"Nascar 4 appears to be installed incorrectly...Please try re-installing again"... HELP

Well, I've tried 6 times in a row now...nothing appears to work. Whenever I get to the end of the install process, there is a "serious" error (Windows box) and something like "Can't create folder" or something. Then, the Papyrus folder goes away. I can install it on my other box (Win98) and it runs fine, but this one just won't work. I've even copied the installed folder from that box over to mine, and run it, and at the startup screen, it says "Nascar appears to be installed incorrectly...blah blah" and then quits out. My specs: AMD Athalon700 512MB Win2K DX8.0a GeForce DDR (7.xx drivers) Help??? TIA, John Wehman

On Mon, 05 Mar 2001 01:18:16 GMT, "John Wehman" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Well, I've tried 6 times in a row now...nothing appears to work. Whenever I >get to the end of the install process, there is a "serious" error (Windows >box) and something like "Can't create folder" or something. > >Then, the Papyrus folder goes away. I can install it on my other box >(Win98) and it runs fine, but this one just won't work. I've even copied >the installed folder from that box over to mine, and run it, and at the >startup screen, it says "Nascar appears to be installed incorrectly...blah >blah" and then quits out.

Make sure that the files in the game directory have not been assigned "read-only" attributes. Also mnake sure your CD Key got entered properly.

You'll need to make sure you're an admin when installing on a Win2000 machine. -- Eric "John Wehman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:sPBo6.14820$%[email hidden]... > Well, I've tried 6 times in a row now...nothing appears to work. Whenever I > get to the end of the install process, there is a "serious" error (Windows > box) and something like "Can't create folder" or something. > > <snip> > > Win2K

Thanks for the replies (Mort and Eric)...just FYI, I am the administrator of the machine (it's the only profile I set up) and all the files are "Archive". Also, since I tried this machine 6 times and failed every time, and the one time I tried it on the Win98 machine it went smoothly, I'm guessing I'm entering the CD-Key correctly. The annoying thing is it gets all the way through setup, to the point of asking if you want ATT shortcuts on the desktop (but not as far as asking if you want N4 shortcuts) before barfing with that Win dialogue box about not being able to create a folder. If I break into the OS at that point (hit the "Windows" key), I can see the file structure, and I've even copied the folder to another name, so that when I go back to the install program and click "Yes" or "No", and the error comes up and erases my Papyrus folders, I've got a copy of it already saved. But, when trying to load that program ends up with the message in the title. Same message as when I installed it on Win98, copied it over to Win2K and tried running it. Something funny with N4 and trying to run under my system (which is pretty standard and runs every other game with no issues). Thanks again, I guess this goes back to Soft. etc. Regards, John Wehman

John, I would think that since we have not really heard of this problem before and plenty of people are using N4 on NT and Win2K machines.. that it probably has something to do with your settings on that machine. It would be a shame for you to take it back when it more than likely is not a problem of N4 itself.

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> > Thanks again, I guess this goes back to Soft. etc. > > > Regards, > > John Wehman > >

It might have something to do with their stupid ass copy protection. "Eric Busch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:97uucr$qo4$[email hidden]...

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> You'll need to make sure you're an admin when installing on a Win2000 > machine. > > -- > Eric > > "John Wehman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:sPBo6.14820$%[email hidden]... > > Well, I've tried 6 times in a row now...nothing appears to work.

Whenever > I > > get to the end of the install process, there is a "serious" error(Windows

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> > box) and something like "Can't create folder" or something. > > > > <snip> > > > > Win2K > >

If the install fails to complete the CD Key does not get saved to the registry, and the game cannot run without it. Eric "John Wehman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:F6Mo6.16165$%[email hidden]... > If I break into the OS at that point (hit the "Windows" key), I can seethe > file structure, and I've even copied the folder to another name, so that > when I go back to the install program and click "Yes" or "No", and theerror > comes up and erases my Papyrus folders, I've got a copy of it alreadysaved. > But, when trying to load that program ends up with the message in thetitle. > Same message as when I installed it on Win98, copied it over to Win2K and > tried running it.

**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** Yeah, you can't just drag around the N4 folder like we used to in the past. I suspect it's due to some sort of copy protection crap. It's screwed up everything else with this game... I would uninstall it with the uninstaller, then make sure the folder is actually removed from the Papyrus folder. Most uninstallers leave behind folders after an uninstall. Make sure your user-specific stuff is backed up. -Larry "John Wehman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:sPBo6.14820$%[email hidden]... > Well, I've tried 6 times in a row now...nothing appears to work. WheneverI

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> get to the end of the install process, there is a "serious" error (Windows > box) and something like "Can't create folder" or something. > > Then, the Papyrus folder goes away. I can install it on my other box > (Win98) and it runs fine, but this one just won't work. I've even copied > the installed folder from that box over to mine, and run it, and at the > startup screen, it says "Nascar appears to be installed incorrectly...blah > blah" and then quits out. > > My specs: > > AMD Athalon700 > 512MB > Win2K > DX8.0a > GeForce DDR (7.xx drivers) > > Help??? > > TIA, > > John Wehman > >

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**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** Good Suggesstion. If you had burned your N4 folder to a CD as a backup, and then restored it, most, if not all, of the files will now be set to read-only. -Larry "Mortado" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Mon, 05 Mar 2001 01:18:16 GMT, "John Wehman" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Well, I've tried 6 times in a row now...nothing appears to work.Whenever I > >get to the end of the install process, there is a "serious" error(Windows > >box) and something like "Can't create folder" or something. > > > >Then, the Papyrus folder goes away. I can install it on my other box > >(Win98) and it runs fine, but this one just won't work. I've even copied > >the installed folder from that box over to mine, and run it, and at the > >startup screen, it says "Nascar appears to be installedincorrectly...blah > >blah" and then quits out. > > Make sure that the files in the game directory have not been assigned > "read-only" attributes. Also mnake sure your CD Key got entered > properly. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *** Usenet.com - The #1 Usenet Newsgroup Service on The Planet! *** http://www.usenet.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

I had the same problem and went thru the install process about 5 times. I finally minimized the install box right after the install really started, and let it finish as a minimized box. Everything went OK, I did not have the "N4 appears to be installed incorrectly" error any more. The install/copy protection is crap, however. Papyrus should know better by now..