI files, they are executables).

You can unistall the last known NSIS program to make it go away.

OR

use the /NCRC switch, thus

W:\Options\Copying\elby\SetupCloneDVD2SneakPreview.exe /NCRC {case sensitive}

OR

You can downloaded the newest NSIS version from http://nsis.sourceforge.net/site/Download.6.0.html

OR

open > control panel, > [performance and maintenance] system, > advanced, > error reporting,

Check "disable error reporting" and uncheck "but notify me when critical errors occur"

hope these take care of it.

Joost Verburg
20th February 2004 07:42 UTC

This is related to a corrupted installer executable. It is not related to NSIS itself, other NSIS installers or error reporting.