Getting NSIS Error

meursault · 21st July 2006, 19:04

Hello,

I bought a new laptop yesterday. But when I try to install something new, I get a pop-up message like this :

NSIS Error
Error Launching Installer

Then I tried to install a new version of Microsoft Installer, but this time i got this:

Extraction Failed
The system cannot find the path specified.

And when I tried to install WinRAR, a message said that the exe file couldn't opened.

But the interesting thing is that I installed MSN Messenger without any problem.

I can't even install any version of the NSIS just because of the same problem.

So what do you say?

Thank you very much.

Afrow UK · 21st July 2006, 21:34

Sounds like your temp folder could be missing?
What happens if you put %TEMP% into Windows Explorer.

-Stu

meursault · 21st July 2006, 21:50

Just an empty folder named Temp is getting opened.

meursault · 21st July 2006, 23:47

In addition, I discovered that when I run the setup files in Windows/Temp folder they are working.

kichik · 22nd July 2006, 07:10

Try stopping any running anti-virus/anti-spyware/anti-* software running in the background.

ilgintr · 30th April 2007, 17:16

i have exactly the same problem i stopped running anti-virus/anti-spyware but my problem didnt resolve.
what can i do?

kichik · 30th April 2007, 17:25

See Why do I get NSIS Error from the FAQ. If you get a CRC error, the answer is there. If you get "Error Launching Installer", the answer is probably there as well, but the problem is different. If you get "Error Launching Installer", then the installer can't read itself.

mrkimir · 2nd December 2007, 13:40

Had the same problem,

discovered that there was a unicode letter (Ä) in the path. Putting the file somewhere else where no unicode characters are in the path solved the problem.

Best regards

benwah1983 · 15th December 2007, 22:47

I don't know if this might help others or not but here are my 2 cents.

I am using Chinese Windows, I downloaded Googletalk installer and it was not launching because the default language for non-unicode applications in Windows was set to Chinese, so I changed it to English, rebooted the computer and we
when launching Google talk installer after that, I was getting:

"NSIS error", "Error launching installer"

The problem as stated above was that the installer could not recognized the path which contained Chinese characters. Moving the installer to a location where the path did not contained Chinese characters fixed this. (C:\ in my case).

-Ben

Wizou · 7th February 2008, 09:38

I just reproduced this problem with NSIS 2.34
Just use a character that is not mapped in the current codepage for non-Unicode apps configured for your system

On my French Windows, i just added an arabic character to the filename of the installer executable, and I get the "Error launching installer"

Is there an open bug about this ? or is there no solution ? (until the Unicode-NSIS initiative comes out)

kichik · 7th February 2008, 19:16

There is no solution but Unicode.

Wizou · 8th February 2008, 08:06

alright.. then maybe a more adequate error message could be displayed...
something like:
"Error launching installer. Make sure you only use basic characters in the file name and path"

(I tried to find a message everybody would understand, plus I don't think this error would popup for other cases like access denied or such, as the user was able to launch the process, it must have read access to it)

21st July 2006, 19:04	#1
meursault Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3	Getting NSIS Error Hello, I bought a new laptop yesterday. But when I try to install something new, I get a pop-up message like this : NSIS Error Error Launching Installer Then I tried to install a new version of Microsoft Installer, but this time i got this: Extraction Failed The system cannot find the path specified. And when I tried to install WinRAR, a message said that the exe file couldn't opened. But the interesting thing is that I installed MSN Messenger without any problem. I can't even install any version of the NSIS just because of the same problem. So what do you say? Thank you very much.

22nd July 2006, 07:10	#5
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	Try stopping any running anti-virus/anti-spyware/anti-* software running in the background. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

30th April 2007, 17:16	#6
ilgintr Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1	NSIS Error i have exactly the same problem i stopped running anti-virus/anti-spyware but my problem didnt resolve. what can i do?

30th April 2007, 17:25	#7
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	See Why do I get NSIS Error from the FAQ. If you get a CRC error, the answer is there. If you get "Error Launching Installer", the answer is probably there as well, but the problem is different. If you get "Error Launching Installer", then the installer can't read itself. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

15th December 2007, 22:47	#9
benwah1983 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	My 2 cents I don't know if this might help others or not but here are my 2 cents. I am using Chinese Windows, I downloaded Googletalk installer and it was not launching because the default language for non-unicode applications in Windows was set to Chinese, so I changed it to English, rebooted the computer and we when launching Google talk installer after that, I was getting: "NSIS error", "Error launching installer" The problem as stated above was that the installer could not recognized the path which contained Chinese characters. Moving the installer to a location where the path did not contained Chinese characters fixed this. (C:\ in my case). -Ben

21st July 2006, 21:34	#2
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	Sounds like your temp folder could be missing? What happens if you put %TEMP% into Windows Explorer. -Stu

21st July 2006, 21:50	#3
meursault Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3	Just an empty folder named Temp is getting opened.

21st July 2006, 23:47	#4
meursault Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3	In addition, I discovered that when I run the setup files in Windows/Temp folder they are working.

2nd December 2007, 13:40	#8
mrkimir Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	Had the same problem, discovered that there was a unicode letter (Ä) in the path. Putting the file somewhere else where no unicode characters are in the path solved the problem. Best regards

7th February 2008, 09:38	#10
Wizou Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 304	I just reproduced this problem with NSIS 2.34 Just use a character that is not mapped in the current codepage for non-Unicode apps configured for your system On my French Windows, i just added an arabic character to the filename of the installer executable, and I get the "Error launching installer" Is there an open bug about this ? or is there no solution ? (until the Unicode-NSIS initiative comes out)

7th February 2008, 19:16	#11
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	There is no solution but Unicode. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

8th February 2008, 08:06	#12
Wizou Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 304	alright.. then maybe a more adequate error message could be displayed... something like: "Error launching installer. Make sure you only use basic characters in the file name and path" (I tried to find a message everybody would understand, plus I don't think this error would popup for other cases like access denied or such, as the user was able to launch the process, it must have read access to it) My NSIS plug-ins: http://wiz0u.free.fr/prog/nsis.php

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