error: the cabinet file required for this installation is corrupt and cannot be used.
Hi, ive recently just built a brand new computer and purchased windows 7 64 bit. the system runs fine except for the fact that i cannot install any games (these include command and conquer 4, red alert 3 and sims 3. i go to install and partway through it stops with a message saying: "the cabinet file 'name.cab' required for this installation is corrupt and cannot be used. this could indicate a network error, an error reading from the CD ROM, or a problem with this package." At first i suspectd a faulty cd rom drive, but the same thing happend wen i tried it with another drive. i know the disks are fine because theyr new. iv searced online and tried things such as disabling the antivirus, going into command prompt and deleting the .....\SQMClient\DisabledSessions as administrator and anything else that was recommended, but it still cant seem to like cabinet files (btw when the installation stops it doesnt always stop on the same .cab as a previous attempt, sometimes it gets further through the installation than others). they install fine on other computes with windows 7 64bit. Any help is appreciated! Thanx
March 18th, 2010 8:01am

Hi Dazattack, I suggest you check the following KB article first: Error message during Office 2000 or Office XP installation: "Error 1335 - Cannot Copy Cab File Office1.cab" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314810 Note: Though it's for Office, some steps in the article can still be used in such scenario. Meanwhile, can you install other applications that downloaded from the Internet ?Sean Zhu - MSFT
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March 19th, 2010 9:29am

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