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?

Some possibilities:

* Internet connection problems
* Disk hardware problems
* Virus infection

It could also be caused by faulty RAM.

Vytautas

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.

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.

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

Nope. How do I search for spyware or adaware?

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

Vytautas

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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