emad senejani

I've recently tried to install grand theft auto: vice city on my new vista
computer. however it did not work. the process gauge loads until 50% quite
quickly, however once the gauge becomes half full it just stops for a long
period of time and i get a component transfer error.

it worked fine on my xp and windows 98 computer but i can no longer use
those.

i have a screenshot of the error:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/Untitled.png

if the link is broken, this is what the error says:

Component: GTA: Vice City
File Group: App Exectuables
File: E:\ data2.cab
Device Error: The request could not be performed because of an I/0


Help would be appreciated if anyone has a solution to why it is not working.
BTW what is an I/0 or I/O?

Cal Bear '66

Right click on the game setup or install file, Properties, Compatibility tab,
select XP SP2 from the drop down list, and click Apply. Then try to run the
install again.

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"emad senejani" <emadsenejani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F022E4D-23D3-481A-BB7E-77119114C341@microsoft.com...
> I've recently tried to install grand theft auto: vice city on my new vista
> computer. however it did not work. the process gauge loads until 50% quite
> quickly, however once the gauge becomes half full it just stops for a long
> period of time and i get a component transfer error.
>
> it worked fine on my xp and windows 98 computer but i can no longer use
> those.
>
> i have a screenshot of the error:
>
> http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/Untitled.png
>
> if the link is broken, this is what the error says:
>
> Component: GTA: Vice City
> File Group: App Exectuables
> File: E:\ data2.cab
> Device Error: The request could not be performed because of an I/0
>
>
> Help would be appreciated if anyone has a solution to why it is not working.
> BTW what is an I/0 or I/O?
>

Cal Bear '66

You could also try to right click on the setup or install file and run
"elevated": select Run as Administrator.

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
news:A3596FB5-FEDD-43B6-9D67-1243C34743A7@microsoft.com...
> Right click on the game setup or install file, Properties, Compatibility tab,
> select XP SP2 from the drop down list, and click Apply. Then try to run the
> install again.
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "emad senejani" <emadsenejani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6F022E4D-23D3-481A-BB7E-77119114C341@microsoft.com...
>> I've recently tried to install grand theft auto: vice city on my new vista
>> computer. however it did not work. the process gauge loads until 50% quite
>> quickly, however once the gauge becomes half full it just stops for a long
>> period of time and i get a component transfer error.
>>
>> it worked fine on my xp and windows 98 computer but i can no longer use
>> those.
>>
>> i have a screenshot of the error:
>>
>> http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/Untitled.png
>>
>> if the link is broken, this is what the error says:
>>
>> Component: GTA: Vice City
>> File Group: App Exectuables
>> File: E:\ data2.cab
>> Device Error: The request could not be performed because of an I/0
>>
>>
>> Help would be appreciated if anyone has a solution to why it is not working.
>> BTW what is an I/0 or I/O?
>>
>
>

emad senejani

It still doesn't work.
would it work if i try server 2003 service pack one instead of xp service
pack 2?

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> Right click on the game setup or install file, Properties, Compatibility tab,
> select XP SP2 from the drop down list, and click Apply. Then try to run the
> install again.
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "emad senejani" <emadsenejani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6F022E4D-23D3-481A-BB7E-77119114C341@microsoft.com...
> > I've recently tried to install grand theft auto: vice city on my new vista
> > computer. however it did not work. the process gauge loads until 50% quite
> > quickly, however once the gauge becomes half full it just stops for a long
> > period of time and i get a component transfer error.
> >
> > it worked fine on my xp and windows 98 computer but i can no longer use
> > those.
> >
> > i have a screenshot of the error:
> >
> > http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/Untitled.png
> >
> > if the link is broken, this is what the error says:
> >
> > Component: GTA: Vice City
> > File Group: App Exectuables
> > File: E:\ data2.cab
> > Device Error: The request could not be performed because of an I/0
> >
> >
> > Help would be appreciated if anyone has a solution to why it is not working.
> > BTW what is an I/0 or I/O?
> >
>
>