Windows 8 and Incomplete Install?

[briancowen]

Solved

well dvdfab 8 does install on win8 pro, you have to refresh your pc(atleast that is what I did) to install some missing files(apparently) from windows.
After I did a refresh the program installed like it should and is working good.

[briancowen]

I noticed in your config, that you have 2 SSD's. Do you have those raided or as a single drives? When I had only 1 SSD, Ver 8 installed fine, but when I added a 2nd SSD & did a raid 0, is where the problem started for me. I'm wondering if it doesn't like 2 SSD's period, or just set up as a raid

no raid on the ssd's, single drives only (1 for o/s and 1 for misc.)

[martythebrit]

A DVDFab uninstaller utility would be nice.

[90312]

I just installed V8 and V9 on my Windows 8 laptop, 32 bit clean install on new ssd. Both installed seamlessly and run. So I'm no help

Unless you are running Bitdefender, big problem for DVDFab.

[RClark]

I noticed in your config, that you have 2 SSD's. Do you have those raided or as a single drives? When I had only 1 SSD, Ver 8 installed fine, but when I added a 2nd SSD & did a raid 0, is where the problem started for me. I'm wondering if it doesn't like 2 SSD's period, or just set up as a raid

I don't have SSD's. I have 2 SATA discs but not setup in a RAID. I still have this problem.

I'm curious if waiting (for a long time) for the installer to finish has helped anyone else with this issue (see my comments in post #10 )?

Also, are those with this issue using a clean install of Windows 8 like I am (i.e. not an update over top of a previous version of Windows)?

[choliscott]

I noticed in your config, that you have 2 SSD's. Do you have those raided or as a single drives? When I had only 1 SSD, Ver 8 installed fine, but when I added a 2nd SSD & did a raid 0, is where the problem started for me. I'm wondering if it doesn't like 2 SSD's period, or just set up as a raid

it has nothing to do with the pc's, because its happening to me too. tried everthing that's mentioned and then some, its the dvdfab 8 series not wanting to install on win8 for some reason. although dvdfab 8222 was working (just used it yesterday) fine, then went to install the update 8224 and it just hangs the pc on "finishing installation". Also have tried diff. versions but same thing.

dvdfab 9 installed with no problems, so look like its on to dvdfab 9 then....

[briancowen]

it has nothing to do with the pc's, because its happening to me too. tried everthing that's mentioned and then some, its the dvdfab 8 series not wanting to install on win8 for some reason. although dvdfab 8222 was working (just used it yesterday) fine, then went to install the update 8224 and it just hangs the pc on "finishing installation". Also have tried diff. versions but same thing.

dvdfab 9 installed with no problems, so look like its on to dvdfab 9 then....

[RClark]

Got a new computer with Windows 8 and tried to install the last updated version of 8, but it froze my computer before finishing.

Any workarounds I can get to get my trusty version of 8 back?

Have you guys tried right clicking on the icon and selecting run as administrator?

Run as administrator did not help... same problem

[choliscott]

I went back to Windows 7, and it installed with no problems whatsoever.

The Raid should not matter. I have v8, v8Qt, v9 and Media Player running (on Win7) with a raid 0 setup.

[signals]

The Raid should not matter. I have v8, v8Qt, v9 and Media Player running (on Win7) with a raid 0 setup.

[choliscott]

I have, I also tried changing the compatibiltiy to Run as another OS.

I will say that I'm using 2 SSD setup as Raid 0 under Win 8. When I ran a single drive on Win 8, it did install fine.

Have you guys tried right clicking on the icon and selecting run as administrator?

[90312]

Have you guys tried right clicking on the icon and selecting run as administrator?

[choliscott]

I'm wondering if it has to do with the installer engine/app they used. The reason is, that I installed the latest beta version of VideoRedo TV H264, and once that got to "finishing installation" it sat there, with the hard drive light constantly staying on & it froze up about 5 minutes or so later.

I've noticed that installer for both Dvdfab & VideoRedo both look the same, so I'm thinking it's not so much the program itself but an issue with the installer. The problem is that I don't know which Company made the installer app that both are using.

Just installed v8.2.2.4 and still having the same issue.

[RClark]

Just installed v8.2.2.4 and still having the same issue.

[choliscott]

I am having the same problem when trying to install DvdFab 8 on a fresh install of Windows 8, with Raid 0 setup (2 - 256 GB SSD).

Version 9 installed fine, but version 8 locked up at the end (I think it said "finishing installing"), right before it says to reboot.

I will say that when I ran Win 8 on a single SSD, then I had no issues with the install of Version 8