Thief Gold Installation

siris4285 on 10/11/2008 at 05:07

I'm trying to install thief gold on my laptop, but it keeps freezing during the installation. I'm running windows vista. Does anyone have any answers to this problem? Thanks!

sNeaksieGarrett on 10/11/2008 at 05:41

Perhaps this is a stupid question, but did you actually search before posting?

(http://ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75031#install)

Second, more information is needed than "it freezes." What version of vista do you have? What method did you use to install thief? etc.

siris4285 on 10/11/2008 at 05:52

I checked that link and tried the forced installation like it said, but it still freezes during the installation. I am running 32-bit windows vista ultimate edition.

sNeaksieGarrett on 10/11/2008 at 06:22

Two quick suggestions, as I don't have a lot of time to assist you at the present:

1.) Set the setup.exe on the CD rom to windows 2000 (or windows 98) See what happens when you run the install again.

2.) Try a manual install, as instructed in one of the below threads. (This requires quite a bit of knowhow, and I'd probably only do it as a last resort.)

Where does it freeze at (progress bar) ? can you still use your computer?

I did a quick search on the tech forums and found some threads:

(http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117781&highlight=thief+vista+install+problem)

That one I actually started, and it was when i was trying to install thief on my friend's computer. I'm wondering if you might be in the same boat.

(http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119007&highlight=thief+vista+install+problem)

siris4285 on 10/11/2008 at 06:51

It freezes at the 7% marker. I am still able to use my computer, but the installation screen freezes and is non-responsive.

sNeaksieGarrett on 10/11/2008 at 07:02

Interesting.... When I tried to install thief on my friend's laptop, it would get to 100% and then freeze. (except I don't think it was non-responsive, it just hanged... yes, that's the word not frozen.)

Have you checked out anything from my previous post yet?

It just occured to me that it might be a dual core issue. Are you running a dual core PC?

siris4285 on 10/11/2008 at 07:19

I tried the manual install. Copying the files from the cd caused my computer to freeze. Weird. How can I check to find out if i'm running a dual core system?

siris4285 on 10/11/2008 at 07:24

Actually, I think I am running a dual core system. I went into task manager and checked the affinity. CPU 0 and CPU 1 were both checked. Just tried changing the affinity on the install process, but it won't let me. Says access is denied for it.

silsor on 10/11/2008 at 08:01

Quote Posted by siris4285

I tried the manual install. Copying the files from the cd caused my computer to freeze. Weird. How can I check to find out if i'm running a dual core system?

Sounds like you have a scratched or defective CD, sorry.

sNeaksieGarrett on 10/11/2008 at 16:21

I agree. Copying files shouldn't cause your computer to freeze.:(

Do you have any large scratches on your disc?

Yes, you do have a dual-core system. It never even occurred to me that it could be your CD that is the problem here, I apologize. If it's not the cd, we can continue troubleshooting.