Windows 8 and Incomplete Install?

[RClark]

Been running the latest version 8 for a while on Windows 8 x64 with no issues.

Sounds like an issue with your computer.

Was this a new computer with windows 8 already installed? Did you upgrade to windows 8 over top of a previous version of the OS or did you do a clean install of windows 8 (completely removing the previous version of windows first)?

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?

I found that after doing a clean install of windows 8 x64 (not upgrading over top of windows 7 but reformatting the hard drive in the process and completely removing the previous version of the OS) - I have the same problem.

The installer just hangs when installing fab 8 - every time. This is not an issue when installing fab 9. It doesn't seem to matter which version of fab 8 I install (the few that I tried).

I've tried downloading a new install, run as admin, uninstalling and re-installing, using ccleaner... nothing seems to help.

The solution/workaround I found was to just let the installer sit there and wait. It may take an hour or longer but at some point it will "un-hang" itself and allow the install to finish.

Don't do anything else on your computer while you wait for the installer to finish or it will freeze your entire computer.

Hope this helps.

[martythebrit]

Been running the latest version 8 for a while on Windows 8 x64 with no issues.

Sounds like an issue with your computer.

[90312]

Try right clicking on the installer and run as administrator.

[Michael3999]

Nope, tried to download the last version of version 8 and it froze everything just before installing....

[90312]

Yeah, download a new one, the one that froze up may have been corrupted during download it happens?

[Michael3999]

"Fresh Installer"?

[90312]

Same advice, uninstall version 8 and reinstall from a fresh installer.

[Michael3999]

Sorry, I posted the version I was using....

I want the latest version of 8, but it kept locking up my computer....so went with 9.

I would like 8 back.

[90312]

Uninstall it and download a fresh installer and try again. Works fine on my W8 laptop.

[Michael3999]

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?