Unable to install Freelancer from the CD, Win7

Horus_Sungod

Hi,
I’m trying to install this great game but when the setup.exe starts and it asks me to install or express install, it freezes after I push one of the buttons. After 10 minutes of nothing, the installer unfreezes but seems not to have done anything and is still in the same window (which install and express install)

I have windows 7, and AVG antivirus. I tried installing Freelancer from a geniune CD as well as from an virtual cd, with the same results.

I am the only user on this computer and should have admin rights.

Thank you

Alex.

Try running the setup.exe file as an admin. Do this by finding the file in explorer, right clicking it and using the run as administrator button; having admin rights is not enough on Windows Vista/7 machines.

Timmy51m

I’ve installed on win7 several times straight from the autorun with no mucking about. Never had to mess with the UAC or run as admin. You tried that disc on any other machines?

Horus_Sungod

Right-click and run as admin did nothing, sorry.

Edit: works on my XP laptop, but not my win7 tower.
Could it be the antivirus?
Driver incompatibility?

In fact, on my tower, even pressing buttons like the minimize or make into window (that are omnipresent in windows) stop the setup for 10 minutes.

Horus_Sungod

SOLVED
Copied the files from an already installed Freelancer (on the aforementioned XP laptop) and simply started Freelancer.exe

I love those old games without crazy security and DRM

Freeport 7 here I come!

M1C

Uhm… err… we are sorry but… FP7 is…