Error Launching Installer
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If you are seeing this error message, it is possible that there is a permission error occurring.
Windows 7
- While the error message is displayed,
- open Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del).
- Click on the Applications tab,
- select the NSIS Error task, and right-click on it.
- Click 'Go To Process'. The Process tab will be displayed with the process that is generating the error highlighted.
- Make note of the user listed in the User Name column.
- Right-click on the process, and select 'Open File Location'. File Explorer will open with the installer executable highlighted.
- Switch back to Task Manager,
- right-click on the highlighted process,
- and select 'End Process'.
- If you recognize the file and want to complete the installation:
- Switch to the File Explorer window,
- right-click on the highlighted file,
- and select 'Run as administrator'.